Before buying a nice espresso machine, my husband and I would go to Starbucks daily sometimes even twice. With the current state of the economy we cannot in good conscience or afford to continue spending $12/daily. Instead we opted to invest in a nice home espresso machine knowing the machine would pay itself off in a few months. And for the record it has. Now we just make our favorite espresso drinks at home. Most mornings I usually drink a hot latte but by afternoon you can find me drinking an iced coffee beverage including my own home version of a Starbucks Frappuccino. Besides saving Instead of giving Starbucks almost $5 for a frappuccino, I feel better knowing I have broken free from the power of the green topless mermaid. Let me tell you right now how much I love making these at home because of the flexibility of controlling the amount of sugar, type of milk(s), and flavoring (therefore calories) to cater to whatever it is I’m craving. It is my own personal opinion that these homemade iced coffee blended drinks are just as good as the local mermaid-cafe if not better. As an added bonus, it only take less than 2 minutes from start to finish. So if you find yourself trying to save some money (and who isn’t?) but love frappuccinos may I present to you my version of this beloved favorite.
Alice’s home version of Starbucks Frappuccino Recipe
Ingredients:
1.5 cups of crushed iced
2-1 ounce shots of espresso *read below using coffee as a substitute
3/4 cup of milk
3 tbl. of sugar (more or less depending on preference)
*optional whipped cream in a can or freshly made and chocolate syrup
*If you don’t have an espresso machine, use 3/4 cup of double strength (strong) coffee mixed with 1/2 cup of milk and increased crushed iced amount by 1/4 cup.
Directions:
Blend all the ingredients except the whipped cream in a blender for 30-45 seconds. Pour into a tall glass and top off with whipped cream and garnish with chocolate syrup. Best served with a straw. Enjoy!
Alice’s home version of Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino Recipe
*Prepare everything the same as a regular Frappuccino (recipe above) except reduce sugar to 2 tbl. and add 2 tbl. of chocolate syrup. Enjoy!
**Other Variations**
*Use splenda, flavored coffee syrups, or flavored coffee creamers for a portion of the milk. For a richer beverage, use half and half, or heavy cream for a portion of the milk.
**Disclaimer: This is not Starbuck’s actual proprietary recipe. This is my own version copycat clone frappuccino recipe of it. This recipe is for a blended icy coffee frappe / beverage similar to but not the same as Starbucks.
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Apparently I’m the only person in the US who doesn’t live near a Starbucks, so being able to make one of these made my day!
How much do the espresso machines cost?? I want!
Substitute 2 shots of Starbucks Coffee Liqueur, half-and-half and chocolate syrup to the top and you’ve got yourself your own little Gulf Oil Spill to clean up.
Great recipe…..for those of us who may be on high protein diets…I used soymilk instead of reg milk and I used splenda instead of sugar and I added a scoop of unflavored whey protein… this made my favorite frozen coffee drink into a healthy snack. aprox grams of protein 20 and low calories. As great as going to Starbucks and and as healthy as a smoothie!!!!
When using coffee, would you brew up a pot and them let it cool before you use it? And how long is cooled brewed coffee good for?
I’m excited to try this because I definitely spend like ALL my money on starbucks… Ha.
I substituted Coffee-mate Belgian chocolate toffee creamer for the milk and used extra strong chocolate coffee and Splenda. It turned out great.
Thanks for the original recipe off of which to work. I’ll probably try other variations as well.
I love using flavored coffee creamers in my fraps too!
Hello guys thanks for this amazing recipe but if I may ask a few questions;) How could I use espresso ground powdrer to make an espresso cup? Do I need an espresso machine or Can I just use semi boiling water for 20-30 seconds? Forgive my lack of experience;)
Hi there. You can use espresso powder if it’s dissolvable. Just reduce the ice by 3-4 tablespoons. Hope this helps.
When I made it i took a sip, then before i knew it the cup was empty.
Great recipe! I made the mocha frappucino with strong ground coffee and it turned out awesome! Thank you for the recipe!
Milk doesn’t have a high enough fat content to hold everything together-this is why your drink will separate if you let it stand for more than a few minutes. Use ice cream or an ice cream base as your dairy product. Even heavy whipping cream would do better. Besides using espresso you can either use a ice coffee concentrate (it can be purchased at most grocery stores or you can buy a toddy system which makes and excellent ice coffee). By using an ice coffee concentrate, your beverage will be smoother and not have that bite that most espresso shots tend to give off.
What is a good home espresso machine? I don’t even make coffee, but I am starting to like the taste.
I agree Spencer. I just made one and am enjoying it right now made with heavey whipping cream. I had never bought heavey whipping cream before but I was checking some recipes online that called for it and I must say that it really thickens it up and there is no need for sugar that way either. I used Nestle Hot Cocoa mix also. Make sure you use cubed ice in your blender that way you dont have to worry about the coffee being hot. The cubed ice also takes longer to blend so by the time you are done the heavey whipping cream is thick, the drink is cold and it tatses really yummy!
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