The Best 3-Ingredient Copycat is Starbucks.
It's hard to not stop in for a drink at Starbucks.The drink is light enough that we don't feel guilty about drinking it in the morning.It's weird to think that it is one of our favorite drinks at the coffee shop.Starbucks probably didn't know that blended coffee, milk, and ice would turn into over 36,000 different combinations when it launched Frappuccinos in 1995.We love Starbucks, but we can't get enough of this original classic.Is it possible to recreate this magic at home?After learning that Starbucks can make frozen Frappuccinos, we decided to make our own.It's possible to make a replica, but it won't be any better than the original.
It's hard to not stop in for a drink at Starbucks.The drink is light enough that we don't feel guilty about drinking it in the morning.It's weird to think that it is one of our favorite drinks at the coffee shop.Starbucks probably didn't know that blended coffee, milk, and ice would turn into over 36,000 different combinations when it launched Frappuccinos in 1995.
We love Starbucks, but we can't get enough of this original classic.Is it possible to recreate this magic at home?After learning that Starbucks can make frozen Frappuccinos, we decided to make our own.It's possible to make a replica, but it won't be any better than the original.
It wasn't hard to determine the ingredients used in the original recipe because we've all peeked in to watch the Starbucks employee.It's easy to find ice, milk, creme Frappuccino syrup, whipped cream, and vanilla bean powder on Starbucks website.The chart shows how many scoops and pumps to use for each drink.Starbucks' proprietary creme Frappuccino syrup is impossible to source for a homemade 3-ingredient recipe.According to a Starbucks barista, it's the base for their blended drinks because of it.When we looked at the ingredients list for this product, we found xanthan gum, a fiber that makes liquid into a solution.It is part of what makes your Frappuccinos thick and luscious.We took a shortcut instead of trying to recreate the syrup.The Starbucks Vanilla bean crme Frappuccino is made with ice and ice cream.If your ice cream doesn't have enough flavor, you can add a splash of extract.It looks and tastes like the real deal if you top it off with whipped cream.scroll down to the directions portion of the article for a full list of ingredients.
It wasn't hard to determine the ingredients used in the original recipe because we've all peeked in to watch the Starbucks employee.It's easy to find ice, milk, creme Frappuccino syrup, whipped cream, and vanilla bean powder on Starbucks website.The chart shows how many scoops and pumps to use for each drink.
Starbucks' proprietary creme Frappuccino syrup is impossible to source for a homemade 3-ingredient recipe.According to a Starbucks barista, it's the base for their blended drinks because of it.When we looked at the ingredients list for this product, we found xanthan gum, a fiber that makes liquid into a solution.It is part of what makes your Frappuccinos thick and luscious.
We took a shortcut instead of trying to recreate the syrup.The Starbucks Vanilla bean crme Frappuccino is made with ice and ice cream.If your ice cream doesn't have enough flavor, you can add a splash of extract.It looks and tastes like the real deal if you top it off with whipped cream.
scroll down to the directions portion of the article for a full list of ingredients.
We are taking a short cut by using melted ice cream for this recipe.The base of this drink is ice and milk, but the ingredients in the syrup and powder give it its flavor.Replacing regular white sugar with something else didn't work.The test batches made with ice, milk, sugar, and vanilla extract were over the three-ingredient limit and had an unpleasantly grimy texture.We decided to eat ice cream.The base of ice cream is a mixture of milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.There is a benefit to having ice cream with extract or bean pieces.melted ice cream knocked out three ingredients from our list.We were able to add whipped cream to our list and make a 3-ingredient Starbucks Frappuccino.
We are taking a short cut by using melted ice cream for this recipe.The base of this drink is ice and milk, but the ingredients in the syrup and powder give it its flavor.Replacing regular white sugar with something else didn't work.The test batches made with ice, milk, sugar, and vanilla extract were over the three-ingredient limit and had an unpleasantly grimy texture.
We decided to eat ice cream.The base of ice cream is a mixture of milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.There is a benefit to having ice cream with extract or bean pieces.melted ice cream knocked out three ingredients from our list.We were able to add whipped cream to our list and make a 3-ingredient Starbucks Frappuccino.
