Skinny Starbucks Frappuccino!

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If you’ve ever been to Starbucks, then you most likely have heard of a frappuccino. Thick, blended, creamy coffee that is cool and refreshing…What’s not to love!?! Well, the only thing that might turn you off from this tantalizing treat might be the fact that just one blended coffee drink can pack on as many as 600 calories and 25 grams of fat (which is about the same as a Big Mac!) Try this lightened up version, (which also happens to pack a powerful protein punch) and you may never spend your money on another blended drink again.

Method

The estimated total time to make this recipe is 5-10 minutes.

1

Put all of the ingredients in the blender, and blend until shake is thick and creamy!

Ingredients

1/2 cupCottage cheese 1
1Scoop vanilla protein powder
1-4 pktsStevia (or low calorie sweetener of choice)
1 pktStarbucks Via Instant Coffee (or 1 tsp instant coffee powder)
2 tbsHalf and half coffee creamer
5-10Ice cubes (depending on desired consistency)
1/2-1 cupWater (depending on desired consistency)
Optional: 1/2 tsp xanthan gum 2

1 Instead of the cottage cheese, you could also use 1 additional scoop of protein powder and add low fat milk or (milk substitute) in place of the 1/2-1 cup water in this shake.)

2 You can find xanthan gum in most grocery stores in the gluten free or health foods section! Just a pinch of it makes your shake so thick and creamy!

Katie's Tip!

To make a Mocha Frappuccino, just add 1-2 tbs of cocoa powder!

Nutrition Breakdown

1 Serving
220 Calories
5 g Fat per Shake
6 g Carbohydrate per Shake
3 g Sugar per Shake
40 g Protein per Shake
4 WWP+*

*Weight Watchers Points per serving

36 Comments

Trixie28 said:

Made this today, OMG soo good!!!Please add more shake recipes!

April 26th, 2012 — 10:09am  |  Reply

Amanda Nelson said:

What kind of Stevia do you use?

April 26th, 2012 — 4:13pm  |  Reply

Dashing Dish said:

I use NuStevia, which is less bitter than most brands. It doesn’t leave a bad aftertaste and tastes the most like real sugar. I buy NuStevia from Amazon. That’s the only place I’ve found that I can buy it in bulk for cheap. Otherwise, you can find it at GNC and Whole Foods. To Learn More About Stevia Click Here.

April 26th, 2012 — 4:30pm  | 

Lori Lanier said:

This is so good! I made it the other morning! Perfect to get me going in the morning and I loved that all that protein kept me full until lunch!! Making it tomorrow too but this time mocha style!!

May 1st, 2012 — 12:27am  |  Reply

Jyl said:

I added Coconut jello pudding powder to this recipe and cocoa powder and made the Atarbucks Mocha Coconut Frap and it is delicious, better than dessert.

May 1st, 2012 — 5:29pm  |  Reply

Sashanna said:

SUCH a great idea! That is my favorite Frap ever!

September 16th, 2012 — 5:15pm  | 

Brandi said:

I made this this morning for an mid morning pick me up and I loved it!! I have been trying my own variations to try to make this with no luck! Now that I have this recipe I am done looking! Thanks for the great recipe!!

May 4th, 2012 — 2:41pm  |  Reply

Haley @ Fit, Young, and Fabulous said:

OH MY! I just made this delicious Frapp!! I’m in LOVE!! Never buying one at Starbucks again!!! Super protein power!! MMmmm(:

May 4th, 2012 — 5:05pm  |  Reply

AmyB said:

Love Starbucks…can’t wait to try!!

May 10th, 2012 — 8:48pm  |  Reply

Nic said:

Thanks for all these recipes… I used an actual cup of coffee for this that I had made with my Keurig and substituted it for the instant coffee and the water, works just as well!

May 13th, 2012 — 10:21am  |  Reply

Brittany said:

Thanks for sharing, I was just wondering if I could do this!! :D

February 14th, 2013 — 8:07am  | 

Kelly said:

What kind of protein powder do you use??

May 21st, 2012 — 3:15pm  |  Reply

Dashing Dish said:

designer whey. i buy it on amazon or trader joes

May 21st, 2012 — 5:07pm  | 

jenn said:

Thanks SO much for this! I will definitely try this since I’m so addicted to those Mickey D Frappes… but I cringe when I think of all the unknown inside + all those calories! Absolutely love that this is made with stevia, too!

Think I could just use Chocolate Protein Powder for the Mocha effect rather than Vanilla protein powder + cocoa powder??

May 21st, 2012 — 11:32pm  |  Reply

Dashing Dish said:

sure can! :)

May 22nd, 2012 — 7:13am  | 

Wendy said:

This looks delicious! I’m not sure what you mean by half and half coffee creamer though. Is that just regular half and half, or something else? Thanks.

