Three healthy homemade frappuccino recipes without dairy and all the added calories!
Coffee is a beautiful thing. It helps me get through my workouts, workdays, and life in general. And when summer hits, it’s hard to resist heading straight for those frothy frozen frapucccinos at the ‘Bucks. Not only are they incredibly pricey, but they’re also all loaded with so much fat, sugar and artificial ingredients, you might as well be eating a mass produced dessert. Some even pack as much as 600 calories each and more than 3 times you’re suggested intake of added sugar for the day- before you’ve even had breakfast! That’s not a drink- that’s an 8 AM dessert for a family for four! Just imagine how much better a homemade frappuccino would be – both for your wallet and your waistline.
So that’s why I developed my 3 dairy-free swappuccinos (aka the homemade frappuccino) with no artificial sweeteners or flavours and a fraction of the calories, sugar and fact of your favourite frozen drinks. In all of my recipes, I’m using Almond Fresh Unsweetened Vanilla almond milk. Not only is it dairy and lactose free, but each cup gives you 30% of your daily needs for calcium, almost half your requirement for vitamin D and only 35 sugar-free calories- that’s just over 1/3 of the calories in skim milk! Hello bikini season!
For every homemade frappuccino I came up with, I make a vegan whipped cream out of coconut milk. It’s best to pop your coconut milk in the freezer first to separate the solids so that you can whip it until thick and creamy with a teaspoon of vanilla.
How to a Make Healthy Homemade Frappuccino
My first homemade frappuccino is a take on the Salted Caramel Mocha. This one requires a caramel which I make out of lite coconut milk and coconut sugar which is lower on the Glycemic Index than regular white or brown sugar.
The next homemade frappuccino is my Green Tea Crème. This is ideal for those of you out there who like a frothy creamy cold drink but aren’t really interested in coffee. It’s cool, I got you’re back.
Finally, it’s all about my Red Velvet. Have you heard about Starbuck’s crazy new line up dessert-themed of frapps? Well, I got you covered for that too with way less sugar and fat than the original calorie bomb. You’re welcome.
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Salted Caramel Mocha Swappuccino
Ingredients
Salted Caramel Mocha Swappuccino:
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup lite coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp th sea salt
- 2 1/2 cups Unsweetened Vanilla Almond milk
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 2 frozen ripe bananas
- 1 cup Cold pressed coffee
- 2 1/2 cups ice
- Fleur de sel for garnish
Vegan Whipped Cream
- 1 can coconut milk frozen or refrigerated
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Vegan Whipped Cream
- Open the can, remove the solid coconut cream and transfer to a bowl. Whip with the vanilla until thick and light and set aside.
Salted Caramel Mocha Swappuccino
- In a small pot over medium saucepan, mix the coconut sugar, water, and lemon juice and bring to a boil.
- Once bubbling, immediately add the coconut milk, sea salt, and vanilla. Simmer for about 15 minutes until the liquid becomes thick and dark. Be sure to stir occasionally and scrape the edges of the pot with a rubber spatula to avoid burning.
- Remove from heat once it’s thick and cool it down to room temperature.
- In a large blender mix together the almond milk, cocoa, coffee, ice and 6 teaspoons (or to taste) of the salted caramel. Pulse until the ice is a shaved consistency.
- Pour into four cups. Top with a tablespoon of the coconut cream. Drizzle with additional salted caramel and finish with a little sprinkle of fleur de sel.
Nutrition
Green Tea Crème Swappuchino
Ingredients
Green Tea Crème Swappuccino
- 3 cups unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 2 1/2 tsp Matcha Tea powder plus extra for garnish
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cup ripe frozen bananas
- 1 tsp tbsp honey
- 2 1/2 tsp cups ice
Vegan Whipped Cream
- 1 can coconut milk frozen or refrigerated
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Vegan Whipped Cream
- Open the can, remove the solid coconut cream and transfer to a bowl. Whip with the vanilla until thick and light and set aside.
Green Tea Crème Swappuccino
- In a large blender, pulse the almond milk, matcha, vanilla, bananas, honey and ice until the ice reaches a shaved consistency.
- Pour into four cups. Top with a tablespoon of the coconut whipped cream and sprinkle with a bit of matcha tea powder.
Nutrition
Red Velvet Swappuchino
Ingredients
Red Velvet Swappuccino
- 1/2 cup Cold Pressed Coffee
- 2 cups Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1 1/4 cup frozen raspberries
- 2 ripe frozen bananas
- 4 tsp cocoa powder
- 4 tsp honey
- 2 1/2 cups ice
- 1 tsp finely shaved dark chocolate
- 1 tsp finely shaved dark chocolate
Vegan Whipped Cream
- 1 can coconut milk frozen or refrigerated
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Vegan Whipped Cream
- Open the can, remove the solid coconut cream and transfer to a bowl. Whip with the vanilla until thick and light and set aside.
Red Velvet Swappuccino
- In a large blender, pulse the coffee, Almond Milk, raspberries, bananas, cocoa powder, honey and ice until the ice reaches a shaved consistency.
- Pour into four cups. Top with a tablespoon of the coconut vegan whipped cream and sprinkle with dark chocolate and freeze-dried raspberries.
Nutrition
Abbey Sharp is a Registered Dietitian (RD), regulated by the Ontario College of Dietitians. She is a mom, YouTuber, Blogger, award winning cookbook author, media coach specializing in food and nutrition influencers, and a frequent contributor to national publications like Healthline and on national broadcast TV shows.
Carmy @ carmyy.com says
I need to try this! I’m a huge frap fan (aka addict lol)!
Abbey Sharp says
Haha same! That’s why I made these recipes!
Rachel says
These recipes look amazing. I have to confess that I had a terrible, awful, no good “cappuccino” today. It was a pre-mixed K-cup that my husband got from work. Someone gave it to him and it was salted caramel and he thought I might like it. Well, under normal circumstances, yes. It smelled amazing. But I could taste the artificial flavors. It was awful.
My point is — your recipes look amazing and I will never drink the fake stuff again. Yuck.
Abbey Sharp says
Hahah sorry about the coffee fail lol. Thanks Rachel 🙂
GiGi Eats says
You should open your own COFFEE shop! BUT it was would hands down better than Starbucks because it would obviously be HEALTHIER but two… You’d also offer up some of your other goodies you’ve made in the past!! I see a very LUCRATIVE ADVENTURE here! 😉
Abbey Sharp says
haha if all else fails, sounds like a good back up plan 😉
Ilka says
All Frappuchinos should be like this in my opinion! Love that these refreshing fun drinks here don’t come with the usual guilt tag!! Pinning!! #yum
Abbey Sharp says
Hahah totally! Thanks Ilka 🙂
Sara says
perfect gift idea!
Abbey Sharp says
glad you liked
Abbey Sharp says
thank you so much glad you liked!
Abbey Sharp says
So far this is new so we are just getting used to it ourselves.
Sophia says
This is awesome! Now I can drinks these swappuccinos and not feel guilty about the incredible amount of sugar and fat I’m putting into my body.
Abbey Sharp says
For sure agreed! Glad you like!