Peppermint Mocha Recipe - The Recipe Rebel - easy and homemade! (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in Starbucks peppermint mocha? ›

What is in a peppermint mocha at Starbucks? The original Starbucks peppermint latte is made with espresso, steamed milk, their own sweet mocha sauce, and a peppermint syrup. You probably already knew that it's topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings – their “dark chocolate curls,” as they call them.

A grande peppermint mocha at Starbucks has 4 pumps each of peppermint syrup and mocha sauce.

Skinny Peppermint Mocha

The beverage can be prepared with sugar-free peppermint syrup, nonfat milk and skinny mocha sauce and chocolate curls without whipped cream. A Skinny Peppermint Mocha is just 100 calories for a Tall beverage.

Vanilla Extract: provides a touch of extra sweetness and adds some flavor depth. Toppings: we're topping our Peppermint Mocha off with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

Starbucks Peppermint Mocha Medium Roast Coffee - 17oz.

Overall, the Starbucks peppermint mocha was much better than Dunkin's. The only downside is that it is more expensive. If you're looking to try a peppermint mocha, I would recommend going to Starbucks. It is worth the cost for a nice holiday drink.

That's because Starbucks stocks up on both mocha sauce and peppermint syrup year-round, even though the chain doesn't keep its Peppermint Mocha on the menu. So, to get your Peppermint Mocha fix, all you have to do is order a regular Starbucks Mocha, and then request a few pumps of peppermint syrup.

Peppermint Mocha

Peppermint is a year-round syrup flavor at Starbucks. Can't work up the nerve to order this holiday favorite in August? Stay home and enjoy a homemade peppermint mocha sans judgment.

Caffeine: Finally, if you're sensitive to caffeine, it might help to know that a grande or venti peppermint mocha has two shots of espresso. If you order a tall or short peppermint mocha instead, you'll get just one shot.

Taste our amazing mix of sugar-free mocha, cold skim milk and world-class espresso on ice and watch your whole mood lighten up! Make it even more amazing! We recommend: Extra Shot. Sweet Cold Foam.

How many calories are in a peppermint mocha without whipping? ›

Starbucks Peppermint Mocha Whole Milk No Whipped Cream (1 tall) contains 45g total carbs, 42g net carbs, 9g fat, 9g protein, and 300 calories.

Finally, you can try using peppermint extract for a particularly strong wintery taste. All you need is a drop or two of the extract to give your coffee a fresh and minty flavor, but you can always add more. Remember to start with a small amount and gradually increase it to your liking.

3 Peppermint Mocha (or hot chocolate)

The mocha sauce is vegan, so all you need to do is nix the whip and swap the cow's milk for soy, oat, almond, or coconut … and pay the non-dairy milk upcharge (womp, womp). Barista tip: The drink is made with both mocha and peppermint syrups, making it very sweet.

Mocha is the only sauce that doesn't contain dairy. All of our clear syrups (including peppermint) are dairy free. You'll also have to ask for no whipped cream and no chocolate curls (as they do unfortunately contain dairy).

Let me tell you, the Starbucks Peppermint Mocha is SO delicious and decadent. I'd really call it a dessert, honestly. It has chocolate curls and whipped cream plus 440 calories, 63 carbs and 54 grams of sugars.

It's a hot, minty, chocolate, coffee treat…Starbucks makes their dreamy, skinny holiday drink with espresso, steamed nonfat milk, sugar-free mocha sauce, and sugar-free peppermint syrup.