Homemade Chilled Mocha Frappuccino Recipe

Frappuccino has been the famous coffee drink that everyone can’t seem to get enough of! Well, why would they – It is delicious, creamy, thick, has coffee, and comes in so many different flavors.

Out of the many famous Starbucks Frappuccino, our favorite has to Mocha Frappuccino. I mean who doesn’t love a good mocha having an iced version of it, is probably the best invention ever.

In this article, learn about mocha frappucino and how to make this delicious coffee beverage at home in a few simple steps!

What Is A Frappuccino?

Frappuccino is a combination of “frappe” and “cappuccino”. The name frappuccino speaks for itself, A frappe is a thick milkshake blended with ice or ice cream, and combining cappuccino to that means adding a shot or two of espresso to it.

This is how the original version of frappucino was created, but let’s be honest over the years the drink has undergone several changes and most frappuccinos no longer contain espresso.

Frappuccino is a trademarked brand of Starbucks. That means a frappuccino can be legally sold only by Starbucks or by those who have permission to use the Starbucks trademark.

Origin

The story of Frappuccino dates back to 1992 when a coffee shop in Massachusetts called Coffee Connection started selling an Ice blended espresso-based drink called the Frappuccino.

It was milk blended with ice, sugar, and espresso and this refreshing beverage quickly became popular among Local Harvard students. Coffee connection started making this beverage with granita machines and then moved to use soft-serve ice-cream machines.

This is when Starbucks saw an opportunity when they realized this ice-blended beverage was getting very famous among the locals especially in the summers. So the famous coffee joint started testing a similar drink, but they decided to use a blender instead of a soft-serve ice cream machine to make the process faster.

In 1994, Starbucks acquired Coffee Connection and its most popular drink the frappuccino. They trademarked the name and started selling this famous beverage nationwide.

What Is A Mocha?

In simple words, a mocha is a mocha latte or a cafe mocha. It is basically a regular latte with chocolate syrup. 

Mocha is a very famous coffee drink in most coffee shops. It is sweet, creamy, and filled with the goodness of chocolate.

But, Mocha isn’t limited to just “latte”, it can refer to any coffee drink with chocolate syrup or powder or both. In this case, Mocha Cappuccino is a combination of creamy cappuccino with chocolate.

How To Make Mocha Frappuccino At Home?

Apart from being extremely refreshing and incredibly delicious, another great thing about the Mocha Frappuccino recipe is that it is very simple to make, it requires only a few ingredients and it is really quick too! 

The Ingredients

• 1 Cup Ice
• ½ Cup Freshly brewed coffee
• ⅓ Cup Milk or Half and Half
• 2 Tbsp Chocolate sauce
• 1 Tbsp Sugar (optional)

The Process

Once you take a note of all the ingredients and have them in one place the process to make mocha frappuccino at home is extremely simple. So, let’s get started!

Step 1: The first step is to brew your coffee. A few things to note when making any coffee-based beverage especially when you’re mixing milk it is to use freshly brewed coffee and not old stored coffee.

Secondly, since this is an iced blended recipe, it would be preferable if you brew the coffee and chill it in the refrigerator for some time. Alternatively, you can also use Cold Brew.

Step 2: Next, take a blender and add ice, coffee, milk, chocolate sauce, and sugar to it and blend it at high speed.

Ensure, that you blend everything nicely so that the ice is completely blended and does not have any big chunks of ice cubes. Especially if you want that smooth creamy Starbuck effect, blend it properly.

By this time the drink should be of really thick milkshake consistency, but if you’d like it even thicker and creamy add more ice.

Step 3: The above step does it all, you have a creamy mocha frappuccino ready. Now, all is left is to serve this drink properly. Take a tall glass and drizzle some chocolate syrup, now add the iced frappuccino.

Step 4: Add a dollop of whipped cream on top of the frappuccino and drizzle some more chocolate syrup. This step is completely optional but it adds so much fun to the recipe.

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Final Thoughts

There you have it, an extremely simple recipe but so delicious! Try this out and you would love it, there is nothing better than having this delicious frappuccino at home on a hot summer day!

Happy Caffeinating!

Other Recipes You May Want To Try

Caramel Cappuccino– Classic cappuccino with a twist of caramel, nothing can get better than this!

Mocha Cappuccino – Mocha cappuccino is a beautiful combination of coffee and chocolate, and we can guarantee it is the coziest and the most delicious coffee recipe you’ll ever make. 

Iced Coffee- Want a refreshing summer coffee drink? Try this delicious Iced Coffee Recipe!

Creamy Coconut Latte – Coconut and creamy coffee – a deadly combination, to say the least.