If you want a delicious iced drink, but you don’t want it to wake you up, then these caffeine-free drinks are for you. Enjoy these refreshing beverages at any time of day.
From teas to lemonades and smoothies, there are so many ways to enjoy a beverage that won’t keep you up all night.
All these drink recipes are simple to make and perfect for anyone sensitive to caffeine. They’re great to enjoy morning or night since they’re all completely caffeine-free.
Naturally bright red, hibiscus is a popular ingredient that adds a tart, cranberry-like flavor. This recipe combines brewed hibiscus tea with sweet and tart lemonade to make a refreshing, vibrant drink for hot summer days.Get tips to make this pretty layered drink at home. The lemonade is sweet so there’s no need for sugar.Ingredients: Hibiscus tea, lemonade, water, ice
A colorful and refreshing iced tea that’s great as a caffeine-free option at warm weather parties, bridal showers, or baby showers.This vibrant iced tea gets its tart fruity flavor from a combination of hibiscus tea and strawberry syrup. The hibiscus tea requires chilling so it needs to be made at least 30 minutes ahead of serving.Ingredients: Hibiscus tea, strawberry syrup, water, ice
A fruity and refreshing drink made with strawberry flavors and coconut milk, this pink beverage will save you a trip to Starbucks. Unlike the Starbucks version which contains caffeine, this copycat drink is caffeine-free. It tastes just like the real thing!Ingredients: Strawberry syrup, passion fruit syrup, white cranberry strawberry juice, coconut milk, freeze-dried strawberries, ice
This delicious twist on a classic lemonade is super simple to make with only 4 ingredients. It starts with an butterfly pea flower tea, which is a caffeine-free herbal tea. A pretty twist on a classic lemonade, this layered butterfly pea flower lemonade is sweet, tart, and absolutely refreshing.Ingredients: Butterfly pea flower tea, lemonade, water, ice
Make this easy, caffeine-free Starbucks Iced Passion Tango Tea Lemonade copycat drink at home. The drink is made without any syrups, but it’s sweet from the sugar that’s in the lemonade.At Starbucks, an iced tea concentrate is used to make the drink. This homemade copycat version is made by brewing hot tea using tea bags and then quickly cooled with ice in a cocktail shaker. Ingredients: Tazo passion tea bags, lemonade, water, ice
Mint lemonade is a classic drink that’s refreshing and herbaceous. It’s the perfect, cooling beverage on a hot summer day.This easy 4-ingredient recipe uses peppermint tea instead of fresh mint so you can make a glass even if you don’t have any herbs on hand. The caffeine-free tea is poured over lemonade to create a pretty layered drink that’s sweet, tart, and fully of mint flavor.Ingredients: Mint tea, lemonade, water, ice
Chamomile is the featured ingredient in this simple 3-ingredient iced tea. Chamomile is known to have calming effects, making it a popular bedtime drink.Tea sachets are steeped in hot water to create a concentrate, then cooled down and combined with ice. It's a great drink day or night.Ingredients: Chamomile tea, water, ice
A hint of sweetness and a gingery kick makes this pineapple ginger iced tea a delicious drink for any occasion. Pineapple ginger iced tea is a refreshing fruity drink that combines ginger tea with pineapple juice.This refreshing beverage is energizing even without the caffeine. The 4-ingredient iced tea is ready in just 6 minutes since there’s no advanced chilling involved.Ingredients: Ginger tea, pineapple juice, water, ice
The milk in this recipe gives this drink a delicious creamy swirl. This drink is naturally a blue color due to the butterfly pea flower tea. Homemade vanilla sweet cream sweetens and flavors the drink while making the deep blue drink a pretty Tiffany blue color.Ingredients: Butterfly pea flower tea, sweetened condensed milk, half & half, vanilla extract, water, ice
You’re going to love this caffeine-free, frozen drink that blends strawberry syrup, milk, and ice together to create a delicious treat.See how easy it is to recreate this Starbucks Strawberry Crème Frappuccino at home, including the whipped cream.Ingredients: Homemade Frappuccino base syrup, strawberry syrup, milk, heavy cream, vanilla syrup, ice
Vanilla Bean Crème Frappuccino is made by blending ice, vanilla bean paste, heavy cream milk, and homemade Frappuccino base syrup. The drink is topped off with homemade whipped cream that’s easily made in seconds.This drink is great for kids since there is no caffeine. Ingredients: Homemade Frappuccino base syrup, vanilla bean paste, heavy cream, milk, vanilla syrup, ice
Black sesame latte drinks are popular in Asian countries like Japan, where they are known as a goma latte. Though it’s called a latte, this drink doesn’t contain tea or coffee, and doesn’t contain any caffeine.Store-bought black sesame paste is the key ingredient in this drink. A balanced ratio of black sesame paste, sugar, water, and milk creates a drink that has just the right sweetness and nuttiness.Ingredients: Black sesame paste, brown sugar, milk, water, ice
Purple sweet potato bubble tea is an iced milk tea made with purple sweet potato powder and boba (tapioca balls). This refreshing, caffeine-free purple sweet potato bubble tea is a delicious treat.Caffeine-free, this drink doesn’t contain any tea, but is still known as a bubble tea since there are tapioca balls. Store-bought tapioca balls makes this drink super easy to make at home.Ingredients: Purple sweet potato powder, tapioca balls, brown sugar, milk, water, ice
Get step-by-step instructions to make this caffeine-free drink delicious every time. Dried rose buds or petals are steeped in hot water to form a caffeine-free tea that’s layered on top of lemonade.Rose lemonade is lightly floral, tart, and perfectly sweet.Ingredients: Dried rose buds, hot water, ice, lemonade
Learn how to make this delicious and refreshing frozen lemonade with just 3 ingredients in a blender. The secret to making frozen drink smooth and frothy is xanthan gum, an ingredient that’s in Frappuccinos.Sweet and tart, this frozen lemonade is the perfect thirst-quenching drink on a hot day.Ingredients: Lemonade, xanthan gum, ice
A perfectly balanced lemonade that’s super refreshing! See how easy it is to make this classic summer drink using 4 ingredients.Made with fresh lemon juice, this lemonade has the best flavor. A perfect ratio of lemon juice, sugar, and water makes it nicely tart, sweet, and refreshing.Ingredients: Lemon juice, sugar, water, ice
Lavender lemonade is a caffeine-free drink that's sweet, tart, and full of floral fragrance. Soothing and refreshing, it’s the perfect beverage for summertime celebrations, bridal showers, and more.It's a floral twist on a classic lemonade.Ingredients: dried lavender buds, lemonade, water, ice
If you want a delicious iced drink, but you don’t want it to wake you up, then these caffeine-free drinks are for you, like this recipe for perfect homemade lemonade!
Prep Time: 2 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 0 minutesminutes
Total Time: 12 minutesminutes
Yield: 1serving (16 ounces)
Ingredients
¾cuphot water
1tablespoonsugar
3tablespoonslemon juice
1cupice
Instructions
In a large cup, combine hot water and sugar to make a simple syrup. Stir until the sugar dissolves.Set the temperature to 175°F if you're using an electric kettle with a temperature setting. Use filtered water if possible. There's no need to use boiling water. Simmered water will work well to dissolve the sugar.
Chill the simple sugar in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Once simple syrup has cooled, stir in lemon juice. Add ice.Optional: Garnish with sliced lemons.