Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappuccino Recipe
Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 18,887 stores in 55 countries, including over 12,500 in the United States, over 1,200 in Canada and over 700 in the United Kingdom. They are now located in several Disney theme parks and entertainment complexes. Starbucks sell a variety of products, including brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, cold coffee or espresso-based drinks, coffee beans, salads, hot and cold sandwiches, pastries, snacks and items such as mugs and tumblers.
Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappuccino
Vanilla Frappuccino
* This is not an official Starbucks recipe but rather a very close replication.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond milk
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 vanilla bean or 1 tbsp vanilla paste
- 1 tsp vanilla (omit if using vanilla paste)
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Scrape the vanilla bean into the cup of milk (or add vanilla paste).
- Whisk in remaining ingredients. Sugar need not dissolve 100%.
- Freeze 1/2 cup of the mixture in a silicon ice cube tray.
- Cover the remaining 1/2 cup and chill until the ice cubes are ready.
- Use a single serve blender (or a mason jar and a standard blender) and blend the ice cubes and remaining almond milk mixture until smooth.
- Add 1-2 tsp milk as needed to make the drink thinner.
- Serve immediately.
The Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappuccino is one of their most popular drinks and is a rich and creamy blend of vanilla bean, milk and ice topped with whipped cream. The drink is different from most Starbucks’ beverages in that it doesn’t contain coffee. The frappuccino beverage category is generally described as an iced coffee drink, but the vanilla bean blend contains only milk, vanilla bean and ice. Making a Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappuccino at home is easy and less costly than purchasing the drink from Starbucks. The ingredients are simple and are available at most grocery stores.
