The beautiful pink Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade is a perfect summer refreshing drink that you can enjoy year-round. This easy Starbucks copycat recipe takes less than 5 minutes to make with only 4 ingredients. The dragon fruit powder gives this refresher a vibrant pink color, while the lemonade adds extra tropical fruity flavors to the iced beverage!
According to Starbucks’ website, this is a “tropical-inspired pick-me-up—crafted with a clever combination of vibrant lemonade, sweet mango and refreshing dragonfruit flavors—is hand-shaken with ice and a scoop of real diced dragonfruit. Contains caffeine.”
Why You’ll Love it?
I’ve been obsessed with Mango Dragonfruit Refresher, and now I’d like to take it to a new level: substituting lemonade for water! Which one is better? To me, this mango dragon fruit lemonade is a clear winner! It’s sweeter than the regular mango dragon fruit drink with a richer fruity flavor.
This drink has a vibrant bright pink color but it doesn’t contain any artificial colors.
What You’ll Need to Make this Refresher
Dragon Fruit Powder: Dragonfruit (pitaya) is the key ingredient that gives this drink a beautiful pink color while adding a mild sweet tropical flavor. I recommend using freeze-dried red dragon fruit powder for the best result. You can also use fresh dragon fruit or frozen dragon fruit pitaya packs (under the Pitaya Plus brand) at health food stores or Whole Foods next to acai packets.
Mango Juice: Both bottled mango juice and homemade fresh mango juice work for this recipe. If you make your own mango juice, make sure to remove the pulp before adding to the drink.
White Grape Juice: You can substitute other fruity juice such as apple juice. Just make sure to avoid the ones with dark colors.
Lemonade: I used the store-bought lemonade to save time, but you can make your own lemonade if you prefer.
You’ll also need ice and optional diced dragon fruit for serving.
How to Make Mango Dragon Fruit Lemonade at Home
1. Whisk together dragonfruit powder and grape juice until dissolved. (Make sure to let the powder to dissolve completely. It may take a few minutes)
2. Fill a glass halfway with ice and optional diced dragon fruit.
3. Pour in the dragonfruit powder mixture.
4. Add mango juice.
5. Pour in lemonade.
6. Mix well, and add a scoop of optional diced dragon fruit. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Important Tips
- To make sure the dragonfruit powder dissolves properly, you’ll need to mix it with a small amount of liquid first. Mix very well until there are no clumps of powder in the mixture.
- If you don’t like the tiny black and white particles in the drink, strain the mixture through cheesecloth or a coffee filter before serving.
- The color of your drink depends on the ratio between ingredients. If you add more mango juice, you’ll get a less vivid pink color.
- If you don’t have lemonade, you can use water for a regular mango dragonfruit refresher. But you’ll need to add syrup or sugar to sweeten your drink.
- This quick and easy version doesn’t have caffeine in it, but you can add green coffee extract or green tea for an energy boost.
Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade Calories and Nutrition
A 16-ounce grande mango dragonfruit lemonade refresher from Starbuck has 140 calories: 15 mg sodium, 33g carbs (1 g Dietary Fiber and 30g sugar), 1 g protein, and 45mg caffeine. So a tall cup has about 110 calories, and venti has about 200 calories.
Dragon Drink: Replace Lemonade with Coconut Milk
You can order this beverage with coconut milk instead of lemonade at Starbucks. It’s called “dragon drink” when the coconut milk is mixed in. It has a creamy texture with a soft pink color. Remember to sweeten your drink with simple syrup or sugar if you use unsweetened coconutmilk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Starbucks Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade Healthy?
This drink is not as healthy as the regular Mango Dragonfruit Refresher due to the higher sugar level. You can make it healthy at home by making your own lemonade and use Stevia as the sweetener.
How Much is a Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade at Starbucks?
The lemonade version costs more than the regular Mango Dragonfruit Refresher at Starbucks. A tall of a mango dragonfruit lemonade is $4.25, Grande is $4.75, and Venti is $5.25. So it’s much cheaper to make it at home if you’d like to drink it often.
What Does this Drink Taste Like?
This Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade tastes sweet, fruity, slightly tart, and very refreshing. Compared to the regular mango dragon fresher, it’s sweeter with more fruity flavors.
Does a Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade Refresher Have Caffeine?
This recipe doesn’t have caffeine in it, but the Mango Dragonfruit Refresher from Starbucks is lightly caffeinated. You can easily mix in some green coffee extract or green tea to add caffeine to the drink.
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Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade Recipe (+VIDEO)
Ingredients
- 3/4 teaspoon freeze-dried dragon fruit powder
- 1/4 cup white grape juice (You can substitute other fruity juice such as apple juice. Just make sure to avoid the ones with dark colors.)
- 1/4 cup mango juice
- 2/3 cup lemonade (You can also use water for a regular mango dragonfruit refresher)
- ice cubes
Instructions
- Whisk together dragonfruit powder and grape juice until dissolved. (Make sure to let the powder to dissolve completely. It may take a few minutes)
- Fill a glass halfway with ice and optional diced dragon fruit.
- Pour in the dragonfruit powder mixture.
- Add mango juice.
- Pour in lemonade, and mix well.
- Add a scoop of optional diced dragon fruit and enjoy!
Notes
- It’s important to mix the dragonfruit powder with a small amount of liquid first to make sure it dissolves completely.
- If you don’t like the tiny black and white particles in the drink, strain the mixture through cheesecloth or a coffee filter before serving.
- If you don’t have lemonade, you can use water for a regular mango dragonfruit refresher. But you’ll need to add syrup or sugar to sweeten your drink.
- To add caffeine to this drink, just mix in some green coffee extract or green tea.
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