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    23/08/2020

    Starbucks Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher Copycat Recipe

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    Make a delicious Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher at home! This Starbucks copycat recipe gives you all the refreshing flavor and beautiful color of the store-bought iced beverage at the fraction of the price. It’s incredibly easy to make this tea-based drink and you can easily customize it with lemonade or coconut milk!

    Make a delicious Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher at home! This Starbucks copycat recipe gives you all the refreshing flavor and beautiful color of the store-bought iced beverage at the fraction of the price. It’s incredibly easy to make the tea-based drink and you can easily customize by adding lemonade or coconut milk! #VeryBerryHibisucs #VeryBerryHibiscusRefresher

    Featured on 15 Best Starbucks Refreshers

    It’s no secret that I love Starbucks iced beverages, right? Through my blog, you can find Mango Dragonfruit Refresher, Iced Pineapple Matcha, and my favorite –> Strawberry Acai Refresher.

    Recently many people noticed that Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher is not available at some locations. If you are a fan of Very Berry Hibiscus or violet drink, you can easily re-create a version at home, made from scratch, with the incredible flavor that tastes just like the one from Starbucks! This very berry hibiscus copycat recipe is Fast. Simple. Delicious.

    Table of Contents Show
    Ingredients You’ll Need
    How to Make a Very Berry Hibiscus Drink at Home
    Tips and Tricks
    Very Berry Hibiscus with Lemonade
    Very Berry Hibiscus with Coconut Milk: Violet Drink
    Is Starbucks Very Berry Hibiscus Tea Healthy?
    Does a Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher Have Caffeine?
    How Many Calories Does It Have?
    How Much is a Very Berry Hibiscus at Starbucks?
    Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher Recipe (+VIDEO)

    Ingredients You’ll Need

    Very Berry Hibiscus ingredients on the counter.

    Hibiscus Tea Bags: Hibiscus tea gives this drink a beautiful red color while adding a tart, cranberry-like hibiscus flavor. You can order the tea bags online from Amazon or buy them at Whole Foods. You can also substitute dried hibiscus flowers.

    Blackberries: I used fresh blackberries for this recipe, but you can also use freeze-dried whole blackberries.

    White Grape Juice: It adds a refreshing, sweet, and crisp flavor to the drink. It’s available at your local grocery stores. You can substitute other juice such as lemonade.

    Green Coffee Extract: Green coffee beans are not roasted and taste differently than traditional coffee. You can order green coffee bean powder or pill online from Amazon. If you use the coffee bean pills, you’ll need to pop them open and use the powder from the capsules. You can substitute green tea if you want your drink to have caffeine in it, or skip this ingredient and it won’t affect the flavor.

    How to Make a Very Berry Hibiscus Drink at Home

    Very berry hibiscus recipe: step 1 and 2 photos.

    1. Pour hot water over the hibiscus tea bag.

    2. (Optional) Add green coffee powder and mix.

    Very berry hibiscus recipe: step 3 and 4 photos.

    3. Steep the tea for 5 minutes. Then let it chill.

    4. In a medium jar, add white grape juice and chilled hibiscus tea. Mix well.

    Very berry hibiscus recipe: step 5 and 6 photos.

    5. Fill a glass halfway with ice and pour the mixture into the glass.

    6. Add blackberries to garnish. Serve and enjoy immediately.

    Make a delicious Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher at home! This Starbucks copycat recipe gives you all the refreshing flavor and beautiful color of the store-bought iced beverage at the fraction of the price. It’s incredibly easy to make the tea-based drink and you can easily customize by adding lemonade or coconut milk! #VeryBerryHibisucs #VeryBerryHibiscusRefresher

    Tips and Tricks

    • Make sure to steep your hibiscus tea to let the flavor develop. Then let it chill until it’s very cold before making the drink.
    • Your drink will have a vivid deep red color if you use white grape juice. If you use coconut milk instead, your drink will become creamy with the violet color.
    • Add lemonade to your drink to turn it into a very berry hibiscus lemonade refresher.

    Very Berry Hibiscus with Lemonade

    If you love lemonade, you can replace the white grape juice with lemonade. Depending on the lemonade you use, you’ll need to adjust the amount slightly to thin out the flavor.

    Very Berry Hibiscus with Coconut Milk: Violet Drink

    You can make this beverage with coconut milk. It’s called “violet drink” when the coconut milk is mixed in. Simply replace white grape juice with coconut milk beverage. It’s best to use the one in a carton instead of canned coconut milk. If you use unsweetened coconut milk, you’ll need to add simple syrup or sugar to the drink.

    Make a delicious Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher at home! This Starbucks copycat recipe gives you all the refreshing flavor and beautiful color of the store-bought iced beverage at the fraction of the price. It’s incredibly easy to make the tea-based drink and you can easily customize by adding lemonade or coconut milk! #VeryBerryHibisucs #VeryBerryHibiscusRefresher

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Is Starbucks Very Berry Hibiscus Tea Healthy?

