Category Archives: Frappuccinos/Blended Coffee

Snickers Frappuccino and Caramel Frappuccino Recipe

I’m finally adding another flavor to my Frappuccino arsenal, the Snickers Frappuccino! I have many more flavors I can post, but just haven’t got them up yet, so stay tuned!

Snickers Frappuccino Recipe ingredients (amounts are for a 16oz drink)(for regular Caramel Mocha Frappuccino scroll down to the end) :

Follow the Frappuccino Recipe amounts for the half and half (or milk) and ice but for the syrups and cocoa use:

Hazelnut Syrup 3 pumps or 3/4 oz (try Da Vinci Gourmet Syrups Hazelnut Syrup  )

and
Caramel Syrup 1/2 oz or 1/2 large pump of Caramel Sauce. (try Torani Caramel Sauce, 64-Ounce)

Then use aprox. 1 tablespoon cocoa (more if needed) (I use Ghirardelli Chocolate Sweet Ground Chocolate)

No need to add any extra sugar

And that’s it! Now you can make your very own, delicious Snickers Frappuccino!

For a regular Caramel Mocha Frappuccino (if you don’t want a regular caramel frappuccino, just omit the cocoa):

1oz or 1 large pump of caramel sauce

1 heaping tablespoon of cocoa

Also try

Torani Variety Pack, Sugar Free, 25.4-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 6) It is a great good price on Amazon with free super saver shipping and even more of a discount if you do the Subscribe and Save option!
Torani Syrup, Sugar Free, Classic Hazelnut, 33.81-Ounce (Pack of 3)

*I do make a commission from the products I have linked to on Amazon.com but these are products I have used and I highly recommend!

 

Frappuccino Recipe-How To Make a Frappuccino at Home!

Frappuccino Recipe Mocha Frappuccino

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This is the Best Chocolate/ Mocha Frappuccino Recipe!

I LOVE a mocha frappuccino. I used to hate coffee, even the slightest taste of it until I started working for my brother at his espresso stand. It didn’t take long before I discovered that I Loved the blended drinks. Frappuccino, Commotion, whatever you wanna call it, they are so yummy! Still don’t like hot espresso drinks much, but those frappuccinos! Mmmm….

Personally, I’m not a fan of Starbucks. Maybe I got spoiled working for my brother, but he has the best drinks! I have yet to taste a blended drink from any other espresso stand or coffee shop that compares with his!

I don’t work for my brother anymore since I’ve had kids, but I do know how to make a frappuccino at home and it’s so simple and just as good if not better than what you’d buy at many coffee shops (and less expensive too.

So, how do you make a mocha frappuccino?  See my frappuccino recipe below….

This recipe is not trying to imitate the Starbucks frappuccino. In my opinion it is much better!


Mocha Frappuccino Recipe

(If you want a plain frappuccino, just don’t use the chocolate)

By Melissa Hall
Ingredients

    • 3/4 cup Half & half (you can use lower fat milk too if you want.)
    • 9 ice cubes or aprox. 1 & 1/4 cup
    • 1 heaping tbls Powdered cocoa-Much better than Hersheys chocolate syrup! I use Ghirardelli Chocolate Sweet Ground Chocolate . (you can omit the cocoa if you don‘t want a mocha frappuccino)
    • Sugar– start with 3 tablespoons and go from there.
    • 2 oz or 6 pumps, Any flavored syrup if you want a flavored mocha. Try Torani or DaVinci. Torani Variety Pack
    • You can also use 1/4 cup Peanut Butter for a Chocolate Peanut Butter Mocha Frappuccino…. One of my favs!
    • 1 or 2 oz Espresso shots, (or if you’re like me and don’t have an espresso maker, you can just use strong black coffee.)

 

Instructions:

Put in ice and Pour 1-2 shots of espresso into blender
First make your espresso shots, or your coffee. 1 shot = 1 ounce, so if you’re like me and don’t like real strong drinks, I would use 1 shot for a 16-20oz drink, and 2 shots for a 24oz. But if you’re the average espresso drinker, or coffee drinker you should use 2 shots for 20oz and 3 for a 24oz drink.Make sure to chill the espresso or coffee firstbefore adding it to the blender or it will melt the ice and won’t taste as good. Or you can add an ice cube to it first and maybe some of the half and half or milk before pouring it into the blender.For the ice cubes you can just fill whatever cup you’re using with the ice cubes about 3/4 of the way and that should be just the right amount or use then measurement above. Then dump them into the blender.Add Ghirardelli Ground ChocolateFor Mocha Frappuccino: Put in the Cocoa powder (please try the cocoa powder if you never have, it tastes so much better! ). For a 16 oz mocha frappuccino drink use about 2 tablespoons, 20oz 2 and a half tablespoons and so on….  Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Chocolate

For Mocha Frappuccino: If you are using flavored syrup too, then only use about 1/3 of the cocoa powder. You can always use more if you like stronger chocolate taste.

