How to Make Mango Dragonfruit Refresher - Save money and a trip to Starbucks and learn to make this refreshing drink at home. Vibrant colors, exotic flavors, and a refreshing sip every time!
This mango dragonfruit refresher recipe is the ultimate summer drink! It’s as much a staple for drinking as my grilled peaches and ice cream is for eating, all summer long!
Packed with juicy mango, exotic dragonfruit, Olipop (a prebiotic soda) and the natural antioxidants of green tea. It's fruity, refreshing, and bursting with color!
Inspired by the popular Starbucks refresher, this homemade version is even better. It's got a bold pink hue and delivers the tropical flavors, but made with real fruit and vitamins without as much added sugar. Made with a few simple ingredients, you can sip on your very own in just minutes!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to make. Brew the tea, blend the fruit, pour and serve!
- Refreshing and flavorful. It’s sweet but not too sweet and delightfully refreshing.
- Pretty presentation. The vibrant colors shine through! Serve this at any pink themed party!
- Can be scaled to make more. You can double it or triple it if needed.
Ingredients for Mango and Dragonfruit Drink
- Mango: Make sure your mangoes are ripe. They should be sweet and juicy. You don’t want them overripe or mushy, but just ripe enough so they’re nice and flavorful.
- Frozen dragonfruit: Using diced frozen dragonfruit will help keep the drink cold and nice and thick!
- Green tea bags and hot water: You’ll need to steep and cool the tea separately first. Green tea is tasty, but it also is naturally caffeinated and contains antioxidants.
- Lemon and lime soda: I use lemon and lime Olipop, but you can use your favorite lemon or lime soda.
- Ice: For serving.
Mint: For garnish.
See the recipe card for the full information on recipe ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Homemade Mango Dragonfruit Refresher
Step 1: Bring 8 ounces of water to a boil in a medium pot. Once it comes to a boil, remove it from the heat and place 2 green tea bags inside. Cover it with a lid and steep them for about 4-5 minutes.
Step 2: Remove the tea bags and let the tea cool to room temperature. For faster cooling, you can put it in the fridge.
Step 3: Once the tea is cooled, combine the green tea, chopped mango, and frozen dragonfruit in a blender and purée until smooth and creamy.
Step 4: Fill each glass with ice and pour the blended fruit mixture into the glass to about ⅔ of the way full. Slowly add the soda until it reaches the top. Garnish with fresh mint leaves or lemon wedges, or both. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- If you prefer your drink a little sweeter, you can add a drizzle of honey or agave in there.
- Make it creamy with a bit of coconut milk or creamy cashew milk.
- To enjoy it at its peak color and freshness, serve it right away.
- You can use just lemon soda or lime soda if you would rather one over the other.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, it does because green tea has caffeine. Although it is lower than other types of teas, it’s still present.
Sure, you can! You could try your homemade dragonfruit drink with real fruit and ginger, rosehip, lemon or mint tea instead.
You could also go for a tea higher in caffeine like black tea. It’s great in my black iced tea recipe.
It’s sweet and fruity with a hint of earthiness from the green tea. It’s also slightly tart from the lemon lime soda.
Certain flavors do, however lemon lime Olipop does not contain any caffeine.
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How to Make Mango Dragonfruit Refresher
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup mango peeled and diced (ripe mango)
- ½ cup dragon fruit frozen, diced
- 2 bags green tea
- 8 oz hot water
- 12 oz lemon and lime soda olipop or any lemon and lime soda
- mint for garnish
Instructions
- Brew the Green Tea: Steep 2 green tea bags in 8 ounces of hot water for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags and allow the tea to cool to room temperature. For quicker cooling, you can place it in the fridge.
- Blend the Fruit Base: In a blender, combine the cooled green tea, ½ cup chopped mango, ½ cup dragonfruit (frozen). Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Assemble the Drink: Fill each glass with ice. Pour the fruit puree into the glass, filling it about ⅔ full.
- Add Soda: Slowly top it off with Lemon and Lime soda.
- Serve and Enjoy: Garnish with mint leaf or lime wedges. Stir gently and enjoy immediately!
Notes
- Want it a little sweeter? Add a drizzle of honey or agave to bring out those fruity flavors—so simple, so good!
- For the brightest color and freshest flavor, enjoy it right after you make it.
- And go with whatever you love—lemon soda or lime soda, either one tastes amazing!
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