This Starbucks Violet Drink recipe is the perfect copycat with just three simple ingredients: hibiscus tea, berry juice and coconut milk.
Ingredients and substitutions
- Hibiscus tea – rose petal tea, Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger tea or mixed berry herbal tea would work, or you can make your own using dried hibiscus flowers.
- Berry juice – any mixed berry juice will work. I like using Oasis’ berry pomegranate juice.
- Coconut milk – you could try using coconut cream but it’s a bit thicker.
- Freeze-fried blackberries – try frozen blackberries or another freeze-dried berry like blueberries or strawberries.
How to make this recipe
- Make the herbal tea.
- Add blackberries to a large glass.
- Add a handful of ice on top.
- Pour in your tea and juice.
- Add coconut milk.
- Mix together and enjoy!
Find the freeze-dried blackberries
Freeze-dried fruit is pretty easy to find in stores, especially because of popular tea drinks like this one. Look in your grocery store’s dried fruit aisle. If you’re unable to find them, you can buy freeze-dried blackberries online from several different retailers including Amazon and Walmart. These are the freeze-dried blackberries I use. Again, feel free to use frozen or fresh blackberries if you're having a hard time finding freeze-dried ones.
Frequently Asked Questions
The violet drink at Starbucks is made with the Very Berry Hibiscus Starbucks Refreshers® mix (real fruit juice mixed with blackberries and green coffee extract), coconut milk and a handful of ice.
This tea-based drink is very fruity and tropical, thanks to the coconut milk and blackberries. The flavour is sweet but also a bit tart, so it’s the perfect choice for a refreshing summer drink!
The original Starbucks version has 45mg of caffeine in it because of the green coffee extract, but my version is caffeine-free because it’s made with herbal tea.
This recipe has 95 calories per serving, whereas the Starbucks version has 110 calories for the same serving size.
Storing this recipe
You can keep the hibiscus tea chilled in the fridge for up to 3 days, then mix the rest of the ingredients in when you’re ready to drink.
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- These are the freeze-dried blackberries I use.
- You can order hibiscus tea online.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup hibiscus tea
- 1/2 cup berry juice
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 2 tbsp freeze-dried, fresh or frozen blackberries
- 1 handful ice cubes
Instructions
- Add dried blackberries to a large glass, then a handful of ice.
- Top with cooled hibiscus tea, berry juice and coconut milk. Serve and enjoy!
Comments & Reviews
Jennifer Beck says
How much berry juice?
Taylor Stinson says
Hi Jennifer – there is 1/2 cup berry juice listed in the recipe card.
Carrie B. says
What brand and flavor juice did you use, may I ask?
Taylor Stinson says
Oasis berry pomegranate – there’s a picture of it near the top of the post!