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Healthy Pink Drink Strawberry Refresher (Whole30, Unsweetened, Caffeine-Free, Vegan)

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 04/16/18 Updated: 08/10/20
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Healthy pink drink strawberry refresher with freeze dried strawberries, Perrier strawberry sparkling water, and coconut milk

This healthy pink drink strawberry refresher is an unsweetened, Whole30 mocktail made with only three ingredients. With its subtle strawberry flavor and creaminess, it’s super refreshing and hydrating, since it’s caffeine free! This healthy pink drink strawberry refresher is vegan and paleo, too, as well as a great Whole30 mocktail type drink, and totally guilt-free since it’s unsweetened! Perfect with freeze-dried strawberries and coconut milk (<<< click to buy both!).

Healthy pink drink strawberry refresher with freeze dried strawberries, Perrier strawberry sparkling water, and coconut milk

Sometimes magic just happens.

Like the moment I met my husband, and I just knew. I knew instantly! Right away, sitting across from him at South of Beale in downtown Memphis, I just knew we’d get married and have babies and want to kill each other daily for the rest of our lives. Instant magic.

And that first moment I saw my son, and my heart was positively captured. He was so ugly! Wrinkly and stark white and somehow red all at once, with a shock of black hair on top of his head, and a general he-doesn’t-look-like-what-I-thought-he’d-look-like to it, it was this moment of unbearable expansion of that feeling in my chest. Like the feeling you get behind your eyelids when you close your eyes and look up to the sun. Instant magic.

Healthy pink drink strawberry refresher with freeze dried strawberries, Perrier strawberry sparkling water, and coconut milk

And then there was that time when I haphazardly poured together three simple ingredients, on a pregnant, mini Whole30, inspired by the super strawberry-ness of the sparkling water we’d been drinking and simultaneously by the refreshing fruitiness of the infamous Starbucks “pink drink,” on which I’d gorged myself (OK… I had two in a fortnight) before starting our tiny round.

Instant magic.

A subtle strawberry flavor from the Perrier strawberry sparkling water is infused with a classical fruitiness from the freeze-dried strawberries, all capped with a bit of creamy coconut milk, creating a milky, pale pink refresher that’s hydrating, caffeine-free, Whole30, vegan, and totally unsweetened.

Freeze-dried strawberries for healthy pink drink
Perrier strawberry sparkling water pouring over freeze-dried strawberries for healthy pink drink

While I was inspired by the Starbucks pink drink and its freeze-dried strawberries spiking the rest of the drink with a bit of extra fruitiness, this healthy pink drink is a beverage of its own! With only three ingredients–sparkling water, coconut milk, and freeze-dried strawberries–I feel great about drinking this regularly.

And while you can think of this healthy pink drink as a Whole30 mocktail, it’s really more of an afternoon refresher in my opinion. Thirst quenching and so fresh, it’s my favorite for warmer weather and since it’s unsweetened (and caffeine-free!), there’s no confusion (or “recreation” factor) with the Starbucks pink drink.

Hand holding healthy pink drink strawberry refresher

Can I Use Another Kind of Dairy-Free Milk?

Sure! If you can’t drink coconut milk, then an alt milk is OK. However, if you can drink coconut milk, I highly, highly recommend you use that in this recipe. It’s a bit richer than other alt milks and the subtle coconut flavor works so beautifully with the strawberry.

Can I use coconut milk from a can for this drink?

You can, but I prefer it from a carton. I blend with the sparkling water better and has a generally better flavor for this specific beverage. I almost always use coconut milk from a can for my recipes, but this one just works better with coconut milk from a carton!

Coconut milk pouring into healthy pink drink strawberry refresher

Can I use a different kind of sparkling water?

You can try… but I don’t think you’ll like it as much. I was especially struck by these Perrier strawberry sparkling waters that we got by accident during a grocery order. They’re so powerful with the flavor and they work beautifully here. You might be able to find another type of strawberry sparkling, in which case, you can try it! But I always recommend Perrier.

