Healthy Chai Frappuccino (Starbucks Copycat)
If you like cinnamon or spice flavors, this chai frappuccino is the perfect drink for you! It’s a refreshing combination of summer and fall that also comes with a nice caffeine boost. This recipe is easily doubled to serve more too.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (180mL) extra-strong chai, chilled (see Notes!)
- ½ cup (120mL) nonfat milk or unsweetened cashew milk
- ⅛ tsp liquid stevia (or other sweetener, to taste)
- 2 cups ice cubes
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender, and pulse until smooth. Drink immediately.
Notes
EXTRA-STRONG CHAI NOTES: To prepare the extra-strong chai, I steeped 2 chai tea bags (I love these ones — or these ones for a caffeine-free option!) in ¾ cup hot water for 30 minutes, then chilled it in the fridge. That sounds like a long time, but the ice and milk will dilute the chai taste otherwise.
MILK ALTERNATIVES: Almost any other milk may be substituted.
SWEETENER NOTE + ALTERNATIVES: You can easily add more sweetener for a sweeter-tasting drink! I now use around ⅛ teaspoon of liquid stevia, but I originally used 1-3 teaspoons of Truvia.
Many stevia brands and products have different sweetness levels, so they're not necessarily 1-for-1 substitutes for each other. For the best results, I recommend using the same one I do. I buy mine online here because that's the best price I've found. (It’s one of my favorite ingredients, and you’ll use it in all of these recipes of mine too!) If substituting another stevia product, you may need to adjust the amount.
Almost any other sweetener (pure maple syrup, honey, agave, coconut sugar, monk fruit, erythritol, etc) may be used. I recommend starting with your sweetener’s equivalent of 1-3 teaspoons of granulated sugar and adjusting to suit your tastes.
DAIRY-FREE + VEGAN OPTION: Use your favorite dairy-free milk. I’ve also made this with light soy milk, and it turned out really well! I love cashew milk the most because it’s thicker and creamier than some other non-dairy milk options.
{gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan, sugar-free, nut-free, clean eating, low fat, low calorie}
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