How to make a frappé (2024)

FAQs

What makes a frappe? ›

The Frappé we know and love is pronounced 'frap-pay' and when loosely translated from French, it literally means 'iced'. This delicious drink is generally made of water, espresso, sugar, milk, ice and is shaken, blended or beaten to combine the ingredients.

Xanthan gum, a common food additive, is the key to getting that thick, satisfying consistency. I tried making a Frappuccino without xanthan gum and it came out too icy. The coffee also quickly separated from the ice. Both golden syrup and xanthan gum are sold in the baking section of most grocery stores.

All it requires is a balance of liquid and frozen ingredients (roughly 1:1 by volume, exact ratio will depend on preference, temperatures of ingredients, size/shape of ice cubes, etc.).

Ice, Milk, Coffee Frappuccino Syrup [Sugar, Water, Natural Flavor, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid], Coffee, Brewed Espresso.

It's so much more than just an iced coffee. A frappe (pronounced frap-pay) is an iced beverage that has been thoroughly blended or shaken to produce a foamy, icy drink. Traditionally made with coffee, milk, sugar and ice but can be made with teas, syrups and juices as well.

According to the American Heritage College Dictionary, a milkshake is a “a beverage that is made of milk, ice cream, and often flavoring and is blended or whipped until foamy.” Unless you live in New England, where a milkshake would never include ice cream. Adding ice cream makes it a “frappe” drink.

The original frappe was made by blending water with instant coffee, ice and milk. The result? A creamy, foam-topped coffee, enjoyed best with a straw, to delve into the chilled coffee below. A Frappuccino, on the other hand, is made using brewed coffee.

Too little ice and it will be extremely runny and liquid.

An emulsifier main function is to make sure the drink and crushed ice do not separate. If you blend ice with flavored drink powders without a binding agent (emulsifiers), the drink will not have the frappe-like smooth texture. In other words, the liquid and ice will be separated.

Ingredients: Cream, Skim Milk, Sugar, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Milk, Coffee Extract, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Mono & Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Potassium Citrate, Disodium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum.

What is the difference between frappe and Greek frappe? ›

Yes, because the original Greek recipe uses instant coffee, whereas in the rest of the world, frappés are made from any type of coffee. Regardless, the method remains the same: the coffee is shaken with ice cubes.

A frappé coffee, cold coffee, Greek frappé, or just frappé (Greek: φραπέ, frapé [fraˈpe]) is a Greek iced coffee drink generally made from spray-dried instant coffee, water, sugar, and milk. The word is often written frappe (without an accent).

The original frappe was made by blending water with instant coffee, ice and milk. The result? A creamy, foam-topped coffee, enjoyed best with a straw, to delve into the chilled coffee below. A Frappuccino, on the other hand, is made using brewed coffee.

It depends on the frappe you order and where you order from. You'll find many flavorful variations of the popular blended drink are made without coffee, and some coffee houses make their caffeinated versions with instant coffee powders.

Ingredients: Cream, Skim Milk, Sugar, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Milk, Coffee Extract, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Mono & Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Potassium Citrate, Disodium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum.

A frappé is blended longer, til a substantial foam has been created, and the ice is well-blended. If a frappé is shaken in a co*cktail shaker, crushed ice can be added with the coffee or whole ice after shaking. Smoothies or iced cappuccinos are blended to the preferred ice consistency, regardless of foam.