Starbucks Iced Guava White Tea Recipe (With Lemonade)
on Dec 15, 2020
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This Iced Guava White Tea is the real deal! It gives all the delicious and refreshing flavor and tastes just like the one from Starbucks at the fraction of the price. You can make it at home with or without lemonade!
It’s no secret I love Starbucks drinks. Iced Golden Ginger Drink, Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade, and this Iced Guava White Tea are my favorites whenever I need something refreshing to lift my day!
Similar to Iced Guava Passion Fruit Drink, this homemade guava white tea is sweet, refreshing, and very easy to make.
Ingredients and Substitutes
- Guava Juice – Adds a nice sweetness to this drink. You can find it at your local grocery store or order online from Amazon. Alternatively, you can use guava-flavored juice.
- White Tea – Starbucks uses Teavana iced white tea, but you can use any white tea in this recipe.
- Sugar – Starbucks uses liquid cane sugar, but I used regular granulated sugar.
- Lemonade – It’s optional and you can make your drink with or without lemonade. I find lemonade takes this drink to a whole new level with its fruity and slightly tangy flavors.
- Ice cubes
How to Make Iced Guava White Tea at Home
1. Prepare the white tea. Pour hot water over the white tea bag.
2. Add sugar to the tea and stir gently. Then let it chill in the refrigerator.
3. In a large jar, add chilled white tea.
4. Pour in guava juice and lemonade.
5. Fill a glass 3/4 full with ice.
6. Pour the mixture into the glass. Serve and enjoy immediately.
Iced Guava White Tea Lemonade
At Starbucks, you can order this drink with or without lemonade. I highly recommend adding lemonade to your beverage as it adds so much fruity flavor and tastes pretty amazing. If you don’t have lemonade, you can omit this ingredient and make guava white tea.
Tips for the Best Starbucks Copycat Guava White Tea
- Make the tea ahead of time so you don’t need to wait for the tea to cool down.
- Add sugar to the tea when it’s hot so that it can dissolve properly.
- Make sure your white tea is completely chilled before mixing it with guava juice.
- You can customize the sweetness of your drink. Taste and add more sugar if needed.
- For a healthier guava white tea, you can sweeten your drink with Stevia.
Review of Starbucks Iced Guava White Tea
The lemonade version definitely is more popular than the regular guava white tea. Some people mentioned that the version without lemonade is not sweet enough, but you can add more sugar to bring out the best flavor of this drink.
Variations
- You can use black tea for the iced guava black tea recipe.
- Add coconut milk for a creamier texture. Note that the color will become softer and lighter with the coconut milk. Coconut milk beverage works better than canned coconutmilk, which contains solid chunky lumps of the white stuff.
Calories and Nutrition
A 16-ounce grande Iced Guava White Tea from Starbuck has 110 calories: 20mg sodium, 27g carbs (23g sugar), 20mg caffeine. So a tall cup has about 80 calories, and venti has about 160 calories.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Iced Guava White Tea?
Iced Guava White Tea is a popular beverage at Starbucks. It’s described on Starbucks’ website as “boldly flavored iced tea made with a combination of our guava-flavored fruit juice blend and Teavana® iced white tea, then sweetened with liquid cane sugar and hand-shaken with ice. A refreshing lift to any day.”
Is Iced Guava Tea Healthy?
Ingredients such as guava are good for you, but some calories are coming from added sugar. If you prefer a healthier guava white tea, use stevia instead of sugar.
What Does a Guava White Tea Taste Like?
It’s sweet and refreshing, full of tropical flavors. If you add lemonade, there’s a hint of tangy flavor. If you add coconut milk, it will have a creamy and rich flavor.
Does this Guava Drink Have Caffeine?
Yes, this drink is lightly caffeinated. The caffeine comes from white tea.
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If you tried this recipe, let me know how your Iced Guava White Tea turns out in the comments below!
Iced Guava White Tea Starbucks Copycat Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup white tea
- 1 teaspoon sugar, use stevia for a healthier version
- 2 cups guava juice
- 1 cup lemonade
- ice cubes
Instructions
- Prepare the white tea. Pour hot water over the white tea bag.
- Add sugar to the tea and stir gently. Then let it chill in the refrigerator.
- In a large jar, add the chilled white tea.
- Pour in guava juice and lemonade.
- Fill a glass 3/4 full with ice.
- Pour the mixture into the glass. Serve and enjoy immediately.
Notes
- It’s best to make the tea ahead of time, and store it in the refrigerator.
- You can customize the sweetness of your drink. Taste and add more sugar if needed.
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate only and will vary based on ingredient brands and cooking methods used.
So excited for this!! My favorite starbucks drink. I used to add Peach juice to this – do you know how much I should add??? THANK U 🙂