Starbucks Matcha Frappuccino

4.80 from 10 votes

Delicious and perfectly sweet, see how easy it is to make this Matcha Frappuccino at home, including the fluffy vanilla whipped cream.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: serving (16 ounces)

Author: Jee Choe

Whisk heavy cream and vanilla syrup to make whipped cream. Set aside.
A handheld milk frother makes whipped cream in seconds.
¼ cup heavy cream, 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup
Blend milk, vanilla syrup, matcha, ice, and homemade Frappuccino base syrup until smooth.
Start the blender on low, then turn it up high. Use a tamper tool to make sure the ice gets blended evenly.
⅔ cup whole milk, 2 tablespoons vanilla syrup, 2 teaspoons matcha, 1 cup ice, 1 tablespoon homemade Frappuccino base syrup
Pour Frappuccino into a cup.
Top drink with whipped cream.

The Frappuccino base syrup is what keeps the ice and the liquid from separating so make sure that's made first before making the Frappuccino.
Don't add ice first into the blender since you won't get an efficient blend. Add liquids first and ice last.
All Frappuccinos are made with whole milk at Starbucks but you can use whatever kind of milk you like.
The longer you whisk the heavy cream and vanilla syrup with a handheld milk frother, the thicker it'll get. To get fluffy whipped cream, whisk until you get soft peaks, which should take about 30 seconds. Spoon the whipped cream onto the drink.
The brighter the green the matcha, the higher the quality. Look to spend $25-35. Anything that costs less than that will have a muddy green, almost brown color.