Vanilla Bean Frappe

Make sure to use a real vanilla bean in this vanilla bean frappé if you can — it makes all the difference!

I love getting the frozen drinks at Starbucks and the Vanilla Bean Frappuccino is one of my favorites. It tastes like a vanilla ice cream smoothie. They are very expensive at Starbucks, but they are very easy to make at home. Using only 4 ingredients (one being ice), this recipe is a snap to make and you will be amazed at how close this copycat recipe is to the Starbucks version. This frappe does not have coffee so it is caffeine free.

These are perfect for those hot summer days when you want something cool and refreshing.

Starbucks Coffee Vanilla Bean Frappe

Prep time 5 mins
Total time 5 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 3 cups ice cubes
• 1 cup 10% cream (half and half)
• ⅓ cup sugar
• ½ vanilla bean

Instructions

1. Add ice cubes, cream and sugar to blender or smoothie machine capable of crushing ice.
2. Cut the half vanilla bean down the middle and scrape the all the inner seeds out. Add the seeds to the blender.
3. Blend until all the ice is crushed and the frappe is a smooth slushie type consistency.
4. Serve cold.