How to make Starbucks cucumber lime refresher at home – Starbucks cucumber lime refresher copycat recipe
Equipment
- Pitcher
- strainer
- Cups
Ingredients
- ¾ cup of cucumber
- ¼ cup of finely chopped mint leaves
- 3 cups of water
- 2 cups of lime juice
- ¼ cup of sugar
- Chopped limes for garnish
Instructions
- Pour the 3 cups of water into a pitcher and add mint leaves and chopped cucumber.
- Allow the ingredients to sit in water for up to 20 minutes to allow the flavors to infuse.
- Use a strainer to remove the mint leaves and cucumber from the water. This ensures most of the flavors remain in the water.
- Add lime juice and sugar then stir.
- Pour the ready drinks into caps and add lime to garnish and ice to keep it cool.
Notes
- Adding lime to garnish is optional and you can choose to exclude it.
- You can add green coffee extract to your refresher if you want to make it caffeinated.
- Ensure that your cucumber and lime are chopped well to increase the surface area of infusion with water.
- You can substitute the strainer with a slotted spoon.
- You can use small amounts of the ingredients if you want to make a single cup of the drink. The above directions are for making a strainer-sized cucumber lime refresher.