CUSTOMERS anxiously await each time Starbucks launches a new seasonal menu, but few fans are aware of just how many special drinks are available on the coffee giant’s secret menu.
While Starbucks has always offered a wide range of delicious coffee, tea and dessert beverage options, sometimes customers want to switch it up.
With a few ingredient additions and product substitutions, guests have found there’s a whole range of secret Starbucks drinks you can uncover.
Customers just need to know what to ask for in their drink, and baristas will usually be happy to make your specialty beverage just for you.
The U.S. Sun compiled a full list of secret menu items to consider ordering next time you’re at Starbucks – ideally when the line is relatively short.
1. GIRL SCOUT THIN MINT COOKIE FRAPPUCCINO
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At Starbucks, you can transform your favorite cookie into a frappuccino with just a few adjustments.
To properly replicate the Thin Mint flavor, ask your barista for a matcha creme frappuccino.
Then, ask for an extra two pumps of mocha sauce and one pump of peppermint syrup.
For the final touches on the nostalgic cookie drink, ask for some java chips and honey thrown in.
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2. NUTELLA DRINK
Another Starbucks secret menu item made for those with a sweet tooth is the aptly titled “Nutella Drink.”
While it might not actually have a spot on Starbucks’ official menu, you can score the beverage by making a few changes to a standard Caffe Misto order.
In your milk and coffee drink, you’ll need a pump of two key ingredients to create the Nutella flavor: mocha sauce and hazelnut syrup.
Then, ask for the beverage with a caramel drizzle and you’ll be well on your way to Nutella-tasting food heaven.
“This actually tastes a lot like Nutella, surprisingly,” one TikToker shared after they got the courage to order the specialty drink.
“I’d definitely get it again. If you really like Nutella, I would definitely try this drink. so give it like 9 out of 10.”
3. CAKE BATTER FRAPPUCCINO
While this dessert drink might not be crafted with any diet in mind, it hits the spot for those looking for something that tastes like exactly like a birthday cake.
To create the secret menu item, you’ll need to start with a vanilla bean creme frappucino base.
Then, ask your barista to add a pump of hazelnut syrup.
To truly create that “birthday cake” effect, however, you’ll need to ask the barista to do something a bit unusual.
That means actually putting a Starbucks birthday cake pop into the blender.
Once blended, you’ll have a delicious drink for any party occasion.
4. SKITTLES FRAPPUCINO
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The pairing might sound unorthodox, but several die-hard Starbucks fans swear by it.
To create the candy replica, you’ll start by asking the barista for a Strawberry Creme Frappucino, but with one additional request: no classic syrup.
Then add on some vanilla and raspberry syrup to replicate that iconic Skittles flavor.
For a grande frappuccino, you’ll want three pumps of vanilla and one pump raspberry.
However, if you’re really looking for a sugar overload, order four pumps of vanilla and one and a half pumps for a venti.
“At first, I was a bit skeptical of this Starbucks Skittles Frappuccino – but after taking my first sip, I sat and thought about it and I really did feel like I was drinking a big red bag of Skittles,” one coffee fan said in their review of the secret menu drink on Hip2Save.
5. BISCOTTI FRAPPUCINO
Last but not least is the Biscotti Frappucino.
While the drink might sound like it involves a complicated list of ingredients, but it’s actually relatively simple to order.
Just ask for a vanilla bean creme frappucino, and then for a slight upcharge, ask the barista to blend a biscotti into the frappucino.
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