Paradise Drink

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Paradise Drink - Starbucks DIY Copycat Recipe

Starbucks Paradise Drink is part of their new Pineapple Refreshers. All three drinks are delicious, but the paradise drink stands out as the most tropical. Next time you want Starbucks' newest drink, skip the line and make it home with this copycat recipe. * All three pineapple drinks use the same base, I have included the recipes here.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Beverage, Coctail

Cuisine: American

Servings: ounces

Calories: 53kcal

Author: Ruth Grindeland

Cost: .75 per drink

Ingredients

Base

½ cup (60g) water
½ cup (50g) white sugar
1 cup (120g) pineapple juice
½ teaspoon passionfruit powder
⅛ teaspoon citric acid

Refreshers (Pineapple Passionfruit, Pineapple Passionfruit Lemonade and Paradise Drink)

½ cup (118g) ice cubes
1 cup (475g) water
1 cup (236g) lemonade (use for the lemonade version only)
1 cup (226g) coconut milk (use for the paradise drink only) Use the coconut milk found in the diary section next to other kinds of non-dairy milk

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Instructions

Base

In a small saucepan over low heat, combine water, white sugar, pineapple juice, and passionfruit powder. Gently stir to help facilitate incorporating the ingredients and passionfruit powder. Once the sugar has dissolved into a liquid remove it from heat. Allow the base to cool before adding the citric acid.

Pineapple Passionfruit Refresher

Mix one cup of the base with one cup of water. Pour over ice and top with freeze-dried pineapple.

Pineapple Passionfruit Lemonade

Mix one cup of the base with one cup of lemonade. Pour over ice and top with freeze-dried pineapple.

Mix one cup of the base with one cup of coconut milk. Pour over ice and top with freeze-dried pineapple.
* use coconut milk found in the dairy section next to other types of non-dairy milks.

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Notes

The cost listed above presumes a small percentage of the powders are used (1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon) at a time. The initial investment will be closer to $20 - $25.

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