You can make a super easy and delicious Starbucks copycat Frappuccino recipe at home, with just 5 minutes and a blender!
The best homemade Starbucks Frappuccino recipe
In almost no time, this popular frosted coffee drink can be all yours.
Thick, whipped, frosty and creamy, the classic energizing blended coffee beverage is one recipe you will be making over and over again.
Thousands of reviewers agree that this is absolutely the best homemade Frappuccino recipe they’ve tried. Plus, you get full control of how much sugar to add.
Even with no artificial flavors, no xanthan gum, and no preservatives, it really does taste just as good as the famous original, or possibly even better!
You may also like this Chocolate Mug Cake
Benefits of making your own
Another advantage to making your own frozen coffee drinks is the lower price.
One single venti Starbucks Frappuccino can cost as much as $5.95. While grande and tall drinks cost fifty cents to a dollar less, this can still add up pretty quickly if you order them every week.
Add a pump of syrup, and the price goes up even more.
Depending on the type of milk and sweetener you choose, this DIY Frappuccino can yield more than seven drinks for just about three dollars total.
So why not save money and skip the coffee shop version? Whip up your own healthy Frappuccinos at home, and you won’t even have to leave your pajamas!
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Watch the homemade Frappuccino recipe video, above
Healthy coffee Frappuccino recipe ingredients
To make the easy coffee recipe, you will need milk of choice, regular or decaf instant coffee, pure vanilla extract, sweetener of choice, and a pinch of salt.
There’s no brewed espresso and no heavy cream required. And the iced coffee drink can be dairy free, sugar free, gluten free, soy free, nut free, keto friendly, and vegan.
For a vegan Frappuccino, just choose a nondairy milk. Almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, and oat milk are all great options.
Use your favorite all purpose sweetener. This includes granulated sweeteners like white or brown sugar or unrefined sweeteners like coconut sugar or date sugar. You may also use a liquid sweetener, such as honey, agave, or pure maple syrup.
If you prefer a keto Frappuccino with no sugar, opt for low carb offerings like xylitol, erythritol, allulose, or a monk fruit blend. Or add stevia extract to taste.
Be sure to buy pure vanilla extract, not imitation vanilla flavoring. This will make a big difference in your finished recipe.
Leftover coffee? Make Keto Chocolate Mousse
How to make a copycat Starbucks Frappuccino
Read through the recipe instructions, then gather all of your ingredients.
Whisk together the milk of choice, coffee granules, vanilla, sweetener, and salt.
Freeze the liquid mixture in a shallow container or ice cube tray.
This step can be done days or even weeks ahead of time, giving you an almost instant coffee drink any time a craving hits.
Once the coffee ice cubes are frozen, pop them out into a blender.
Let the blocks thaw just enough for your blender to handle. If you have a powerful high speed blender like a Vitamix or Blendtec, you may be able to skip the thawing step.
The recipe will also work with a cheaper blender or a food processor. There’s no fancy equipment needed to make your own Frappuccinos.
Blend everything together until it reaches a thick and slushy Frappuccino texture.
Taste, then add additional sweetener if needed. Do not add any ice, because it would dilute the deep coffee flavor.
Pour the frozen coffee frappe into a tall glass or two mason jars.
Top with whipped cream, ice cream, chocolate syrup, crushed graham crackers, or crumbled cookies if desired.
While the blender is out, make Coconut Ice Cream
Secret Menu Frappuccino Flavors
Salted Caramel Frappuccino: Increase the salt to a scant one eighth teaspoon. Add a spoonful of jarred caramel sauce or homemade Coconut Caramel to the base recipe. Or add a swirl on top after blending.
Mocha Frappuccino: Add three tablespoons of cocoa powder to the base recipe before blending. For a double chocolate Frappuccino, top with shaved chocolate.
Java Chip Frappuccino: Make the recipe below as written, blending in a tablespoon or two of regular size or mini chocolate chips or Sugar Free Chocolate Chips.
Vanilla Bean Frappuccino: This one is made with no coffee or caffeine. Make the recipe below and omit the instant coffee. Instead of the half teaspoon of pure vanilla extract, add one teaspoon of vanilla bean paste or the seeds from a vanilla bean.
Pumpkin Frappuccino: Blend in half a cup of pumpkin puree, a fourth teaspoon of cinnamon, an eighth teaspoon each of pumpkin pie spice and ground ginger, and an optional pinch of ground cloves. Top with Coconut Whipped Cream.
Peanut Butter Frappuccino: This one is easy. Simply blend in one or two tablespoons of peanut butter (or almond butter) into your coffee beverage.
