Starbucks Iced White Chocolate Mocha Copycat Recipe

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Espresso, white chocolate sauce, and milk are shaken with ice to make this delicious Iced White Chocolate Mocha drink, just like the one at Starbucks. See how quick and easy this drink is to make, including the fluffy homemade whipped cream!

Iced White Chocolate Mocha drinks in cups with whipped cream.

Starbucks Iced White Chocolate Mocha

Starbucks Iced White Chocolate Mocha (shortened to Iced White Mocha) is a cold coffee drink made with espresso, white chocolate sauce, milk, and ice.

It’s topped off with whipped cream.

Mocha is a latte sweetened and flavored with chocolate. A white chocolate mocha is a latte sweetened and flavored with white chocolate.

Recipe Highlights

  • This copycat recreates the Starbucks drink following their recipe. This beverage makes a grande (16 ounce) Iced White Chocolate Mocha.
  • To make this drink at home, you’ll need an espresso machine or a Nespresso.
  • Homemade whipped cream is made in seconds using my trick of whisking heavy cream with a handheld milk frother.

RELATED: TikTok Iced White Mocha Copycat

Ingredient Notes

Iced White Chocolate Mocha ingredients.
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Step-by-Step Instructions

Four photo collage showing steps to make an Iced White Mocha.

For full ingredients and instructions, scroll down to the recipe.

  1. Whisk heavy cream and vanilla syrup to make whipped cream. Set aside.
    Use a handheld milk frother to make whipped cream in seconds.
  2. Put white chocolate sauce, espresso, and milk into a cocktail shaker. Shake.
    Use 2 Nespresso espresso pods or pull 2 shots from an espresso machine. If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, use a jar with a tight lid.
  3. Pour drink into a cup. Add ice.
  4. Top with whipped cream.
    Use a spoon to add the whipped cream on top of the drink.

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Using a Nespresso

Espresso is in an Iced White Mocha and the easiest way to make espresso at home is in a Nespresso.

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1 shot of espresso = 1 Nespresso espresso capsule

In this grande sized drink, there are 2 shots of espresso, which means you’ll need 2 Nespresso espresso capsules or 1 double espresso capsule.

You can use any of your favorite Nespresso espresso capsules or Starbucks for Nespresso capsules.

Starbucks and Nespresso partnered to create a Starbucks line of capsules and there are 3 espresso capsules: Starbucks Espresso Roast, Decaf Espresso Roast, or Blonde Espresso Roast.

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Expert Tips

  • Instant coffee can be used if you don’t have espresso. Combine 1 tablespoon of instant coffee and ¼ cup hot water to replace the 2 shots of espresso in the recipe.
  • If you don’t have white chocolate sauce, replace it with sweetened condensed milk.
  • The whipped cream is flavored with vanilla but if you don’t have vanilla syrup, you can sweeten the heavy cream with 2 teaspoons of sugar.

Questions You May Have

What’s in Starbucks iced White Chocolate Mocha?

Ice, 2% milk, white chocolate mocha sauce, espresso, and whipped cream made with vanilla and sugar. A grande has 2 shots of espresso and 4 pumps of white chocolate mocha sauce.

How can I customize this drink?

The TikTok Starbucks secret menu Iced White Mocha with Sweet Cream Foam is a customized Iced White Chocolate Mocha. Add vanilla sweet cream foam or add a pump or two of caramel sauce.

Can I buy Starbucks white chocolate sauce?

You can’t buy Starbucks white chocolate sauce, but you may be able to purchase Fontana brand sauces (same sauce many claim that Starbucks uses) on Amazon or Ebay. But, be warned that they may be expired and overpriced.

Iced White Chocolate Mocha in a cup with whipped cream.

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Starbucks Iced White Chocolate Mocha Copycat

Author: Jee Choe
Espresso, white chocolate sauce, and milk are shaken with ice to make this delicious Iced White Chocolate Mocha drink, just like the one at Starbucks.
4.9 from 27 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Yield1 serving (16 ounces)

INGREDIENTS
 

Iced White Chocolate Mocha

  • 2 shots of espresso (2 Nespresso espresso capsules)
  • 3 tablespoons white chocolate sauce
  • ½ cup 2% milk
  • 1 cup ice

Whipped Cream

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Whisk heavy cream and vanilla syrup to make whipped cream. Set aside.
    Use a handheld milk frother to make whipped cream in seconds.
  • Put white chocolate sauce, espresso, and milk into a cocktail shaker. Shake 10 times.
    Use 2 Nespresso espresso pods or pull 2 shots from an espresso machine. If you don't have a cocktail shaker, use a jar with a tight lid.
  • Pour drink into a cup. Add ice.
  • Top with whipped cream.
    Use a spoon to add the whipped cream on top of the drink.

NOTES

  • Starbucks uses 2% milk to make their Iced White Mochas, but you can use any milk you like.
  • Instant coffee can be used if you don’t have espresso. Combine 1 tablespoon of instant coffee and ¼ cup hot water to replace the 2 shots of espresso in the recipe.
  • If you don’t have white chocolate sauce, replace it with sweetened condensed milk.
  • The whipped cream is flavored with vanilla but if you don’t have vanilla syrup, you can sweeten the heavy cream with 2 teaspoons of sugar.

Using A Nespresso Machine

 
  • To make a 16 ounce (grande) Starbucks drink, you’ll need 2 Nespresso espresso or ristretto capsules. You can also use 1 Vertuo double espresso.
  • With the Vertuo machine capsules, only use espresso capsules and not the coffee capsules that make 7.77 ounces.
  • Recommended Nespresso capsules to make Starbucks drinks at home:
    Starbucks Blonde Espresso Roast
    Nespresso Vertuo capsules
    Nespresso Original capsules

NUTRITION

Calories: 511 | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 178mg | Potassium: 447mg | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 1155IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 360mg | Iron: 1mg
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3 thoughts on “Starbucks Iced White Chocolate Mocha Copycat Recipe”

  1. 5 stars
    Almost identical to Starbucks! I used Torani white chocolate sauce and it was great! I just wish I had taken the “shake ten times” more seriously because the first one exploded all over my kitchen from the pressure in the shaker😅 SHAKE ONLY TEN TIMES, NOT A SUGGESTION!

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