Frappuccino

This Frappuccino recipe is the perfect refreshing coffee drink that’s easy to make in the blender! It’s under 150 calories per serving, it’s refined sugar free, and it’s budget-friendly!

 

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

We love a good blended coffee drink on a warm day. This Frappuccino is our favourite way to enjoy a delicious copycat Starbucks Frappuccino without all the guilt and without draining our wallet in the process! This homemade version is only 150 calories per serving, it’s easy to make in minutes in your blender at home, and it costs only pennies per serving!

A Frappuccino is a term coined by the Starbucks coffee company – it’s a blended beverage made up of ice, milk, coffee, sweetener, and optional flavours and toppings such as whipped cream or flavoured syrups. It is a versatile drink that can be made a variety of ways to suit your tastes and preferences!

Here are a few of the reasons we love this Frappuccino recipe!

1. It is EASY to CUSTOMIZE: You can make this Frappuccino to suit your diet. Are you following a vegan diet? Make it with almond or coconut milk! Eating Keto? Make it with stevia instead of honey! Watching your caffeine intake? Try it with decaf coffee. The possibilities are endless!
2. It is so EASY to MAKE: You can make this easily at home with a good-quality, high-powered blender like this one from Blendtec (paid link).  Simply throw in all the ingredients and pulse on high speed until smooth.

Follow these tips to make the best Starbucks Frappuccino at home!

It is important to use chilled or room temperature coffee to keep the flavour at its best without being watered down. A chilled glass will also help the Frappuccino stay cold.

Make sure there is a balance between the ice, the coffee, and milk. If there is too much ice, it will taste more watered down, too much coffee and it’ll be too strong.

Use the milk that suits your taste preferences. Whole milk is most often used but you can use whichever you prefer and you can even make it dairy-free.

Add the ingredients to the blender and blend until frothy and smooth. This ensures there aren’t large ice chunks in the mix.

Taste test the Frappuccino after it’s blended and adjust sweetness as needed. Often, less is more when honey is used as the sweetener.

If you have any issues making this Starbucks Frappuccino at home, try our recommendations below:

If hot coffee is used, instead of using coffee that is cooled or chilled, it will melt the ice and water down the Frappuccino.

Make sure to blend just until it’s frothy and smooth. Over-blending will melt the ice completely.

Make sure to blend until smooth. If you don’t blend it long enough, there can be large ice chunks left behind.

Make sure you use strong brewed coffee or espresso so that the coffee flavour stands out. If weaker coffee is used, the coffee flavour taste may not come through.

To make this recipe, you will need these kitchen items on hand (paid links):

• a Blender
• a liquid measuring cup
• measuring cups and spoons
• coffee machine or espresso machine (or use instant coffee or espresso)

To make this Frappuccino recipe, you will need these ingredients (paid links):

• 1/2 cup strong coffee, cooled to room temperature OR 2 shots of espresso, cooled
• 1/2 cup milk or dairy free milk of your choice
• 2 cups ice cubes
• 1/4 cup liquid honey or agave, maple syrup, or other sweetener
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
• whipped cream for garnish optional

Try these variations on this delicious Frappuccino recipe!

1. Caramel – Try our Easy Homemade Caramel Frappuccino.
2. Mocha – Add in some cocoa powder to the blender (or chocolate syrup) to make this a mocha Frappuccino.
3. Strawberries – This is a great caffeine-free version – use fresh strawberries and strawberry syrup, with the other ingredients. Leave out the coffee.
4. Pumpkin Spice – Try our Healthy Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino.
5. Matcha Green Tea – Try our Healthy Matcha Green Tea Frappuccino.
6. Coconut – Use coconut milk and sprinkle coconut flakes as garnish for a tropical tasting treat!

We hope you enjoy this Frappuccino recipe as much as we do! Let us know in the comments below, what’s your favourite refreshing coffee drink? We’d love to know!

• Raspberry Lemonade
• Watermelon Green Tea Refresher
• Healthy Lemonade
• Easy Homemade Caramel Frappuccino
• Strawberry Peach Smoothie
• Healthy Cucumber Lemonade
• Strawberry Lemonade
• Dairy-Free Mocha Caramel Frappuccino
• Blackberry Kale Superfood Smoothie

Watch the video below to see exactly how us make this summer drink recipe. You can find more delicious recipe videos on our YouTube channel.