Starbucks Fakeuccino

I had a Starbucks Frappuccino and LOVED it the minute i had it, but it cost me about $2.50?  This does not taste like the actual Frappuccino but is a way to reuse the bottle and make your own "Fakeuccino".

Step 1: Label (optional)

 de-cap the lid of the bottle and look closely at the bottle. de-label (back side) the bottle and take a closer look at this label (ingredients or Contains:)

The pictures will explain!

Comments

[divedaddy03]

Very nice instructable. I really like this idea as I'm highly addicted to amazing coffee and GREAT IDEAS! :)

[rbohringer]

Could you replace the hot coco mix and cream for chocolate milk?

[Pizzapie500]

What's a "30% Certified Blend"? I wonder why the other 70% isn't certified...

[suayres]

Boy, I sure hope your coffee isn't (sic) flavorless! Don't you want it to be at least coffee-flavored?

[J@50n]

Nah because if you go by the instructable and use flavored coffee with hot chocolate mix that would taste pretty bad in my opinion...

[suayres]

This is true. I usually use the DaVinci coffee flavorings, Irish cream or hazelnut are my favorites. I use sugar-free syrups. I was buying the creamers such as coffee mate etc, but have you ever read the ingredient list on that stuff? EWWWW! I now just have my coffee with milk & the syrup of choice. (I know, I know, what are the magic ingredients in THAT, but I have to do something.....).

[supertoria12]

oh, i thought it was caribou flavored! silly me :D

[1990cujo]

I have been doing this for a while only i put coffee,milk,sugar,and some times creamer in it and put it in the fridge wait 4 hours and then drink it.

[NatureGeek24]

Great instructable!  I always need more excuses to drink coffee. 

Pectin is usually sold in little liquid pouches for canning jellies.  Interesting it's in coffee.  I wonder what "xanthan gum" would do as the missing "gelling agent" in the original formula.  I buy it in powdered format at health food stores- used to replace the "gluten" properties in wheat free breads.  I'll post the results if I try it out soon.

[J@50n]

 ok, please share your results!

[NatureGeek24]

I could not get the xanthan gum to work as a thickener. It clumped and was not a tasty result.

[imajem]

It would be nice if your pictures were big enough to see!!! Why so small???

[J@50n]

my pictures are normal sized...?

[imajem]

Your pictures are too small to see!!!!!!!

[beehard44]

maybe you're looking at the thumbnails

[imajem]

That's all I see....

[counterpoint621]

Did you try clicking on the thumbnail?

[apolo1]

i tried this with my parents espresso machine, and it was sooo good. - by the way you can get Starbucks fraps at costco 12 for $14

[jcudal32]

wow what a waste of money O_O

[CamillaLuvzMusic]

Because getting them for $.85 each is really a waste when you could just pay $2.50 instead. I TOTALLY follow your logic there...

[shostakovich]

thanks...have a nice day

[timothymh]

 The thumbnail image looks like you're using a paper towel to shield your hand from the heat. :)

[J@50n]

i spilled coffee on the sides of the bottle and it was still burning hot and i didnt want to burn my hand :P

[timothymh]

...he says, 2 1/2 months later. :) just kidding. I understand now.

[J@50n]

ya sorry i haven't gone on instructables in like ever haha even the update is new to me :P

[eulaliaaaa!]

I made one for my mom for Mother's Day, and she said that it was better than a Starbucks frappuccino. I have to agree, because when I made the coffee, there was a little extra, so I tried some. It was great!

[J@50n]

Glad she and you liked it!

[eulaliaaaa!]

Great idea! I am going to make this for my friends, because I don't like coffee! 

[J@50n]

Haha thanks!

[Onkei]

Hey, just wondering why you used hot cocoa mix instead of just plain cocoa? I just made some with it, but it's in it's cooling stage. I tried a few different things. I will tell you if it came out good.

[J@50n]

Hot cocoa mix has sweeteners already in it.

[eel laup]

yeah good job n nice tutorial :)

[J@50n]

Thanks!

