Make a Starbucks Frappuccino / Cotton Candy Frappuccino, Java Chip Frappuccino & Caramel Frappuccino

I love coffee.  I wish I didn’t.  But, I crave a wonderful cup of coffee in the morning, and don’t really feel awake until I’ve had it.  The only person I know who loves coffee as much as I do is Stephanie!  So she was my first choice to come and help me show you how to make homemade Starbucks Frappuccinos!  

Making these homemade frappuccinos is really easy if you’ve got a good blender.  Apparently Blendtec is the way to go, but I haven’t got one of those to speak personal praises for it, but you will need a blender than can blend up ice into tiny, tiny pieces.  My Kitchen Aid blender managed to do it decently.  

 

All you need for a wonderful frappe is a great strong coffee base (cold espresso is best in my opinion) and a smooth consistency, which is why a good blender is important.  The ice needs to be blended up incredibly small, so you aren’t crunching away on icy bits at the end- unless you like that of course! 

 

Making homemade versions of items bought from giant chain restaurants etc is never going to taste exactly the same as the giant chain version, but I assure you, these would win in a taste test because they taste better than the Starbucks version!  I swear.  On my gold Starbucks card.  I told you I am a coffee fanatic. 

 

I’ve never worked in a Starbucks, so I’ve never seen exactly what goes into their version (I’ve been told on good authority), but the secret to these recipes that I show you is the condensed milk and full fat cream.  Yes, you can definitely substitute out for lower fat milk, and a different sweetener, but if you’re going for the taste of the real frappe, you need not make any substitutions. 

 

If you’re a mocha lover, you’ll love the Java Chip Frappuccino, as the add in is chocolate sauce and chocolate chips.  If you prefer to not have the crunchy bits of chocolate chips in your frappe, add some extra chocolate sauce to make sure you’re getting optimal chocolate flavour!  If you’re a caramel lover, you will love the Caramel Frappuccino.  It’s a cold version of their uber popular Caramel Macchiato, and definitely one of my favourite go-to’s.  The third and final frappuccino Stephanie and I show you how to make is the Cotton Candy Frappuccino, which is only on their secret menu.  It’s basically a vanilla bean milkshake (no coffee) with raspberry and vanilla syrup mixed in for the cotton candy flavouring.  

 

In among these three frappes, you’re bound to find one that you love!  So grab your blender, get some ice and brew some espresso!  

 

Caramel Frappuccino 

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup strong coffee
• 1/2 cup milk/cream
• 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk 
• ice
• 1/3 cup caramel syrup (or to taste)
• whipped cream topping 

Procedure: 

1. Add coffee, milk, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla into a blender. 
2. Add ice to fill the blender half way. 
3. Blend until smooth. 
4. Add caramel syrup and blend until combined. 
5. Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and additional caramel syrup. 
6. Serve immediately.

 

Java Chip Frappuccino 

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup strong coffee
• 1/2 cup milk/cream
• 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk 
• ice
• 1/3 cup chocolate syrup (or to taste)
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips 
• whipped cream topping 

1. Add coffee, milk, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla into a blender. 
2. Add ice to fill the blender half way. 
3. Blend until smooth. 
4. Add chocolate syrup and chocolate chips and blend until combined. 
5. Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and additional chocolate syrup. 
6. Serve immediately.

 

Cotton Candy Frappuccino 

Ingredients:

• ⅔ cup ice
• ⅔ cup milk
• 3 scoops vanilla bean ice cream
• 3 Tablespoons raspberry syrup
• 2 Tablespoons vanilla syrup
• whipped topping, optional

1. Add ice, milk, ice cream into a blender.
2. Blend until smooth. 
3. Add raspberry and vanilla syrups and blend until combined. 
4. Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream
5. Serve immediately.