To make this healthy pink drink strawberry refresher (unsweetened, Whole30, vegan, caffeine-free), I used…

 

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Healthy pink drink strawberry refresher with freeze dried strawberries, Perrier strawberry sparkling water, and coconut milk
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Healthy Pink Drink Strawberry Refresher (Whole30, Unsweetened, Caffeine-Free, Vegan)

Prep:5 minutes minutes
Total:5 minutes minutes
A refreshing, creamy strawberry drink made with only three ingredients. Caffeine free and vegan, paleo, healthy, and Whole30.
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened strawberry sparkling water like Perrier or bubly
  • ¼ cup freeze-dried strawberries
  • ½ cup coconut milk from carton unsweetened if on Whole30; vanilla is great otherwise

Instructions 

  • Pour freeze-dried strawberries in a serving cup then pour Perrier strawberry sparkling water over. Stir well and let sit for a couple of minutes to steep. Add ice to glass then pour coconut milk over. Stir and serve.
    coconut milk in a white bowl is poured into strawberry refresher drink

Notes

You can use about 1 cup of any other strawberry flavored sparkling water, including Spindrift!
You can use fresh strawberries in place of freeze-dried, but the pink drink won’t have as much of a strawberry flavor.

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Nutrition Information

Calories: 196kcal, Protein: 1g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Sodium: 133mg, Total Carbs: 29g, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 22g, Net Carbs: 27g, Calcium: 27mg, Iron: 1mg

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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  1. AvatarEvangeline Larin says

    Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:56 pm

    I had high hopes for this, but it ended up tasting like sparkling water with a coconut aftertaste. I was disappointed

    Reply
    • Megan | 40 Aprons TeamMegan | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 11/20/23 at 10:01 pm

      So sorry, Evangeline. We have plans to retest this one soon!

      Reply
  2. Avatarllama says

    Posted on 4/18/23 at 6:23 pm

    love it but no clear instructions

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    • Megan | 40 Aprons TeamMegan | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 4/18/23 at 7:25 pm

      Please feel free to ask any questions you have about the instructions and we’ll be more than happy to answer them!

      Reply
  3. AvatarMarlie says

    Posted on 2/9/23 at 8:13 pm

    I really like this recipe! I wish that it could be a little bit less cold, though. 🙂5 stars

    Reply
    • Megan | 40 Aprons TeamMegan | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 2/9/23 at 8:40 pm

      You’re welcome to leave out the ice. The sparkling water can be at room temperature, also, if you’d like.

      Reply
  4. AvatarDominique says

    Posted on 11/11/22 at 11:34 am

    Delicious and amazing5 stars

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    • Molly | 40 Aprons TeamMolly | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 11/11/22 at 3:29 pm

      Thanks so much, Dominique! So glad you enjoyed!

      Reply
  5. AvatarJessica Delazari says

    Posted on 3/4/22 at 7:47 am

    I love this drink. I am going to make this for my mom on mothers day morning. Thanks for sharing. I had guava flavor La Croix I used that and it came out really good. But next time I am going to get that strawberry sparkling water that you recommended 😊5 stars

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    • Anna Claire | 40 Aprons TeamAnna Claire | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:14 pm

      Awesome!5 stars

      Reply
  6. AvatarApril says

    Posted on 2/5/21 at 6:37 pm

    So, I came here to find out how to make a healthier version of this “pink drink” that my kids keep asking for….thank you….but I also fell in LOVE with that part you wrote about your son. Beautiful 🙂5 stars

    Reply
  7. AvatarJulie D says

    Posted on 10/21/20 at 11:24 am

    Could I substitute plain water instead of sparkling water?? I’m post bariatric surgery about 18 months; don’t do much carbonation drinks. Thanks

    Reply
    • Cheryl MalikCheryl Malik says

      Posted on 10/21/20 at 3:56 pm

      Hi Julie! The most important thing with the water is that it is just the right amount of strawberry flavor — not too subtle but also not overwhelming. I have always used the sparkling waters, but if you know of a good strawberry flavored still water, it should work about the same (minus the bubbles)! Let me know if you try it!!

      Reply
  8. AvatarStacey says

    Posted on 5/8/20 at 11:46 am

    I figured the calories at a lot less…am I missing an ingredient? How did you get the 300 plus count?

    Reply
    • Cheryl MalikCheryl Malik says

      Posted on 5/8/20 at 12:00 pm

      A lot of that comes from the freeze-dried strawberries (according the program that creates the nutrition info!). I would check the bag you buy to see if the info matches up.5 stars

      Reply
  9. AvatarMarianne says

    Posted on 3/7/20 at 8:53 am

    My coconut milk didn’t mix well. What happened? I used freeze dried strawberries Perrier strawberry and kiwi(that’s all I could find out in the middle of nowhere) and carton unsweetened coconut milk. Help.

    Reply
    • Cheryl MalikCheryl Malik says

      Posted on 3/10/20 at 2:51 pm

      I’m not sure because thats all I use as well! Did you try shaking it to mix?

      Reply
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