HOW TO MAKE A FRAPUCCINO

Afternoon Coffee Break: Recipe For Homemade Frappuccinos

by alice on July 17, 2009 · 87 comments

Before buying a nice espresso machine, my husband and I would go to Starbucks daily sometimes even twice.  With the current state of the economy we cannot in good conscience or afford to continue spending $12/daily.  Instead we opted to invest in a nice home espresso machine knowing the machine would pay itself off in a few months.  And for the record it has.  Now we just make our favorite espresso drinks at home. Most  mornings I usually drink a hot latte but by afternoon you can find me drinking an iced coffee beverage including my own home version of a Starbucks Frappuccino. Besides saving Instead of giving Starbucks almost $5  for a frappuccino, I feel better knowing I have broken free from the power of the green topless mermaid.  Let me tell you right now how much I love making these at home because of the flexibility of controlling the amount of sugar, type of milk(s), and flavoring (therefore calories) to cater to whatever it is I’m craving.  It is my own personal opinion that these homemade iced coffee blended drinks are just as good as the local mermaid-cafe if not better.  As an added bonus, it only take less than 2 minutes from start to finish.  So if you find yourself trying to save some money (and who isn’t?) but love frappuccinos may I present to you my version of this beloved favorite.

Alice’s home version of Starbucks Frappuccino Recipe

Ingredients:

1.5 cups of crushed iced

2-1 ounce shots of espresso *read below using coffee as a substitute

3/4 cup of milk

3 tbl. of sugar (more or less depending on preference)

*optional whipped cream in a can or freshly made and chocolate syrup

*If you don’t have an espresso machine, use 3/4 cup of double strength (strong) coffee mixed with 1/2 cup of milk and increased crushed iced amount by 1/4 cup.

Directions:

Blend all the ingredients except the whipped cream in a blender for 30-45 seconds.  Pour into a tall glass and top off with whipped cream and garnish with chocolate syrup. Best served with a straw. Enjoy!

Alice’s home version of Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino Recipe

*Prepare everything the same as a regular Frappuccino (recipe above) except reduce sugar to 2 tbl. and add 2 tbl. of chocolate syrup. Enjoy!

**Other Variations**
*Use splenda, flavored coffee syrups, or flavored coffee creamers for a portion of the milk. For a richer beverage, use half and half, or heavy cream for a portion of the milk.

**Disclaimer: This is not Starbuck’s actual proprietary recipe. This is my own version copycat clone frappuccino recipe of it. This recipe is for a blended icy coffee frappe / beverage similar to but not the same as Starbucks

This is a great recipe for making a frapuccino that even I would try because its easy and would be great thing to make if you have ten minutes to spare in your busy day J then all you have to do is sit back and relax with your icy delicious beverage

LATER HATER

Getting caffeinated is going to get costlier.
The J.M. Smucker Co. just bumped up the price of most Folgers, Dunkin’ Donuts, Millstone and Folger Gourmet Selections coffees that are sold retail IN THE U.S., according to reuters

The approximate nine percent hike is due to ongoing increases in the cost of green coffee beans.

The price increase will be immediate.

Prices for the aforementioned coffee brands had already been jacked up by an average of four percent in May by Smuckers.
Arabica coffee futures started a steep climb back in June. IN the past eight weeks, the market has increased nearly 35 percent.


Washed Arabica beans, the top quality coffee usually used in brewed coffee, are in tight supply right now, Reuters reports.
Prices for robusta beans, usually processed into inexpensive instant coffee or used in part of a brewed blend as a money saver, are also on the rise. Which means that consumers will soon be shelling out more cash for that cuppa joe

               i for one think that is soooooooooooooooooooo un believeable that maybe pigs can fly now. i mean think about it 35% is a big rise when your talking about paying for something. i think that when you pay for something you should enjoy paying for it like when you buy a new coache purse or something expensive you want to get a lot of wear out of it but its a cup of coffee!!  That is just not fair to like anyone at all. I think that instead of imp[orting so mech coffee we should start growing more of our own coffee so then we wouldn’t have to import as much which would intern lower the prices of coffee in the united states but it would probably grown up north but come on what do they ever provide anyone else with?
             LATER HATER...

more coffee

Coffee is real good when you drink it it gives you time to think. It's a lot more than just a drink; it's something happening. Not as in hip, but like an event, a place to be, but not like a location, but like somewhere within yourself. It gives you time, but not actual hours or minutes, but a chance to be, like be yourself, and have a second cup.   http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/gstein.htm    Said Gertrude Stein one who did a lot of poetry but this quote speaks to me on a higher level because i get what what she means its like having your favorite food when you want it but your favorite beverage instead. i thuinks it's saying coffee also gives you time to slow down and realize whats going on around you like what she says you don't actuallyslow down but  you think about so many things whether its what kind your going to get next time or if its how great it tastes or how much you needed that cup of coffee it just makes you think about the future and the present in my opinion.
                        -LATER HATER

welcome blog

Thank you for choosing my blog J

 well I think that we should find a way to lower the prices of starbucks coffe prices, or other expensive shops like joe mugs, barneys, and dunkin doughnuts.  Paying close to $3.00 even for Mcafe’  coffee is very outrageous and shouldn’t be done it is a mutiny to coffee lovers everywhere!! I am a frequent Starbucks goer and I love my fair share of they’re coffee, but making people pay like $5.30 for a venti double chocolate chip frappacino with an extra scoop of chocolate chips extra mocha no foam and a touch of caramel is just simply annoying, outrageous, and redonkculious!!!  But that’s not saying that their coffee isn’t worthy of being paid for I mean it is very very good coffee. I’m to the point that I want a Starbucks in my back yard brcause its so delicious but they should  just lower the price a lil bit I mean think about it if they did they would sell more coffee to people because it’s cheaper and it’s still that great sStarbucks taste I am a hardcore believer that with right price comes better sales and their prices are not right at all even mcafe’ is to expensive its like $4.00 for a large iced coffe. That is my point and I think others points as well.

                                Later hater