 

 

 

Add sugar

Now put in your sugar. If you are not going to use any flavored syrup, then start with 3 tablespoons of sugar and use more if needed. If you are using flavored syrup, then you can use probably about 1 tablespoon of sugar or none at all.

 

If you have flavored syrup with a pump on it (makes it so much easier to measure accurately), then use 6 pumps total, for a 16oz frappuccino drink, 8 pumps for 20oz, 9 pumps for 24oz, etc…. I believe 3 pumps of syrup is 1 oz, so 6 pumps would be equal to 2 oz. of syrup, and I’ll let you do the math for the rest ;)

Pour in Half and Half and espresso shots

If you want to add peanut butter, I just use about 1/4 cup  for a 16oz frappuccino. I love using peanut butter with mocha frappuccinos. Chocolate/Peanut butter is the best!

 

Now, add your espresso or coffee shots and the half & half, or milk (half & half tastes so much better. Just try it,,,just this once? I know it’s fattening, but one time won’t hurt will it? :) ) You can use the measurement above or just pour the half & half directly into the blender up to just a couple ounces under whatever size drink you’re making. If it’s 16 oz, then just fill up to like 14 oz, so not quite to the top of the ice in the blender.

 

 

 

Ready to blend your Mocha Frappuccino!

 

Now you’re ready to blend! Blend for at least 20 seconds. If you don’t have the best blender then blend for longer. You don’t want ice chunks, you want nice and smooth!

Now drink and enjoy!!

I’ll post some recipes for different flavored frappuccinos and mocha frappuccinos too! Snickers, Heath bar, Jack & Jill, and there are many more!

Here’s one to get you started:

Snickers Frappuccino

 

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Better than Starbucks ;) This is an excellent chocolate frappuccino recipe you are sure to love! Easy to make and you can use this recipe as a base for many different flavors of frappuccinos!
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup Half & half (you can use lower fat milk too if you want.)
  • 9 ice cubes or aprox. 1 & ¼ cup
  • 1 heaping tbls Powdered cocoa-Much better than Hersheys syrup!(you can omit the cocoa if you don‘t want a mocha frappuccino)
  • Sugar- start with 3 tablespoons and go from there.
  • 2 oz or 6 pumps, Any flavored syrup if you want a flavored frappuccino or flavored mocha frappuccino.
  • 1 or 2 oz Espresso shots, (or if you’re like me and don’t have an espresso maker, you can just use strong black coffee.)
Instructions
  1. First make your espresso shots, or your coffee. 1 shot = 1 ounce, so if you're like me and don't like real strong drinks, I would use 1 shot for a 16-20oz drink, and 2 shots for a 24oz. But if you're the average espresso drinker, or coffee drinker you should use 2 shots for 20oz and 3 for a 24oz drink.
  2. Make sure to chill the espresso or coffee first before adding it to the blender or it will melt the ice and won't taste as good. Or you can add an ice cube to it first and maybe some of the half and half or milk before pouring it into the blender.
  3. For the ice cubes you can just fill whatever cup you're using with the ice cubes about ¾ of the way and that should be just the right amount or use then measurement above. Then dump them into the blender.
  4. For Mocha Frappuccino: Put in the Cocoa powder (please try the cocoa powder if you never have, it tastes so much better! ). For a 16 oz mocha frappuccino drink use about 2 tablespoons, 20oz 2 and a half tablespoons and so on.
  5. For Mocha Frappuccino: If you are using flavored syrup too, then only use about ⅓ of the cocoa powder. You can always use more if you like stronger chocolate taste.
  6. Now put in your sugar. If you are not going to use any flavored syrup, then start with 3 tablespoons of sugar and use more if needed. If you are using flavored syrup, then you can use probably about 1 tablespoon of sugar or none at all.
  7. If you have flavored syrup with a pump on it (makes it so much easier to measure accurately), then use 6 pumps total, for a 16oz frappuccino drink, 8 pumps for 20oz, 9 pumps for 24oz, etc.... I believe 3 pumps of syrup is 1 oz, so 6 pumps would be equal to 2 oz. of syrup, and I'll let you do the math for the rest ;)
  8. Now, add your espresso or coffee shots and the half & half, or milk.
  9. You can use the measurement above or just pour the half & half directly into the blender up to just a couple ounces under whatever size drink you're making. If it's 16 oz, then just fill up to like 14 oz, so not quite to the top of the ice in the blender.
  10. Now you're ready to blend! Blend for at least 20 seconds. If you don't have the best blender then blend for longer. You don't want ice chunks, you want nice and smooth!
  11. Now drink and enjoy!!


Now that you know how to make a frappuccino, try this frappuccino recipe and let me know what you think! Did I explain everything clear enough? Did the measurements work out for you? Let me know!

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Update: I have created a website for my brother’s espresso business, so I would love it if you all would head over there and take a look! Salem Oregon Coffee Shop-Coffee In Motion