With the Frappuccino, the American coffee house Starbucks has succeeded in creating a real cult drink. We’ll show you that you don’t necessarily have to go to one of the branches to enjoy iced coffee, you can easily prepare it yourself.

Frappuccino – what is that?

A frappuccino is an iced coffee variation that consists of the basic ingredients espresso, milk, cream and ice cubes. The taste of the Frappuccino can be changed with different additions such as caramel or chocolate sauce.

The term is a proprietary creation of the American coffee house Starbucks and is made up of the words frappé and cappuccino. Other coffee houses sell the same mixed drink as a frappé. The original frappé is actually a Greek national drink made from instant coffee and ice cubes. Starbucks has been selling the Frappuccino in a variety of flavors since 1995. The smallest variant costs a little more than four euros.

How do you make a frappuccino?

You don’t have to go to any Starbucks to enjoy a Frappuccino. You can get all the ingredients for this in the supermarket. It only takes about five minutes to prepare. Of course also as a vegan version.

Ingredients needed for two glasses (about 0.4 l):
About 20 ice cubes
A double espresso
150ml milk (as a vegan alternative, oat milk is the best option)
A tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder
Approx. 100 ml whipped cream for the topping (alternative: “plant-based whipped cream”)
Optional: chocolate, caramel or vanilla syrup

Step 1: Prepare espresso

Whether with a fully automatic or an espresso machine, that’s up to you. To start, you’ll need a double espresso, ideally made from a strong bean. Then let it cool down for about three minutes. If you do not have a portafilter, strong filter coffee, e.g. from the espresso maker, will also work.

Step 2: Whip the cream

You need about 100 ml of cream for two glasses of Frappuccino. Pour the liquid cream into a tall container and whip until stiff with a hand mixer. Alternatively, you can of course also use spray cream and dose as you wish. By the way: There is now also vegan cream for whipping, with which the whole thing works just as well. These versions are mostly based on soy, oats or coconut.

Step 3: Mix espresso and milk

Put the cooled espresso with the milk or milk alternative in a blender and mix both ingredients. If you don’t have a mixer handy, you can use a whisk or spoon.

Step 4: Add ice cubes

Add the ice cubes to the blender and blend again. The ice cubes are processed into crushed ice, i.e. very fine ice cubes, by the scissors of the mixer. You can of course also buy crushed ice directly if you don’t have a mixer. You can usually find crushed ice in the frozen section of the supermarket.

Step 5: Pour into the glass

Prepare two glasses, each holding at least 0.4 l. Now carefully pour in the mixture.

Step 6: Topping

After filling the glass, use a spoon to spoon the whipped cream on top. You can pimp up your Frappuccino with different toppings. For example, with syrup or for even more refinement, fruit, small biscuits or chocolate sprinkles are suitable.

How many calories does a Frappuccino have?

The sweet drink sounds like a real calorie bomb. However, since the frappuccino consists almost half of ice cube water, the number of calories is still within limits. 100 ml contains about 62 kcal. With a drink of 400 ml you consume 248 kcal. For comparison: A black coffee contains zero calories, a cappuccino with around 180 ml and whole milk around 82 kcal.