Description
Sweet vanilla bean frappuccino with a blue raspberry surprise delights coffee enthusiasts with its unexpected twist. Creamy layers blend seamlessly, offering rich flavors that cool and refresh you on summer afternoons.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 cups (360 ml) milk (dairy or unsweetened plant-based)
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream (or frozen coconut cream for dairy-free)
- 2 tbsps vanilla bean powder (or 1 tsp vanilla extract + 1 tbsp powdered sugar)
- 1 tbsp white chocolate syrup (optional, for extra sweetness)
- 2 tbsps blue raspberry syrup (store-bought or homemade*)
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 tsp lemon juice (for extra tartness)
- 1 drop blue food coloring (optional, for a vibrant color)
- Whipped cream
- Blue sugar sprinkles
- Fresh raspberries (optional)
Instructions
- Mixing Base: Blend milk, vanilla bean powder, vanilla ice cream, ice cubes, and white chocolate syrup in a high-powered blender until achieving a silky, uniform texture without ice fragments.
- Creating Raspberry Essence: Whisk blue raspberry syrup with lemon juice in a small bowl, adding optional food coloring for vibrant visual appeal.
- Glass Preparation: Artfully swirl blue raspberry mixture along interior glass walls, creating an intriguing marbled pattern that hints at the hidden flavor profile.
- Layering Technique: Gently pour vanilla bean frappuccino into the prepared glass, allowing blue raspberry essence to create mesmerizing swirls throughout the beverage.
- Finishing Touches: Top the drink with a generous dollop of whipped cream, sprinkle azure sugar crystals, and garnish with fresh raspberries to enhance both visual presentation and flavor complexity.
Notes
- Customize Blue Raspberry Intensity: Adjust the amount of blue raspberry syrup to control the flavor punch and color vibrancy, ensuring a balanced taste that doesn’t overpower the vanilla base.
- Blending Texture Mastery: Use pulse technique instead of continuous blending to prevent over-liquefying the mixture, maintaining a thick, creamy frappuccino consistency with small, delicate ice crystals.
- Temperature Control Technique: Chill all ingredients beforehand to guarantee maximum coldness and prevent dilution, creating a more concentrated and robust flavor profile for your drink.
- Dairy-Free Adaptation: Swap milk and vanilla ice cream with coconut milk and dairy-free vanilla frozen dessert to transform this recipe into a vegan-friendly, allergen-conscious beverage without compromising taste or texture.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Drinks, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 36 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg