Caramel Frappuccino

Name: Caramel Frappuccino
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ground dark coffee; 1 cup water; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping; 2 cups ice cubes; 1 cup fat-free milk; Whipped cream, optional

Total Time Prep: 10 min. + chilling

Yield 2 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

The Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino remains a favorite after all these years, and we have a copycat recipe so you can make the caramel-drizzled frozen coffee at home.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons ground dark coffee
1 cup water
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping
2 cups ice cubes
1 cup fat-free milk
Whipped cream, optional

Directions

Place ground coffee in the coffee filter of a drip coffeemaker. Add the water; brew according to manufacturer's directions. Refrigerate coffee until cold.
In a blender, combine cold coffee, sugar, caramel topping and ice cubes; process until smooth. Add milk and pulse to combine. Pour into glasses. If desired, top with whipped cream and additional caramel topping.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 159 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 122mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.

I love frappuccinos from Starbucks, but they get too expensive. I now make my own, and they are just as good. If you blend the milk with all the other ingredients, it gets too foamy—instead stir it in with a spoon after all the ice is crushed. —Heather Egger, Davenport, Iowa

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