How to make a Coffee Frappuccino Drinks at Home?
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Frappuccino coffee is a Starbucks Company trademark, but that doesn’t limit you from trying your recipe at home. There are varieties of Frappuccinos, and you can make any depending on your taste. It is made of various ingredients among them cream, bananas, and strawberries. All the ingredients are easily available either in your kitchen or in the market.
Coffee Frappuccino can be very addictive leading to using a lot of money buying it daily. Instead of always going to Starbucks, why not learn to make it at home? The recipe is easy to make, takes approximately ten minutes and you can use ingredients in your kitchen.
Coffee Frappuccino Ingredients
- The ingredients to make this delicious coffee are readily available in your kitchen. You will need;
Light Frappuccino Syrup (Water, Fructose Sugar, Natural Flavors, Milk, Ice, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Potassium sobate, Salt, Carrageenan, Rebaudioside (natural stevia sweetener) Maltodextrin) - Coffee
Making Coffee Frappuccino Procedure Breakdown
The Coffee
Actual coffee is usually the most prominent ingredient while making the drink. Coffee Frappuccino is made of a unique blend powdered coffee formulated for use in cold. Normally, the frap roast coffee is strong and doesn’t taste great. The flavor, however, changes once it’s mixed with the other frappuccino ingredients.
In case you don’t have the frap roast coffee, you can substitute it with espresso shots. Also, frap roast has no decaf version leaving you with the decaf espresso to make a decaf-based Frappuccino coffee. Since frappuccino is meant for cold while espresso is meant for hot, substituting the two changes the taste and consistency of the final drink.
The Milk
The milk is the other primary ingredient in making frappuccino coffee. There is no limit to whether you want to use the whole limit or skimmed milk. Unlike in other drinks that milk choice affects the drink taste, Frappuccino doesn’t change. In most cases, baristas will use whole milk unless you request otherwise.
If you like your drink less creamy, you can use the skimmed milk. To get smoothest and most iced frappuccino coffee, consider using substituting your whole milk with heavy cream. If you are allergic to dairy products, consider substituting the whole milk with soy milk. Although soy milk is different from dairy milk, the vanilla taste enhances some Frappuccinos.
Consider trying different types of milk if you are working on cutting down calories. Various types of milk change the coffee consistency a little, but that doesn’t change the flavor.
The Ice
Ice is another essential ingredient used in frappuccino. The amount of ice used can change your entire experience of the beverage. You should add ice depending on the amount of coffee you are making. Also, the amount of ice determines whether you will get a thinner or thicker coffee.
The Base
Starbucks usually uses a line of syrups to make the frappuccino thick and sweet. You too need to add these sugars to achieve Starbucks regular Frappuccino coffee. There are usually two types of bases used in making this kind of coffee, the light, and the regular base.
The light base is sugar-free and sweetened using Splenda. It is the best syrup to use if you are working on cutting calories. However, you should be ready to get an entirely different beverage as when you use the regular base.
Regular base, on the other hand, is sugary and tastes like maple syrup. To minimize the amount of sugar in your frappuccino coffee while using this type of syrup, consider reducing the amount of syrup. Reducing the regular syrup will alter the drink texture making it less smooth and also lessen the amount of sugar.
Flavors
To make a unique and flavorful frappuccino, you need to add various flavors. Some of the syrups and flavors that you might consider include:
- Cinnamon Dolce
- Caramel
- Vanilla
- Gingerbread (seasonal)
- Raspberry
- Hazelnut
- Toffee nut
- Pumpkin spice
- White mocha
- Mocha
- Peppermint
- Peach
- Blackberry
- Teavana Oprah Chai
- Dark caramel sauce
- Java chips
- Vanilla bean powder
Some of these flavors are seasonal and sugar-free, and you choose to depend on your taste.
The Process
Once you ensure all your ingredients are ready, it is time to mix them and make the frappuccino coffee/.
To make one cup you will need;
Two shots of chilled espresso or 80ml strongly brewed coffee
1 cup of large ice cubes
Two tablespoons of chocolate syrup
Whipped cream chocolate syrup
Instructions
Add chilled espresso and ice cubes in a blender.
Add half cup milk; you can choose the type of milk you want including soy milk, low-fat or full-fat milk.
To the mixture, add one tablespoon of granulated sugar and two tablespoons of chocolate syrups
Blend the mixture for about 30 seconds or until the mixture becomes smooth.
Benefits of Drinking Frappuccino Coffee
Taking all the trouble to make frappuccino is not in vain as the coffee has lots of benefits. These Frappuccinos are made of nutritious ingredients. If you take a 16 ounce serving of a whip cream frappuccino made with milk gives you 3 grams of protein, 230 calories, 95mg caffeine, 1 gram saturated fat, 50 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of total fat.
Types of Frappuccinos
Some of the Frappuccino blends that you might consider making include:
- Crème-this blend is made using any sauce including chai vanilla, almond, and peppermint. The menu for this kind of frappuccino includes caramel crème, chocolate crème frappuccino, vanilla beans and strawberries.
- Vegan- this frappuccino blend is made of soy milk. Although it has only been in the market for a short time, it has become very popular.
- Decaffeinated- decaffeinated Frappuccinos are made of shots of espresso instead of using Frappuccino roast coffee.
Frappuccino can also be modified depending on your requirements. These modifications can be made using chocolate chips, flavored syrups, espresso shots, and flavored ice among other ingredients. While making your Frappuccino coffee, ensure you use the right amount of ice so as to get the desired flavor and thickness. Enjoy your drink.
