Dragonfruit Hibiscus Rose Iced Latte - Two Ways

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Sit back, and relax with this refreshing dragonfruit hibiscus rose iced latte, perfect for a warm spring or summer day.

Pink drink in a glass with rose petals on top

When it comes to plant milk drinks, moon milk is my go-to. Everything from my calming cardamom moon milk, to chamomile cinnamon moon milk latte, anti-inflammatory turmeric latte makes its way into the rotation.

But when the temperatures warm up, a nice refreshing vegan iced latte is quite satisfying, especially when it has a beautiful pink color, all thanks to some favorites like hibiscus, rose, and dragonfruit powder. It's a nice compliment to my staple butterfly pea flower iced latte, with its magical blue hues.

The nice thing about this hibiscus rose latte is that it has two variations. You can make the hibiscus rose infusion first and get the added botanical benefits, or use rose water and dragonfruit and skip the herbs entirely. Either way, you'll end up with a delicious dragonfruit latte.

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Hibiscus Benefits
Benefits of Rose Petals
Dragonfruit Benefits
About This Dragonfruit Hibiscus Rose Iced Latte
Ingredients
Let's Make It
Option 1
Option 2
Variations
FAQs
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Pink drink in a glass mug with rose petals on top

pink powder in a small bowl and red petals in other small bowls

Hibiscus Benefits

I've written quite a bit in this post about the benefits of hibiscus. It is truly one of the most valuable herbs and one that I use nearly every day.

Hibiscus benefits include helping to balance blood sugar, gut health, and weight loss and has a positive effect on blood pressure. And well, it is downright beautiful!

Benefits of Rose Petals

Rose is another herb I've written about in this Calming Sweet Dreams Herbal Tea post. Not only do rose petals add beautiful color and flavor to this vegan iced latte, but come with many benefits, including easing period cramps, supporting digestion, calming the nervous system, as well as helping improve skin health.

Dragonfruit Benefits

Dragonfruit has an impressive anti-oxidant profile, fiber content, and stunning color. So it just needed to be in this latte.

About This Dragonfruit Hibiscus Rose Iced Latte

It takes just a few minutes to make
It's high in fiber
It is calming and perfect for a hot summer day
It's vegan, paleo and low-carb
Can be sweetened if you'd prefer
You can also serve it hot
There are two variations you can use

Ingredients

Hibiscus - Hibiscus flowers can generally be found in health food stores or specialty stores but also can be bought online.

Rose petals - The same goes for rose petals, you can easily find them in health food stores or online.

Dragonfruit powder - Dragonfruit powder can be ordered online as I've not seen it in stores.

Rose water - Rose water is a must in this drink as it adds a beautiful rose flavor.

Almond milk - While I prefer almond milk because of its subtle flavor, any other plant milk you enjoy works.

Vanilla extract - Even if your almond milk or plant milk is vanilla-flavored, add a little as it goes a long way.

Water - you need it for infusing the herbs.

Honey or maple syrup (optional)

Let's Make It

red petals on a spoon being added to a pan

Option 1

Step 1. Add hibiscus, rose petals, and water to a small pot and bring to a simmer, remove from heat and let the herbs infuse for 5-10 minutes. By this time, the infusion will be mostly cooled.

Step 2. Strain the infusion and add it to a blender along with the rest of the ingredients.

Step 3. Blend and serve over ice.

Option 2

Step 1. Combine the dragonfruit powder, almond milk, vanilla extract, rose water, and sweetener of choice (if using) in a blender. Blend for 30 seconds.

Step 2. Blend for 30 seconds and serve the dragonfruit latte over ice.

See recipe card for full details.

Variations

Make it warm - you can easily make this latte a warm drink by heating the milk.
Hibiscus and rose - if you don't have these herbs but only have dragonfruit powder, that's okay. Option 2 in the recipe card will give you the details.
Almond milk - while I prefer vanilla-flavored unsweetened almond milk, you can use whatever plant milk you prefer.

FAQs

Can You Add Hibiscus To Milk?

You most certainly can, though I like to make an infusion with water before adding it to the milk. This pulls more nutrients from the herbs once they have had time to infuse in water.

Can You Skip The Dragonfruit Powder?

You'll have a beautiful color and flavor directly from the hibiscus and rose infusion but the dragonfruit adds fiber and more color, but you can certainly skip it.

Is This Dragonfruit Iced Latte Low-Carb?

Yes, if you don't add any sweetener to the dragonfruit hibiscus latte it will be low-carb. If you want to make it keto, add 2 teaspoon of coconut oil.

Can This Latte Be Served Warm?

Absolutely! If you'd rather have a warm version, you can simmer the milk, add all the ingredients as you would in the second step, and enjoy it warm.

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