This Iced Guava Passionfruit Drink tastes just like the Starbucks version with coconut milk, guava nectar, passionfruit and ginger!
Ingredients and substitutions
- Guava – nectar guava juice would work too.
- Passionfruit juice – you can also try using pineapple, mango or papaya juice.
- Coconut milk – soy or almond milk would work but you won’t get the coconut flavour.
- Sugar – feel free to use any cup-for-cup sugar substitute of your choice like monkfruit sugar or Erythritol.
- Pineapple juice – fresh pineapple juice has the best flavour and has less sugar than pineapple juice concentrate.
- Ginger – freshly minced ginger is best but 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger will work in a pinch.
How to make this drink
- Make the pineapple ginger syrup and chill.
- Assemble your ingredients.
- Shake all the ingredients to combine.
- Add a handful of ice to a glass.
- Pour the mixture over the ice.
- Serve and enjoy!
Making and storing the pineapple ginger syrup
Preparing the pineapple ginger syrup is very similar to making a simple syrup.
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It has equal parts water and sugar like simple syrup does, but with the addition of pineapple juice and ginger, it’s less sweet than a simple syrup. In fact, it’s perfectly sweet and absolutely delicious! It’s also quicker and easier to make since you make it in the microwave instead of on the stove top.
- Add sugar, water, pineapple juice and ginger to a large mason jar.
- Place the lid on top of the jar and shake for a few seconds to combine everything.
- Remove the lid and place the jar in the microwave. Cook on high power for 5 minutes, or until the mixture comes to a boil.
- Use oven mitts to remove the hot jar from the microwave. Stir the pineapple ginger syrup and then store the jar in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
This drink has a very fruity and tropical flavour. With a base of coconut milk, it's slightly thick and very refreshing. Like the Iced Pineapple Matcha, the Iced Guava Passionfruit drink also includes pineapple ginger simple syrup, although the guava and passionfruit definitely outshine the syrup. One sip of this drink on a hot day will have you wishing you were at the beach on a tropical island!
This drink is absolutely 100 percent caffeine free. Depending on how you feel about caffeine and your dependency on it to keep you awake in the morning, this news may be good or bad. 😉
Guava fruit is full of nutrients and can be very helpful in aiding digestion. It’s also a good source of manganese and antioxidants and has three times the amount of vitamin C as an orange!
If you use identical ingredients to the ones in my version of the drink, a 16 ounce serving will have approximately 148 calories. In comparison, according to the nutrition information shown on the company website, a Starbucks Grande (16 oz.) serving of Iced Guava Passionfruit has 190 calories. You're saving about 40 calories by making my homemade version of this drink!
Storing the ingredients
This drink is best prepared fresh but you can store the ingredients separately in the fridge for about a month. When you’re ready to enjoy, mix everything together, shake well and serve!
More Starbucks copycat recipes
- Iced Pineapple Matcha
- Iced Golden Ginger Drink
- Starbucks Mango Dragonfruit Refresher
- Starbucks Violet Drink
Meal prep tools for this recipe
- Get some fun reusable straws for your drinks!
- These mason jars are great for making the syrup.
Iced Guava Passionfruit Drink {Starbucks Copycat}
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp pineapple ginger syrup
- 1/4 cup guava nectar
- 1/4 cup passionfruit juice
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1 handful ice
Pineapple ginger syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 piece gingerroot (about 3 inches long)
Instructions
- Add sugar, pineapple juice, water and ginger to a large mason jar. Microwave for 5 minutes until mixture is boiling and stir well to combine. Let chill in fridge for at least 1 hour.
- When ready to serve, add pineapple ginger syrup, guava nectar, passionfruit juice and coconut milk to a cocktail shaker or shaker bottle. Shake to combine.
- Add a handful of ice to a large glass, then pour drink overtop. Serve and enjoy!
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