The list of under-the-radar items on the secret menu at Starbucks [1] is constantly growing, and the latest addition is exceptionally bright! Meet the Ube Frappuccino. While Starbucks doesn't carry the purple yam from the Philippines [2] as an ingredient for its drinks or food items, a few Instagram users have swapped some basic Frappuccino steps to re-create the delicious taste and eye-catching color of ube products [3]. The instructions were spelled out by the kind folks at TotallytheBomb.com [4], and it has all the refreshing, energizing ingredients one could want from a blended summer beverage.
Before asking your barista for a bright purple Frappuccino and being served a serious look of confusion (under a mask, of course), check out a step-by-step guide for how to order one the next time you're in need of a midday pick-me-up [5]:
- Order a grande vanilla bean Frappuccino with two pumps of toffee nut syrup.
- Ask for one scoop of dragonfruit inclusions and one scoop of blackberry inclusions to be blended with the Frappuccino. (Some people have simply ordered two scoops of dragonfruit inclusions.)
- Ask for half a banana to be blended with the Frappuccino as well.
- If you so desire, request for the drink to be topped with whipped cream once the blended drink is poured in the cup.
- Time to get sipping and enjoy!
Check out photos of the deliciously bright Ube Frappuccino from the secret menu at Starbucks [6] ahead.
