Mango Dragonfruit Refresher

Name: Mango Dragonfruit Refresher
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup Mango Dragonfruit Base (recipe below); ½ cup water; ¼ cup dried dragonfruit pieces; ½ cup dragonfruit syrup (recipe below or store-bought); 1 ¼ cups water; ¼ cup mango nectar (or puree); ¾ tsp citric acid; ½ tsp green coffee extract powder, optional (you can omit if you don't want caffeine in your Refresher); 1 cup water; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup chopped dragonfruit OR 2 tsp dragon fruit powder (you can use both if you want to use fresh dragon fruit for syrup, but also want syrup to be pink)*

10 steps

Prep:5minCook:20min

*Note that it's OK if your dragon fruit syrup is clear instead of pink. The freeze-dried dragon fruit pieces will give your Refresher the pretty purple-pink color. The base recipe makes enough for about 4 full drinks if using ½ cup of base per drink. Dragon fruit syrup recipe makes enough for 2 batches of base, but also has lots of other uses. See this post for ideas. The base should keep in your fridge for about 1 week; the dragon fruit syrup should keep in your fridge for about a month. If you don't have citric acid, you can replace with 1 Tbsp lemon juice. Mix base with lemonade for a sweeter, tart drink or mix with sweetened coconut milk for a Dragon Drink.

Updated at: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 02:07:11 GMT

Ingredients

1 servings

Ingredients

½ cupMango Dragonfruit Base

½ cupwater

¼ cupdried dragonfruit pieces

Mango Dragonfruit Base

½ cupdragonfruit syrup

recipe below or store-bought

1 ¼ cupswater

¼ cupmango nectar

or puree

¾ tspcitric acid

½ tspgreen coffee extract powder

optional, you can omit if you don't want caffeine in your Refresher

Dragonfruit Syrup

1 cupwater

1 cupgranulated sugar

1 cupdragonfruit

chopped, OR 2 tsp dragon fruit powder, you can use both if you want to use fresh dragon fruit for syrup, but also want syrup to be pink

Instructions

Step 1

Add about ½ cup mango dragonfruit base, ½ cup water, and ¼ cup freeze-dried dragon fruit pieces to an ice-filled shaker. Shake well to combine.

Shaker

Step 2

Pour entire mixture (ice included) into glass. Top with additional dragon fruit pieces, if desired.

Step 3

Feel free to make alterations based on your sweetness preferences. Add more of the base for a sweeter drink and less for a less sweet drink.

Mango Dragonfruit Base

Step 4

Add dragon fruit syrup, water, mango nectar, citric acid, and green coffee bean powder (if using) to a large jar or container. Shake well to combine and refrigerate until ready to use.

Dragonfruit Syrup

Step 5

If making syrup with fresh dragon fruit: Put water, sugar, and diced dragon fruit in a medium-size saucepan and bring mixture to a boil.

Step 6

Once boiling, lower heat and let simmer for about 15 minutes, until mixture has thickened a bit and dragon fruit is softening.

Step 7

If you're using white flesh dragon fruit and want a pink syrup, stir in ½ tsp the dragon fruit powder at this time. Stir until powder is dissolved.

Step 8

Strain mixture into a bowl, being sure to press down on the dragon fruit to extract as much juice as possible.

Step 9

Keep syrup in bowl or pour into a mason jar and place in fridge to cool completely before using. Syrup will continue to thicken as it cools.

Step 10

If making syrup with just dragon fruit powder: Put water and sugar in medium-size saucepan and bring mixture to a boil. Once boiling, lower heat and let simmer for about 5 minutes. Stir in 2 tsp dragon fruit powder and let simmer for another 5 minutes until powder is absorbed and syrup is pink. Store as directed above.

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