Just any old blender won't work in a Starbucks recipe.The ice needs a high-powered blender to break it down.If you don't, you'll end up with a Frappuccino.You don't need expensive, high-tech, commercial-grade blenders like the ones Starbucks uses.There are several high-powered blenders for home use.All of the for- home-use Vitamix models are pretty expensive.When New York Magazine interviewed smoothie pros, they all agreed that Vitamix is the way to go.It is described as giving blended drinks "the fluffiest mouthfeel that no other blender can" and being able to break down frozen foods and nuts into creamy purees.Never fear if you can't afford a fancy blender.Most bullet and smoothie blenders will get the job done.You're looking for a powerful blender that can turn ice into a smooth drink.
Just any old blender won't work in a Starbucks recipe.The ice needs a high-powered blender to break it down.If you don't, you'll end up with a Frappuccino.You don't need expensive, high-tech, commercial-grade blenders like the ones Starbucks uses.
There are several high-powered blenders for home use.All of the for- home-use Vitamix models are pretty expensive.When New York Magazine interviewed smoothie pros, they all agreed that Vitamix is the way to go.It is described as giving blended drinks "the fluffiest mouthfeel that no other blender can" and being able to break down frozen foods and nuts into creamy purees.
Never fear if you can't afford a fancy blender.Most bullet and smoothie blenders will get the job done.You're looking for a powerful blender that can turn ice into a smooth drink.
melt the ice cream is the only step needed to make our copycat Starbucks recipe.The drink's texture was a little too milkshake-like when we put it into the blender.You don't want it to be hot because it will make the drink too watery.If you're using the microwave, it's best to melt it gently.Allow it to sit on the counter for 10 minutes or thaw it in the refrigerator for an hour.This drink is easy to make.Add the ice cream and ice to the blender.If you can't find an ice cream that's forward enough, add the optional extract to the blender.There are no visible chunks of ice when you blend the ingredients on high.The Frappuccino should be poured into a cup and topped with whip cream.You should drink it in one sitting.Frappuccinos are hard to refreeze because they contain all the water from the ice.This recipe makes a single 12-ounce serving.
melt the ice cream is the only step needed to make our copycat Starbucks recipe.The drink's texture was a little too milkshake-like when we put it into the blender.You don't want it to be hot because it will make the drink too watery.If you're using the microwave, it's best to melt it gently.Allow it to sit on the counter for 10 minutes or thaw it in the refrigerator for an hour.
This drink is easy to make.Add the ice cream and ice to the blender.If you can't find an ice cream that's forward enough, add the optional extract to the blender.There are no visible chunks of ice when you blend the ingredients on high.The Frappuccino should be poured into a cup and topped with whip cream.
You should drink it in one sitting.Frappuccinos are hard to refreeze because they contain all the water from the ice.This recipe makes a single 12-ounce serving.
This recipe can be used as a base recipe to make any number of Starbucks' creme Frappuccinos.If you want to make a strawberry Frappuccino, simply add strawberry puree to the blender.The Chai crme Frappuccino is as easy to make as mixing in Chai concentrate and topping the whipped cream with cinnamon.Adding chocolate sauce, chocolate chips, and crumbled chocolate cookies will make a Chocolate Cookie Crumble.To make the caramel ribbon crunch crme Frappuccino, blend caramel sauce into the base.The coffee-flavored drinks are a bit different so this recipe won't work there.Coffee Frappuccino Syrup is used by Starbucks to make these drinks, and it has a strong bitter flavor.The ice cream base would make a drink that was too sweet.
This recipe can be used as a base recipe to make any number of Starbucks' creme Frappuccinos.If you want to make a strawberry Frappuccino, simply add strawberry puree to the blender.The Chai crme Frappuccino is as easy to make as mixing in Chai concentrate and topping the whipped cream with cinnamon.Adding chocolate sauce, chocolate chips, and crumbled chocolate cookies will make a Chocolate Cookie Crumble.To make the caramel ribbon crunch crme Frappuccino, blend caramel sauce into the base.