June 28th, 2012 — 11:00pm  |  Reply

Dashing Dish said:

regular :)

June 29th, 2012 — 6:29am  | 

Suzy Raabe said:

I just want you to know how much I enjoy your recipes. It’s nice to follow a blog where the host takes the time to answer our questions so quickly. I got the meal plan for a month. I really like. I thought it was for a family of four but only for two. My question. I’m feeding six, which means I have to triple. Does everything triple? Are there any ingredient that you would not triple. Maybe a spice. I know my question is about as clear as mud but hopefully you will understand. Thanks again. You are a true blessing.

July 17th, 2012 — 1:38pm  |  Reply

Amy Andrew said:

OH.MY.GOODNESS!!! Just made this to have after my workout and it was AMAZING!!! So delicious, I can’t believe how good it is! SOOOOO Much better then my normal after-work-out- protein shake w/ protein powder and water. My Blend-Tec will NEVER be back in the cupboard, because I’ll be making these EVERYday!!! THANK YOU!!!!!! Your recipes make me feel like I’m cheating every meal!!

July 17th, 2012 — 2:56pm  |  Reply

Michelle Thompson said:

Tastes great! One question, though…does your protein powder also contain a lot of fiber, because when I calculated points plus for this recipe, assuming there is 0g fiber, I got 6wwp+…?

July 20th, 2012 — 12:43pm  |  Reply

Sashanna said:

WOW! I love frappuccinos but I never get them (for all the obvious reasons). As soon as I found this site I went out and bought cottage cheese and vanilla protein powder, just so I could try this. Had it for breakfast and it was SO delicious! It’s also way bigger than my normal smoothies, so the low calories kept me full for a nice long time. Thanks so much! I’ll be trying lots of others.

September 16th, 2012 — 5:17pm  |  Reply

katie said:

I’ve made a lot of your recipes and loved them all but…I don’t know how you come up with your points! When I put mine in the recipe builder with the EXACT same ingredients mine are often 2 pts higher. I got double the points for this exact shake! I use exactly the same items that you did, so, I’m not sure. I read a lot of fans having the same issue. Just wanted to let you know! :)

September 16th, 2012 — 6:13pm  |  Reply

Stephanie Mulkerin said:

i’m curious about this too!!!

February 10th, 2013 — 11:05am  | 

Alyssa said:

Mine tastes very protein shaky, is there a trick or more of something to put in? I really want to like this drink.

October 31st, 2012 — 2:35pm  |  Reply

Dashing Dish said:

its probably your protein powder…try designer whey from amazon!

October 31st, 2012 — 3:02pm  | 

Alyssa said:

I did :/

October 31st, 2012 — 3:04pm  |  Reply

Dashing Dish said:

try more coffee then :)

October 31st, 2012 — 4:17pm  | 

Lindsay said:

Made this a few days ago it was awesome!!! I just used a cup of coffee instead of the coffee powder. I made myself a cup, and gave each of my 2 kids 1/4 a cup and still had left over. I was able to make myself another full cup the next day. It tasted even better then it the day I made it! My kids have been begging me to make more every day since!

November 7th, 2012 — 10:22am  |  Reply

Charlene said:

Hi Guys just to let you know you can buy fat-free- half and half and fat-free heavy cream, thus reducing fat!!

November 9th, 2012 — 12:39pm  |  Reply

Lori said:

I made this today and it is so very good! I had some left-over coffee that I had made in my French Press, so I used that in place of the water and instant coffee. Thanks!

December 12th, 2012 — 4:51am  |  Reply

vanessa kromer said:

My first attempt at your shakes this morning and it was amazing!!! Love this coffee shake!! Thanks Katie :)

December 19th, 2012 — 9:35am  |  Reply

Stephanie said:

Just made this except made the Caramel Macchiato version, added sugar free vannila and stevia caramel sweetner (zero calorie :D) and it is absolutely delicious! i love fraps and this is a perfect swap and slashes SO many calories. Thanks for the idea, i love all your shake recepies :)

January 5th, 2013 — 6:33pm  |  Reply

Jaime said:

What flavor whey do you use by designer whey? French vanilla?

January 8th, 2013 — 9:58pm  |  Reply

Jaime said:

Also what Nustevia do you buy on amazon? Which do you Find is the best deal? Packets?

January 8th, 2013 — 10:01pm  |  Reply

Dashing Dish said:

amazon :) and yes vanilla protein powder

January 10th, 2013 — 10:15am  | 

Brandi Anderson said:

This is AMAZING…feels like I’m cheating!

February 4th, 2013 — 4:42pm  |  Reply

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