It's Christmastime! Do you know what that means? Candy canes and peppermint candies! The Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino is available at Starbucks, so I took a stab at making at home. It was really easy to recreate and came out pretty tasty [especially considering I'm not the hugest fan of minty (and pepperminty) things]!

Learn how to make your own right here!

You can also think of this as a York Peppermint Patty Frappuccino or an Andes Mint Frappuccino or anything that has peppermint and chocolate :)

Step 1: Supplies

This recipe is a single serving and makes about the 16oz Grande size from Starbucks.

Ingredients:

2c ice
1/2c milk - or Half & Half or whipping cream
1/4c coffee
2 pumps/tbsp Peppermint Syrup
3 pumps/tbsp Chocolate Sauce / or / Torani's Chocolate Milano Syrup
1tbsp Simple syrup
Whipped topping
Pinch of Xantham Gum (optional)

Non-caffeinated Version:

Replace coffee with more milk (Half & Half or whipping cream)

Topping Suggestions:

Starbucks says they use dark chocolate curls. I don't like dark chocolate so I used a peeler to make chocolate curls from a Hershey bar (I've never done this before and the curls didn't want to stay curled so mine is actually topped with like chocolate shavings).
Chocolate sauce
Mashed up candy cane or peppermint candies

Utensils: