Make this Starbucks caramel frappe in five minutes, for pennies with healthier ingredients that are protein-packed and refined sugar free. A homemade frappuccino for kids and adults.
How to make a Starbucks caramel frappe that is both nutritious and delectable, easy to prepare, and made with only a few ingredients. This healthier caramel frappuccino is as easy to make as my Starbucks pumpkin spice latte.
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Why You'll Love This Frappe
1. It's only 3 base ingredients and they are less expensive than buying a McDonald's frappe or a Starbuck's caramel frappuccino.
2. It only takes a few minutes to make and you can double or triple the recipe easily depending on how many you need to serve.
Ingredients
1. Milk. I used dairy free almond milk, and I froze some into frozen milk ice cubes.
2. Dates or maple syrup. I use dates but maple syrup works too. Use dates alone or blended into a date paste.
3. Nut butter. I used peanut butter.
4. Chocolate syrup or brewed coffee. You can use homemade or store bought chocolate syrup. Coffee is optional but leave it off if you want to make a caramel frappuccino without coffee or caffeine.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Steps to Make Caramel Frappe
You can grab the detailed recipe in the bottom of this post, along with a video. Here is a general review of the steps.
Start by gathering or preparing the ingredients.
1. Freeze milk into ice cubes.
2. Blend the milk cubes, dates or maple syrup, peanut butter until smooth. Add a bit more milk if the mixture needs it to blend.
3. Decorate sides of glass with date syrup or maple syrup lashings.
4. Store the frappe in a sealed container in the fridge for about 2 days.
Tips & Substitutions
1. Use any milk you choose, I used oat milk.
2. Top your milk with spices or whipped cream or both. I whipped up coconut cream from a can with a few tablespoons of powdered sugar.
FAQS
A Starbucks frappuccino is made of coffee, milk, and ice. This healthier caramel frappuccino is made of chocolate, nut butter, milk and dates.
Yes, this frappuccino does not have coffee and has melted chocolate instead.
A caramel frappe is a blended ice drink served with whipped cream topping and made with milk, caramel, chocolate or coffee and ice. Commercial versions are available at McDonald's and as well as the famous commercial Frappuccino, an iced cappuccino-based milkshake made famous by Starbucks.
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📖 Recipe
Starbucks Caramel Frappe
Ingredients
Instructions
Prep
- Freeze a creamy milk into ice cubes, I used oat milk but almond or coconut milk is also creamy
- If using dates, drop them in just-boiled water for 5 minutes before pitting them.
Make Caramel Frappe
- Place the milk cubes, dates or maple syrup and nut butter in a blender and process until smooth.2 cups dairy free milk, 3 frozen milk ice cubes, 3 dates or 2 tablespoon of maple syrup, 1 tablespoon nut butter, 3 tablespoon chocolate syrup
- Decorate sides of glass with maple syrup or date syrup lashings, maybe a bit of whipped cream, and add chocolate to the bottom. Fill with the frappe mixture.
- Top with whipped cream and a drizzle of syrup.
- Store the frappe in a sealed container in the fridge for about 2 days. Or freeze in ice cube trays, Add a few cubes to a glass the night before, refrigerate and stir up the next day.
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