Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Light

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Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Light you can make at home

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients for Frappuccino:
⅔ cup double-strength regular or decaf coffee, chilled, see prep tip
⅔ cup (1%) low-fat milk, see substitution tip
2 tablespoons caramel topping
4 packages Splenda, Stevia, Equal or your favorite sugar substitute
2 teaspoons sugar
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2¾ cups ice

Ingredients for Topping:
Light whipped cream or light vanilla flavored whipped cream, see shopping tip
1½ teaspoons caramel topping

Instructions
1. Combine chilled coffee, milk, 2 tablespoons caramel topping, Splenda, sugar, vanilla and ice in a blender. Blend on high speed until ice is crushed and drink is smooth. Pour into 2 glasses.

2. Top each glass with 2 tablespoons whipped cream and drizzle about ¾ teaspoon caramel topping over each.

3. Serve at once with a straw, if desired

Makes 2-(12 oz) drinks

Food Fact
In 2004, Starbucks created a “Light” version which according to the company has 54% of the calories, 15% of the fat and 52% of the carbohydrates of the original. Frappuccino is a trademarked line of blended coffee drinks sold by Starbucks. It consists of coffee blended with ice and various other ingredients, usually topped with whipped cream.

Substitution Tip
To cut the calories and fat further, use nonfat milk instead of 1% and all Splenda, no sugar. These Skinny Facts still include the topping- 109 calories, 1g fat, 3g protein, 22g carbs, 133mg sodium 0g fiber, 1g sugar. Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 3- made with nonfat milk, no sugar, only Splenda and includes toppings

Weight Watchers (old points) 3
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 4

Skinny Facts: for a (12oz) serving including 2 tablespoons light whipped cream and a little caramel drizzle
133 calories, 1.8g fat, 3g protein 26g carbs, 0g fiber, 126mg sodium, 9g sugar
Regular Facts: for a Starbucks (12 oz) Light Caramel Frappuccino
152 calories, 1.3g fat, 6g protein, 30g carbs, 2g fiber, 22g sugar

Recipe courtesy of www.skinnykitchen.com
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Comments

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

That's a lot of sugar/sweetner.
Didn't know it was trademarked pretty sure you can get frappes elsewhere maybe they call them somethign different...

Not a Starbucks fan. Prefer Costa. Sidoli's also do ice-cream :)
And the local garden-centre do the nicest syrup coffees yummy and delish salads and sweet potato chips...yeah I'm hungry!