![]() ![]() The resulting product is thick, and not drinkable without adding water and sugar. When talking fruit-based drinks, nectars are made from fruits that aren’t altogether very juicy and need to be muddled to produce juice, like peaches. When looking for exotic fruit juices, it’s common to find a whole lot of cartons labeled “nectars”. Start by increasing the amount from to ¾ oz (1 1/2 tbsp) and if you want more, go to 1 oz (2 tbsp), and increase in 1/4 oz (1 teaspoon) measures from there. If you want it sweeter, no problem – simply increase the amount of syrup this recipe calls for. So although I worked this recipe out to be as close as possible to the original, I did tone down the sweet just a touch. Which could be why my daughter kept exclaiming “this is SO GOOD!” while sipping on hers. In general, I like my afternoon drinks less sweet than dessert-level, and this one was pretty close to milkshake-sweet One thing that I will say about the original Starbucks drink is that it does lean pretty sweet. And it was perfect! I taste-tested this recipe side by side with the original Starbucks beverage, and they were incredibly similar in flavor and color. So this got me thinking that tart cherry juice might be an excellent addition, adding some color, some balancing tartness, as well as another fruity flavor element. The Starbucks drink is a gorgeous, cool, pale pink – and by inspecting the ingredients, we can see that the color is likely from the blend of fruit and vegetable juices used in the guava juice blend (radish and cherry specifically). Every guava juice, juice blend, or nectar I came across was a pale to deep orange. The next thing I had to tackle with re-creating this recipe was the color. Passion fruit is an incredible flavor all on its own, but it’s also a great element within a sweet drink recipe, because it is both sweet and sour, which helps to balance things out.įresh passion fruits especially can be intensely sour (which I personally love and find refreshing!) How to get that gorgeous pink color So this is what led me to create my own version of the recipe, which incorporates passion fruit juice. I’m going to guess that the passion fruit flavor could be one of the “natural flavors” in the juice blend.Įither way, it’s a tasty drink, and definitely not a one-note guava flavor. In case you’re interested, here’s the (slightly abbreviated, for clarity) Guava Passionfruit Drink ingredients list from the Starbucks site: BUT, I can say that there is a distinct sweet-sour, fruity sort of flavor present in the drink that could be considered “notes of passionfruit”, like their website describes. The ingredients list for the Starbucks Guava Passionfruit Drink does not actually appear to contain any passion fruit! Something perplexed me a bit when working on this recipe. If it’s still too sweet after that, cut the guava juice back to 2 ounces (1/4 cup). If the drink is way too sweet when you first make it, cut out the syrup. So just keep this in mind when shopping around for guava or passion fruit juice, and you can always tweak the recipe to suit your own tastes if it ends up tasting a bit sweeter with a different brand. I recipe tested with both Ceres and Goya, and found the Goya to be significantly sweeter (it was a nectar, not a juice, by the way). You can absolutely try this with other brands, but I can’t guarantee the results. This recipe is very easy and uses a fairly common brand of juice blends – Ceres. An easy recipe that can handle substitutions With being stuck at home a lot of the time these days, it’s nice to be able to whip up a special drink any time you want, rather than waiting in the endless drive thru lines. If you enjoy the Starbucks refresher line, you might also like my Kiwi Starfruit Refresher! I’ve become a big fan of Starbucks’ fun non-coffee drinks this pregnancy, and when I heard there was a new summer drink out called the Guava Passionfruit Drink, I was super excited to try it.īut with an almost three year old in tow everywhere I go, Starbucks trips get expensive fast, so of course I was also excited to try to recreate the recipe at home.Īnd it seems I’m not the only one enjoying re-making these drinks at home, since my Pineapple Matcha Drink Starbucks copycat recipe has quickly become one of the most popular recipes on my site! ![]() ![]() Give me guava everything! Guava looks like it’s going to be the it flavor this spring and summer, and I’ve been using in everything from desserts to cocktails to this fancy non-alcoholic afternoon pick me up. ![]()
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