The next secret menu flavor variations on my list to create include Oreo, white chocolate, chai tea, strawberry crème, mint or peppermint, matcha, butterbeer, chocolate hazelnut, toffee nut, birthday cake batter, and unicorn Frappuccinos.
Can you think of any other flavors I should try?
Serving suggestions for your coffee drink
One of the best things about the recipe is that you can serve it with breakfast instead of hot coffee, as part of a healthy afternoon snack, or as a delicious dessert.
The coffee Frappuccino copycat pairs perfectly with Healthy Banana Bread or a thick slice of Chocolate Banana Bread or this low carb Almond Flour Banana Bread.
If you are not a banana fan, the drinks are also great alongside other baked goods such as scones, blondies, brownies, donuts, cookies, or Applesauce Muffins.
Or turn it into a meal, serving with Vegan French Toast or heart healthy oatmeal for an energy rich breakfast or a grilled veggie wrap, sandwich, or Avocado Salad for lunch.
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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies (Toll House copycat)
Chick-fil-A Healthy Peach Milkshake
Frappuccino Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
- Whisk ingredients together. Freeze in shallow containers or an ice cube tray (I used this ice cube tray). Once frozen, pop the blocks out. Thaw until just soft enough for your blender to be able to handle it. Blend until desired slushiness is reached. Add extra sweetener if needed, but do not add ice, because it would dilute the flavor. Feel free to add cocoa, cinnamon, berries, chai, banana, or other flavors if you wish. (More flavor ideas are listed earlier in the post.) And don't forget to leave a review if you try it!View Nutrition Facts
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Oh yum! Frap’s are so refreshing in the heat of the summer! And a healthier version is awesome, because then one can enjoy as many as they like 🙂
I love coffee flavoured stuff– from bread to ice-cream EVERYTHING except coffee itself which my mum doesn’t allow me to drink (she’s afraid I’ll get addicted). But this Frappuccino sounds amazing! I’ve never had anything from Starbucks before can you believe it?! Simply because its expensive actually. They cost the equivalent of 2 regular sized meals in S’pore. I’m so going to try this… when mum’s not around… 😀 Ssshhh
Thank you for emphasizing the importance of not omitting the salt. Most people don’t realize that salt can actually sweeten foods and in the case of cocoa, it removes the bitterness making for a smooth cup 🙂
I love Starbucks coffee but it is pretty high-priced. That’s why I usually only get it when I am on vacation and stuff. Their “Java Chip Frappuccino” is my favorite! Chocolate and coffee is almost as good as chocolate and peanut butter! 😉
Awesome idea and it looks delicious! Starbucks is wonderful for the taste buds but not so wonderful for the wallet or blood sugar levels!
I LOVE them!!! (only get to drink them about once every three or four months) I wish I lived closer to a Starbucks but then again, it makes it easy to stay away when I have to drive 70 miles’ish to get to one….. I LOVE making them at home. I’m going to give this a try when I get back from vacation (where I will probably have one or two of the real deal…)
One of the reasons I’ve stopped drinking Frappauccinos – is the ridiculous amount of sugar in them! I love that you healthified it… I will try it soon because I miss that delicious treat!
You have amazing timing! I was just trying to figure out how to make my own yesterday after craving one for daaays, I’m way too addicted! Have just put the ingredients in the freezer, literally can’t wait to blend it up. Was just wondering what the purpose of the salt is?
A little salt brings out the flavor. I pretty much put a pinch in all my dessert recipes! 🙂
Hi Katy! I love this recipe and will try it tomorrow! But I was wondering what type of milk chocolate you used? (sweetend, unsweetend, bar???) Thanks!
LOL but there’s no chocolate in the recipe ;).
Maybe she means the chocolate drizzled over the top of the frappuccino?
I hope I’m right when I say that, well, I don’t think I’m the only one who doesn’t like coffee… I have met a few others who don’t. Any other commenters out there with me on that?! I have tried it on a couple of occasions, and, honestly, I LOVE the smell of coffee… You’d think that since the senses of smell and taste are linked that I’d like the taste too, but I can’t stand it! I’m a tea-lover, and probably always will be. Love my green tea in all forms (bancha, matcha, genmaicha, sencha…), rooibos, and green tea.
