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

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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.

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.

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.

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. My home version is simple to make since I used strong brewed coffee, unsweetened cocoa, Splenda or Truvia, and peppermint extract.

Heat the milk: In a saucepan, heat milk, cocoa, and sugar until bubbles form and the sugar is dissolved. Add espresso and flavor: Mix in espresso, mint extract, and vanilla extract, then remove from the heat. Garnish and serve: Pour the mixture into a mug, top it with whip and chocolate, then sip away.

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.

Grande Peppermint Mocha: $5.75 to $6.65. Grande Chestnut Praline Latte: $5.75 to $6.65. Grande Peppermint Hot Chocolate: $4.75 to $5.75. Grande Iced Sugar Cookie Almond Milk Latte: $5.75 to $6.65.

Ingredients: brewed starbucks coffee (water, coffee), reduced-fat milk, sugar, skim milk, maltodextrin, cream, natural flavors, cocoa powder, pectin.

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.

Can you order a skinny Peppermint Mocha? ›

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.

It is described as a seasonal favorite full of mint and chocolate. It is currently available year round, due to a petition made by Starbucks fans.

You can use it in your coffee, give it to someone for a gift exchange, or you can make your own fancy coffee drinks. This recipe is really simple and only requires a few ingredients: half and half, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract.

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While there are no set guidelines regarding how many cups of peppermint tea you should have a day, most studies recommend 2-3 cups, with a few researchers suggesting that drinking up to 4-5 cups may be fine as well. Because peppermint tea contains no caffeine, it can be consumed in the evening.

A grande is typically made with four pumps of peppermint syrup and four pumps of mocha sauce. One pump of peppermint syrup has 6.3 grams of sugar (which equals 25.2 grams of sugar for the four pumps), and one pump of mocha sauce has 5 grams of sugar (which equals 20 grams of sugar for the four pumps).

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).