I haven’t had coffee in 6 weeks, but this warm weather is making me reminisce of summer days with a Frappuccino in hand. Unfortunately, the ones from Starbucks are filled with sugar, dairy (or soy) and a bunch of other junk, so I came up with a Paleo frappuccino. Here are the ingredients in the Starbucks version:
Ice, Milk, Coffee Frappuccino Syrup [Sugar, Water, Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavour, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Caramel Color], Coffee, Whipped Cream [Cream (Cream, Milk, Mono And Diglycerides, Carrageenan), Vanilla Syrup (Sugar, Water, Natural Flavors, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid)], Mocha Sauce [Water, Sugar, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Vanillin].
My version has a lot fewer ingredients and can be whipped up at pretty much anytime with ingredients you most likely already have on hand. Just throw them all in the blender and voila! You’ve got yourself a Paleo frappuccino!
So here’s my substitute! I know, I know…a Frappuccino is hardly “Paleo,” but at least it’s a pretty clean version of this delicious drink! And on a hot summer day, sometimes you just want a cool, refreshing drink that makes you feel like you’re “cheating.” 😛
Paleo Frappuccino (makes 2 small/medium servings)
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- Brew coffee. Pour a 1/2 cup into a blender or immersion blender cup. Add the cocoa powder and stir to dissolve. Add remaining ingredients and blend (I used an immersion blender to whip it up fast). Continue to add ice until desired consistency is achieved. Enjoy promptly!
- Optional Paleo whipped cream topping recipe HERE.
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Heather Carson says
I freeze coffee ‘cubes’ and use them with almond milk to make my version of Mocha-Coconut Frap. I add 1 Tbsp of unsweetened coconut.
Tina B says
Doing this tomorrow! I start 21 day sugar detox this week so better have before then!
Tina says
drinking now….DELISH!
radlandon says
Yay! So glad you like it!
Tracy says
For Coffee I use white coffee (yes, the beans are white) and then Gosh That’s Good Sugar Free White Chocolate (25 cal’s a scoop) with two pumps of Sugar free syrup (no cal) and about 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk its about 75 cal for the whole drink and YUMMY!!!
Maureen says
AWESOME recipe! I will need to try this instead of hitting Sbux once a week for my “treat.”
Tina says
So I’m on day 4 of my 21 day sugar detox and I was craving something sweet…specifically your mocha frap but couldn’t have b/c of the honey. So, Diane from Balanced Bites mentioned adding cinnamon to things gives you the sensation that your are eating something sweet. So I made sans the honey and chocolate powder but added generous amount of cinnamon and just the cream from top of coconut milk can and so yummy! Don’t even miss the chocolate and honey. Well, that’s not completely true…but it did the job!
Tracey @ Dont Mess with Mama says
I just tried this recipe over the weekend and it was delicious! My husband is paleo and so happy I found this. I’d love to feature it on my blog with full credit to you, of course. Is that ok with you?
radlandon says
Sure, that would be great! Thank you!
Laura says
This is a great treat! I make these all the time using instant coffee! It’s extremely fast and convenient! Yummy!! 🙂
Linda says
This saved me this morning. I’m on day four of level three and was feeling the cravings come on. I feel like I’m cheating having this!
Linda says
I’m going to try this, it looks delicious. I remember a couple of hears ago when I was doing the Whole 30 I made a similar drink and used dates as a sweetner.