You may remember that I have two teen boys. Recently they both told me they like coffee. But not MY coffee. They like Starbucks coffee. Hmmmm. I don’t drink Starbucks coffee often because I find it really strong. And my kids think the coffee I drink has too much of a coffee taste. So, initially I was confused.
At the grocery store, my son pointed out what they like from Starbucks. Their Frappuccino.
I was at Costco the other day and the case of Starbucks Frappuccino was on sale. Being the wonderful Mom I am, I bought some. I brought it home and I tasted it.
Seriously, it tastes like chocolate milk with a hint of coffee. A tiny hint of coffee. And, do you know how expensive buying Frappuccinos would be on a regular basis??
I tasted again and thought I could easily figure out how to make something very similar. And, then I looked on the ingredient list of the Starbucks Frappuccino bottle. I knew I was on the right track. My first attempt was good (to me!). But the kids thought it tasted too much like coffee. My second attempt was given the thumbs up. And shared with friends. And the friends also liked it.
Let me share my super technical, complicated recipe.
1 12 oz mason jar with a lid
4 oz coffee (cold)
8 oz 1% chocolate milk
1 TBS Hershey chocolate syrup.
Stir well. Yup. That’s it. Soooo much cheaper than what you can buy in the store. And, I have everything at home! Now honestly, my version is just a touch less sweet. I could add more chocolate syrup and then it would be as sweet. But, I won’t. And, I plan on slowly starting to decrease the chocolate syrup.
The 12 oz mason jar with the lid makes this just as portable as the Frappuccino bottle. And, if your kids like it frothy, that’s easy. Make sure the lid is on tight and give it a good shake. Yup. Thats all. Take off the lid and then you have bubbles. I’ve been a mom for a few years now. I can uncomplicated a lot of things!
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I use my regular coffee maker. I’ll confess, I don’t like my coffee super strong. But, a previous reader suggested adding a scoop or two of extra coffee to make it taste more like espresso. This isn’t a tough or expensive recipe to try. I’d encourage you to try it and by all means, alter it to your taste!
Hmmmm. I mean Yummmm. Thanks for the tip to add the extra coffee!
I haven’t had it often enough to figure out the flavors. But, I’ll keep this in mind for a future blog post! Thanks.
I like the Carmel frappe haw would you make this
I luv luv Starbucks I’ve been making this for years..The secret is adding an extra scoop of coffee to get that espresso taste
I like mine really strong, I always get a double or triple shot. Do I need a special coffee maker?
Tastey, but I don’t think it tastes anything like Starbucks Frappuccinos.
You could also make your own chocolate syrup, and add any milk to your likeing. ( Cow’s milk, almond, soy, coconut, rice, etc). My teenagers do this daily. 🙂
You could reuse the Starbucks glass bottles too.
This is most excellent and so easy to make…I made it with decaf Peets Major Dikason blend and made it very strong…your recipe tastes so much like what starbucks puts in the bottle…I think it is funny that your kids like coffee that doesnt taste too much like coffee…this is a wonderful recipe…thanks for sharing this
I made it with caramel ice coffee and it turned out amazing
very cool