    Very berry hibiscus is one of the healthiest options at Starbucks compared to other high sugar drinks they sell. When making it at home, you can use the higher-quality ingredients for an even healthier drink.

    Does a Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher Have Caffeine?

    It’s a fruity iced drink laced with the “natural energy” from the green coffee extract. But if you make it at home, you can skip the green coffee extract and make this drink completely caffeine-free.

    How Many Calories Does It Have?

    According to Starbucks, a grande (16-oz) Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher has 120 calories, a tall cup has 90 calories, and venti has 170 calories.

    How Much is a Very Berry Hibiscus at Starbucks?

    A Tall of the regular Very Berry Hibiscus refresher is $3.99; Grande is $4.49; Venti is $4.99 and $Trenta is $5.29. The lemonade version and violet drink version are more expensive. So it’s much cheaper to make it at home if you drink it very often.

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    This Mango Dragonfruit Refresher brings your favorite coffee shop drink home! The Starbucks dragon drink copycat recipe gives you all the amazing flavor and beautiful pink color of the store-bought drink at the fraction of the price. It’s a perfectly refreshing fruity drink that takes less than 5 minutes to make with a few ingredients. It’s incredibly delicious with or without coconut milk! #MangoDragonfruit #MangoDragonfruitRefresher #StarbucksDragonDrink #Dragondrink
    Mango Dragonfruit Refresher
    This homemade Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher gives you all the delicious flavor of the store-bought drink at the fraction of the price. You’re going to love this copycat recipe as it tastes and looks just like the real thing. Plus you can customize how much sweetness or caffeine you prefer. #StrawberryAcaiRefresher #StrawberryAcaiRefresherRecipe #StarbucksStrawberryAcaiRefresher
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    Make a delicious and beautiful Starbucks Iced Golden Ginger Drink at home! Keep this dairy-free beverage healthy by using the healthy ingredients and save money. This DIY copycat yellow ginger drink has the perfect blend of coconut milk, ginger, pineapple, and turmeric flavor. It’s an amazing refreshing fruity drink that takes less than 5 minutes to make. #IcedGoldenGingerDrinkStarbucks #GoldenGinger #StarbucksGoldenGingerDrink #StarbucksYellowDrink
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    Have you tried the new Starbucks Iced Pineapple Matcha Drink? It’s incredibly refreshing with a beautiful green color. This copycat vegan green tea drink is a real deal and has the perfect blend of coconut milk, matcha green tea, pineapple, and ginger flavor. When making it at home, you can customize easily with your desired sweet level and make it with or without caffeine. #IcedPineappleMatchDrink #StarbucksPineappleMatcha
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    Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher Recipe (+VIDEO)

    Make a delicious Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher at home! This Starbucks copycat recipe gives you all the refreshing flavor and beautiful color of the store-bought iced beverage at the fraction of the price. It’s incredibly easy to make this tea-based drink and you can easily customize by adding lemonade or coconut milk!
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 2 Glasses
    Author: Izzy
    Calories: 83kcal

    Ingredients 

    • 1 hibiscus tea bag
    • 1 cup hot water
    • 1 cup white grape juice
    • 1 scoop fresh blackberries (or freeze-dried whole blackberries)
    • ice cubes
    • 1/2 teaspoon green coffee extract* (this is optional, and it’ll add caffeine to your drink)

    Instructions 

    • Place the hibiscus tea bag in a cup and add hot water.
    • (Optional) Add the green coffee extract to the tea. (If you use the coffee bean pills, you’ll need to pop them open and use the powder from the capsules. You can skip this ingredient and it won’t affect the flavor.)
    • Let the tea steep for 5 minutes and chill in the refrigerator.
    • In a medium jar, add white grape juice and chilled hibiscus tea. Mix well.
    • Fill a glass halfway with ice and pour the mixture into the glass.
    • Add blackberries to garnish.

    Notes

    *If you use the green coffee bean pills, you’ll need to pop them open and use the powder from the capsules. You can substitute green tea if you want your drink to have caffeine in it, or skip this ingredient and it won’t affect the flavor.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 32IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
    Author: Izzy
    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Starbucks Very Berry Hibiscus, Very Berry Hibiscus
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    Make a delicious Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher at home! This Starbucks copycat recipe gives you all the refreshing flavor and beautiful color of the store-bought iced beverage at the fraction of the price. It’s incredibly easy to make this tea-based drink and you can easily customize by adding lemonade or coconut milk! #VeryBerryHibisucs #VeryBerryHibiscusRefresher

    Editor note: Originally published June 30, 2020 and updated August 23, 2020.

    Filed Under: Copycat, Drinks, Starbucks Copycat Drinks Tagged With: blackberries, green coffee extract, hibiscus tea bag, hot water, white grape juice

    About Izzy

    I'm Izzy, a food lover and photographer. Here you’ll find a collection of simple recipes that are perfect for busy people. My blog aims to help you make and enjoy delicious and healthy food at home.

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