If you love strawberries, you’re going to love this caffeine-free, frozen drink that blends strawberry syrup, milk, and ice together to make a delicious berry treat. See how easy it is to recreate this Starbucks Strawberry Crème Frappuccino at home, including the whipped cream!
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Recipe Highlights
- Strawberry Crème Frappuccino is a Starbucks frozen strawberry milk made in a blender. The drink is topped with vanilla flavored whipped cream.
- There’s no coffee or caffeine in this drink, so it’s a popular drink for kids, like the Vanilla Bean Frappuccino.
- The secret to Starbucks Frappuccinos is the Frappuccino base syrup that turns an icy drink into a smooth, creamy one. Every Starbucks Frappuccino is made with the Frappuccino base syrup.
- This Starbucks copycat drink is made using six ingredients, including a homemade Frappuccino base syrup, and it makes a grande size (16 ounces) drink.
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Ingredient Notes
- Homemade Frappuccino base syrup: To make smooth Frappuccinos, you need this base syrup that’s made with sugar, water, and xanthan gum (a thickener). Make it ahead of time to use whenever you want to make Frappuccinos. It’s a game changer.
- Strawberry syrup: This is where the strawberry flavoring comes from. I find the syrups made with real sugar, instead of high fructose corn syrup, taste better and less artificial.
- Milk: Whole milk is what Starbucks uses to make their Frappuccinos but you can use any milk you like.
- Heavy cream: This is used to make the whipped cream.
- Vanilla syrup: Use store-bought or homemade vanilla syrup to sweeten and flavor the whipped cream.
- Ice: Make ice using filtered water if possible for a better tasting Frappuccino.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
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Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Whisk heavy cream and vanilla syrup to make whipped cream. Set aside.
A handheld milk frother makes whipped cream in seconds.
Step 2: Blend strawberry syrup, milk, ice, and homemade Frappuccino base syrup until smooth. Start the blender on low, then turn it up high. Use a tamper tool to make sure the ice gets blended evenly.
Step 3: Add strawberry syrup to the bottom of a cup. Pour in Frappuccino.
Step 4: Top drink with whipped cream.
Expert Tips
- Don’t add ice into the blender first since you won’t get an efficient blend. Add ingredients into the blender as it’s in the recipe.
- If you don’t want to use the homemade Frappuccino base syrup, replace it with just simple syrup to sweeten the drink. Not adding the Frappuccino base syrup will make the texture of your drink icy, and the strawberry milk will separate from the ice quickly.
- Use a handheld milk frother to make homemade whipped cream quickly and easily. The longer you froth, the thicker the whipped cream will get. To get shiny, luscious whipped cream, froth until you get soft peaks, which should take about 30 seconds.
- Instead of vanilla whipped cream, you can make it strawberry flavored whipped cream by using strawberry syrup instead of vanilla syrup.
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Questions You May Have
Ice, whole milk, Creme Frappuccino syrup, Strawberry Puree sauce, and Classic syrup are blended together then the drink is topped off with vanilla whipped cream.
Starbucks doesn’t sell their Frappuccino base syrup, but you can find it on Amazon and Ebay.
Instead of the strawberry syrup at the bottom of the cup, replace it with chocolate syrup or caramel to add more flavor dimensions. Or add a pump or two of white chocolate syrup to the blender if you like drinks sweeter.
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Starbucks Strawberry Frappuccino Copycat
INGREDIENTS
Strawberry Frappuccino
- 3 tablespoons strawberry syrup + 1 tablespoon to add to bottom of the cup
- ⅔ cup whole milk
- 1 cup ice
- 3 tablespoons homemade Frappuccino base syrup
Vanilla Whipped Cream
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup
INSTRUCTIONS
- Whisk heavy cream and vanilla syrup to make whipped cream. Set aside.A handheld milk frother makes whipped cream in seconds.
- Blend 3 tablespoons strawberry syrup, milk, ice, and homemade Frappuccino base syrup until smooth.Start the blender on low, then turn it up high. Use a tamper tool to make sure the ice gets blended evenly.
- Put 1 tablespoon of strawberry syrup at the bottom of a cup. Pour in Frappuccino.
- Top drink with whipped cream.
EQUIPMENT
NOTES
- Don’t add ice into the blender first since you won’t get an efficient blend. Add ingredients into the blender as it’s in the recipe.
- The secret to making Frappuccinos just like Starbucks is the Frappuccino base syrup. Make a batch ahead of time and keep it in the fridge to use whenever you want to make Frappuccinos.
- If you don’t want to use the homemade Frappuccino base syrup, replace it with just simple syrup to sweeten the drink. Not adding the Frappuccino base syrup will make the texture of your drink icy, and the strawberry milk will separate from the ice.
- Use a handheld milk frother to make homemade whipped cream quickly and easily. The longer you froth, the thicker the whipped cream will get. To get shiny, luscious whipped cream, froth until you get soft peaks, which should take about 30 seconds.
- Instead of vanilla whipped cream, you can make it strawberry flavored whipped cream by using strawberry syrup instead of vanilla syrup.
- Starbucks makes all their Frappuccinos with whole milk but you can use any milk you like.
- You can use homemade or store-bought vanilla syrup but I highly recommend making it at home.