I’ve had the green tea frappucino from Starbucks. That was my one and only Starbucks purchase, and it wasn’t even me buying it, actually. It was also my first and last Starbucks, ever. I’m not the only one that doesn’t like coffee, I think, but I’ll probably be the only one who DOESN’T like Starbucks. I have a longstanding grudge against them for closing down my one favourite ice cream store in Vancouver and taking over the location, despite that ice cream store being extremely profitable and despite the fact that there is another Starbucks RIGHT on the opposite corner of the street, and four more Starbucks within six blocks. Jerks. Hmmph.
Perhaps I will modify your frappuccino recipe and try to make a green tea one… I’m sure this will be super tasty to those that like coffee, though!
Definitely not the only one who doesn’t like Starbucks (and it seems a fairly common sentiment ’round where I live).
Agree on not liking Starbucks. Why pay so much for crappy coffee, when there are locally owned coffee shops that serve much, much better coffee? At least that’s the case where I live. 🙂
So true, and you get to support a local, small business!
I wish we had more local coffee places that had better coffee than Starbucks! I’d love to support local businesses, but for some reason we have a lot of crappy coffee shops, and it makes me leery about going in one b/c I don’t want to risk not liking what I get.
I truly luv Starbucks, but only have it once in while.
You’re definitely not the only one who hates starbucks. I did for the longest time, because being a coffee and chicory drinker from essentially birth, starbucks reminded me of “that crappy free coffee everywhere has,” as my 13-year-old self put it.
I’ve acquired the taste in college, but i still have to drink the sweetest flavors on the menu to balance out that nasty bitterness all starbucks inherently has. Hey! that’s probably why all their drinks have so much sugar, to mask that weird bitterness.
I wish there was a small local coffee shop i could support, but my favorite closed down and nothing else is the same. My favorite “local” shop now is a good 30-45 minute drive from home.
I just use my own frappuccino maker now, and my own concoctions are STILL half the calories of Starbucks’.
I know this thread is a few months old, but I just stumbled across it and thought I’d offer my two cents. I just started working at Starbucks this summer and it’s been a very eye-opening experience! I enjoy the job, mostly because it’s fun to talk to the customers and make all the different kinds of drinks. However, I can’t drink any of the drip coffee; I can swallow the dark roasts if I add a generous amount of coconut milk creamer (haha!), but other than that, I think it all tastes weirdly bitter. What’s interesting, I think, is that Sbux gets their coffee beans from reputable countries (Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil, etc.) as far as coffee crops go, but it still tastes so much worse than other brands that get their beans from the same places! And as for all the sugar-laden superdrinks, even something like a “skinny” vanilla latte is still about 150 calories for a grande (medium size)! It’s a little over-the-top, for sure, but like other people have mentioned, it’s okay to indulge every once in a while. The pastries, though… eek. Don’t even get me started on how unhealthy those are! Fortunately for me (temptation-wise), the only vegan items are the plain and multigrain bagels, so I don’t have to worry about eating anything else in the store. 😉
Oh, and the green tea frappuccinos don’t have any coffee in them. Or they shouldn’t, if they’re made correctly. If you want to try an at-home version, they’re just made with matcha powder, your choice of milk, classic syrup (which is just Simple Syrup — any liquid sweetener would work), Sbux Creme Base (more sweetener, basically), and ice. 🙂
worst coffee EVER!!! Ha! Thought it was just me!
Awesome! Before I was health-conscience, I used to drink one of the grocery store ones each day. I was astounded when the realization hit as to what I was putting into my body. Thanks so much for this as I can indulge without guilt.
I want to be one of your testers! 😀
So excited you can make this without a vita mix! I’ll be getting some instant coffee, and them I’m making this baby ASAP!
Oh yes, when Starbucks introduced vegan frapps, I knew it was bad news for my waistline AND my wallet! So excited to try your version, Miss Katie. An d by the way, the photos look FABULOUS! 🙂
frappuccinos used to be one of my biggest weaknesses! I love coffee, and have a hard time going a day without it. I know it’s not the healthiest of things, but I limit it to one cup a day, and always cut the acid with some soy milk or something. I rarely make my own coffee drinks, though, but I may just have to give this one a try!
Oh yes, I used to LOVE the chocolate brownie Frappuccino at Starbucks. I love your version better 🙂
You are brilliant. Oh and thanks for permission for the occasional Starbucks treat 😛 I kid, I used to love their frappuccinos and switched to the sugar free versions b/c the originals were so sweet. Then I realized they used Splenda which I don’t like to use AT ALL. Thanks for the alternative lady!
Haha! Yes, pre vegan days….one summer, while in NYC, I got hooked on the Mint Choc Chip Frappuccinos (Frappuccini??)!! They were so good. Haven’t had one in a while….I LOVE coffee but try to make at home most of the time.