Healthy Homemade Vanilla Bean Frappuccino
Healthy Homemade Vanilla Bean Frappuccinos! For when you’re craving Starbucks but don’t have the time (or patience) to stand in line and would rather go for something healthy! It’s thick, sweet and creamy, yet refined sugar free, low carb, low fat, high protein, high fiber and gluten free… seriously 🙂
This DIY Vanilla Bean Frappuccino is jam-packed with fresh vanilla bean flavor, but don’t worry, it’s not jam-packed with the unhealthy ingredients like the Starbucks® version. This homemade version is rich and sweet without the ice cream, condensed milk, granulated white sugar and artificially flavored syrups.
And it’s super easy to make with only 6 ingredients. BOOM!
Ingredients
- 1+1/2 cups Ice Cubes**
- 1+1/2 cups Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1 cup Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Paste (I used homemade!)
- 3/4 tsp Vanilla-Flavored Stevia Extract
- 1 tbs Homemade Metamucil
Instructions
- In a high-speed blender, add the ice cubes, milk, yogurt, vanilla paste and stevia extract. Blend until smooth.
- While the blender is running, slowly add the homemade metamucil. When it's smooth and even, let the mixture sit for a few minutes to thicken. Pour into serving glasses and top with all-natural whipped cream!
Notes
**I used this silicone mold to make my ice cubes. I filled each cavity 3/4 full and froze until solid. 1+1/2 cups = 9 ice cubes for me.
I topped my Frappuccinos with Soyatoo Rice Whip and dark chocolate shavings!
This recipe is: sugar free, low carb, low fat, high protein and gluten free!
Here is a nutrition label comparison between the Starbucks® Frappuccinos® and my Healthy Homemade Vanilla Bean Frappuccinos. The Starbucks® nutrition label is on the left, the Desserts With Benefits nutrition label is on the right:
WHAT?! 400 calories vs. 190 calories?! I’ll take mine… and maybe BOTH servings?
*does a super embarrassing happy dance* 😉
This recipe doesn’t have any added sugar (all the sugar is naturally occurring from the yogurt). It sure tastes like a sinfully delicious milkshake… yet secretly healthy.
AKA the best kind of milkshake!
Indulge − no strings attached!
yum- i cannot wait to make this!! thank you so much!
I usually just leave my frappuccinos up to Starbucks because every-time I try to recreate one at home it turns out a disaster. In saying that though, this vanilla bean frappuccino looks pretty perfect.. and it’s healthy too?! A recipe I need to try!
My husband would love this!! Can’t wait to try it out!
do you have to use the homemade metamucil powder for this to turn out right? Thanks for all your hard work recreating healthy versions of the not so healthy desserts. 🙂
Kelly-
The psyllium almost instantly creates a thicker and creamier texture, so I wouldn’t recommend omitting it. However, if you don’t want to use it you can omit it and decrease the milk to 1 cup and decrease the stevia to ~1/2 teaspoon 😀
-Jess