Vanilla Bean Frappuccino (Printable)

Creamy vanilla bean blended drink ready in 5 minutes

# What You’ll Need:

→ Base

01 - 1 cup whole milk
02 - 1 cup ice cubes

→ Flavor

03 - 3 tablespoons vanilla bean ice cream
04 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
05 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Topping

06 - Whipped cream, for serving (optional)

# How To Make It:

01 - In a blender, combine milk, ice cubes, vanilla bean ice cream, sugar, and vanilla extract.
02 - Blend on high speed until smooth and creamy.
03 - Taste and adjust sweetness if desired by adding more sugar.
04 - Pour into two tall glasses. Top with whipped cream if desired. Serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • You can whip this up in literally five minutes flat, which is faster than driving through and waiting in line
  • The ice cream trick creates that impossibly smooth texture you can never quite get with milk alone
02 -
  • If you wait more than five minutes to serve this, the ice will start to melt and separate into layers
  • Adding the ice cream instead of using just milk and sugar is what gives you that Starbucks texture
03 -
  • Chill your glasses in the freezer for 10 minutes before serving to keep everything colder longer
  • If you want that pretty speckled look, actually scrape the seeds from half a vanilla bean instead of using extract

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