A delicious caffeinated white chocolate and coffee frozen drink that’s made with 7 ingredients in 5 minutes, including the homemade whipped cream! This Starbucks recreation is easy to make at home in a blender.
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Recipe Highlights
- Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino (sometimes shorted to just White Mocha Frappuccino) is a caffeinated frozen coffee drink made in a blender. The drink is topped off with whipped cream.
- The White Chocolate Crème Frappuccino is the caffeine-free version of this drink without coffee at Starbucks.
- Mocha is a chocolate flavored coffee drink. A White Chocolate Mocha is a white chocolate flavored coffee drink.
- All Starbucks Frappuccinos are made with a Frappuccino base syrup that turns an icy drink into one that’s smooth, creamy in texture. This recipe uses a homemade Frappuccino base syrup that should be made first and can be stored in the refrigerator to make Frappuccinos at any time.
- This copycat recipe recreates the Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino using seven ingredients, including the homemade whipped cream and makes a grande size (16 ounces) drink.
- This recipe uses instant coffee (just like Starbucks) so there’s no need for espresso or brewed coffee.
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Ingredient Notes
- Homemade Frappuccino base syrup: You can’t make a proper Frappuccino without the Frappuccino base, which is made with sugar, water, and xanthan gum (thickener). Make a batch of this first.
- White chocolate sauce: The white chocolate flavor comes from a white chocolate sauce.
- Instant coffee: Instead of espresso or brewed coffee, Starbucks adds Frappuccino Roast, which is an instant coffee blend of Italian Roast and Signature Espresso. Use VIA Instant Italian Roast to get the closest flavor. You can also use whatever instant coffee you have.
- Milk: Whole milk is used to make Starbucks Frappuccinos, but you can use any milk you like. Whole milk will make your drink creamier though.
- Heavy cream: To make the whipped cream topping.
- Vanilla syrup: Starbucks uses vanilla syrup to flavor and sweeten the whipped cream. Use store-bought or homemade vanilla syrup.
- Ice: If possible, make ice using filtered water.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Whisk heavy cream and vanilla syrup to make whipped cream. Set aside.
Use a handheld milk frother to make whipped cream in seconds.
Step 2: Blend white chocolate sauce, instant coffee, 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: Pour in Frappuccino into a cup.
Step 4: Top drink with whipped cream.
Expert Tips
- For an efficient blend, add ice after you’ve added other ingredients into the blender. Don’t put ice into the blender first.
- Make the homemade Frappuccino base syrup first. You can make it ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator.
- Homemade Frappuccino base syrup is made using sugar, water, and xanthan gum. The xanthan gum is a thickener that creates that smooth Frappuccino texture. If you don’t want to use the base syrup, you can add simple syrup instead to match the sweetness, but the texture won’t be the same.
- Using a handheld milk frother is my trick to making whipped cream quick and easy. The longer you whisk the heavy cream, the stiffer it’ll get. It should take about 30-50 seconds to get medium peaks. Spoon the whipped cream on top of your drink.
- Homemade vanilla syrup is so tasty and so easy to make. Make a batch and use it all week to add vanilla flavoring to drinks and whipped cream.
- Instead of vanilla syrup, you can flavor whipped cream using white chocolate sauce. Replace the vanilla syrup in the whipped cream with white chocolate sauce.
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Questions You May Have
In a grande sized drink, ice, whole milk, coffee Frappuccino syrup, Frappuccino Roast (instant coffee based), and 3 pumps of white chocolate mocha sauce are blended together. The drink is topped with vanilla whipped cream.
White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino is caffeinated and made with coffee while the White Chocolate Crème Frappuccino doesn’t have any coffee and is caffeine-free.
The Frappuccino base syrup isn’t sold by Starbucks but you can find it on Amazon and Ebay. Check the expiration date before buying!
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Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino Copycat
INGREDIENTS
White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino
- 2 tablespoons white chocolate sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons instant coffee
- 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.Use a handheld milk frother to make whipped cream in seconds. The longer you whisk the heavy cream, the stiffer it’ll get. It should take about 30-50 seconds to get medium peaks.
- Blend white chocolate sauce, instant coffee, 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. It should take about 15 – 30 seconds depending on the blender.
- Pour in Frappuccino into a cup.
- Top drink with whipped cream.
EQUIPMENT
NOTES
- For an efficient blend, add ice after you’ve added other ingredients into the blender. Don’t put ice into the blender first.
- Make the homemade Frappuccino base syrup first. You can make it ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator. It’s madeof sugar, water, and xanthan gum. The xanthan gum is a thickener that creates that smooth Frappuccino texture. If you don’t want to use the base syrup, you can add simple syrup instead to match the sweetness, but the texture won’t be the same.
- Homemade vanilla syrup is so tasty and so easy to make. Make a batch and use it all week to add vanilla flavoring to drinks and whipped cream.
- Instead of vanilla syrup, you can flavor whipped cream using white chocolate sauce. Replace the vanilla syrup in the whipped cream with white chocolate sauce.
- Frappuccinos are made with whole milk but you can use any milk you like. But note that whole milk creates a richer, creamier Frappuccino.
I made this today using your frappuccino base. It was so easy, and delicious. I used skim milk since we didn’t have any whole milk in the house, and I didn’t notice any difference in the smoothness. The xanthum gum in the base works like magic.