This homemade decaf Frappuccino is a creamy, chilled coffee drink you can prepare as one large batch and keep in the refrigerator. It gives you a sweet, creamy flavor.
Simply mix everything together, chill it, and keep the finished Frappuccino refrigerated until you’re ready to enjoy it.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 1β2 hours
Total Time: About 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: About 6Β½ cups
Serving Size: 1 cup
Servings Per Batch: About 6Β½
Ingredients
- 5 cups water, divided
- 6 teaspoons instant decaf coffee granules
- 1 cup 2% milk or unsweetened almond milk
- Β½ cup evaporated milk
- ΒΌ to β cup pure maple syrup, depending on desired sweetness
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ΒΌ teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional
Instructions
Step 1
Heat Β½ cup of the water until hot. Stir in the instant decaf coffee until completely dissolved.
Step 2
Pour the dissolved coffee into a large pitcher or covered container. Add the remaining 4Β½ cups cold water, milk, evaporated milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and optional cinnamon.
Step 3
Stir thoroughly until everything is completely combined.
Step 4
Cover and refrigerate for 1β2 hours, or until thoroughly chilled.
Step 5
Stir or shake the entire mixture well before drinking, since some ingredients may settle while refrigerated.
Sweetness Options
Use ΒΌ cup maple syrup for a moderately sweet Frappuccino.
Use β cup maple syrup for a sweeter, more coffee-shop-style drink.
Helpful Tips
For a stronger coffee flavor: Increase the instant decaf coffee to 7 teaspoons while keeping the water amount the same.
For a creamier Frappuccino: Use 2% milk.
For a lighter Frappuccino: Use unsweetened almond milk.
Using cinnamon: Cinnamon may settle at the bottom while the drink sits, so stir or shake the mixture well before drinking.
Storage: Keep the entire batch covered in the refrigerator and stir or shake well before pouring.
Estimated Nutrition Facts for the Entire Batch
When prepared with 2% milk and ΒΌ cup maple syrup, the entire approximately 6Β½-cup batch contains roughly:
- Calories: 500
- Protein: 16β17 g
- Total Fat: 14β15 g
- Carbohydrates: approximately 78 g
- Total Sugars: approximately 75 g
- Added Sugars: approximately 52 g
When prepared with β cup maple syrup, the entire batch contains approximately:
- Calories: 565β575
- Protein: 16β17 g
- Total Fat: 14β15 g
- Carbohydrates: approximately 95 g
- Total Sugars: approximately 92 g
- Added Sugars: approximately 69 g
Estimated Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 cup
If Using ΒΌ Cup Maple Syrup
Per 1-cup serving:
- Calories: about 75β80
- Protein: about 2.5 g
- Total Fat: about 2 g
- Saturated Fat: about 1.3 g
- Carbohydrates: about 12 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g
- Total Sugars: about 11 g
- Added Sugars: about 7 g
- Sodium: about 35β50 mg
If Using β Cup Maple Syrup
Per 1-cup serving:
- Calories: about 85β90
- Protein: about 2.5 g
- Total Fat: about 2 g
- Saturated Fat: about 1.3 g
- Carbohydrates: about 14 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g
- Total Sugars: about 13 g
- Added Sugars: about 9β10 g
- Sodium: about 35β50 mg
These estimates assume 2% milk and regular evaporated milk. Using unsweetened almond milk would generally reduce the calories and carbohydrates somewhat.
Nutrition values are estimates and will vary according to the brands of milk, evaporated milk, coffee, and maple syrup used.