[the_kcar]

Double-strength coffee in standard coffee maker. While that's brewing, make a double-strength dose of cocoa [2 parts coffee to one part cocoa], using powdered cocoa, sugar or sweetener of choice, vanilla extract, and milk [microwave ovens are *so* much easier to deal with!] The vanilla extract - and I don't know why - just makes it taste better. Both are going to be thick. Sick thick. Put in coffee creamer to the coffee - enough that it will turn the approximate shade that you are accustomed to in your regular cup of coffee. As it's a doubled recipe, double your sugar or sweetener of choice. You have two doubled concoctions. Fill a pitcher with ice, to the top, and pour both hot containers together atop the ice. Refrigerate. You can reuse your standard Starbuck's bottles, your favorite go-cups, or whatever your choice of container.

[KillerNathan96]

late at night so I didnt really feel like going througha ll the exact measurements or finding my grandmas coffee maker from when she was here last summer so i grab some filters microwaved some water and make coffee that way. then I added about 2 heaping tbs of Tim Hortons hot cocao mix. 1tbs of sugar and around a cup of milk. by the time it was all done i tasted it and it was good luke warm! Cant wait until tomarrow morning to drink it! Thanks Alot!

[Phydeaux]

Economics of scale:

We've been making cold coffee for a while now... brew an entire pot, put in a big pitcher, mix in milk and sugar, and put it in the fridge overnight.  Can be easily distributed from there into spent frap bottles, or to-go mugs or whatever.  Great for a summer afternoon!

[StratosVX]

I've found a simple combination that gives a taste similar to the bottled stuff, but it is a different consistency. Just mix coffee flavored ice cream with non-flavored coffee. Not a very original idea, but it tastes great.

[Onkei]

Alright guys, mine turned out okay. I made a mocha drink. I think I know a few things I will change next time. please go ahead and try mine. I did a cup of brewed coffee, Folgers. I used a regular spoon not tsp for my other measurements. I put a spoon of just cocoa, you know the kind you use for cookies. But I think I would put a little less, maybe a tsp. We really had like only one spoonful of sugar left. It needs more sugar then that. Maybe two or whatever you feel comfortable putting in. Probably could use splenda or some other sweetener if you want. I think 1/4 cup of milk should be good I put like half. it was to much. Maybe some chocolate syrup for extra taste of mocha. I only put mine in the fridge for like 20 minutes. That wasn't long enough. Plus I don't have a Starbucks glass right now. Also just to add I put all this stuff on the stove, and used one of those whisk things to mix it up good.

[H4x0r13]

Not to be pedantic, but i just wanted to interject that "Chai tea" is tautology. "Chai" is Hindi for "tea", therefore the instructions are for tea tea (thanks wikipedia!). I just think that particular word we Americans use is funny.

"Would you like more tea tea, sir?" =]

But people wouldn't understand if you just said a masala or masala chai recipe

awesome 'structable btb, sounds tasty

[kkarn]

I had an Armenian patient and his family left a board with words in Armenian, then the same word in English so that he could point to and make his needs known when they were not with him. Chai was the Armenian word for Tea.

In Korea the word for tea is cha.

[thepete]

In Japanese the word for tea is "ocha" not the same, but not too far from from chai, either :)

[cmbrughnews]

Same in Arabic as well!  chai is tea.  Small world!  :)

 

[J@50n]

 thanks and yes tea tea would sound weird, haha.

[dudaott]

 Just to add another language: the word for tea in Portuguese is "chá" - with "ch" sounding as "sh" in shave and the "a" sounding as "o" in house.

And in persian the same word means king.... crazy world of words.... 

Best Regards

Dudaott

[geekazoid]

 same w/ russian.

[kkarn]

What do you mean no flavor? That stuff is coffee flavored and it's good. I agree that the K cup system rocks.

[J@50n]

no flavors, like blueberry, raspberry, etc.

[kkarn]

lol, Yeah I know what you mean. I just hate flavored coffee, I don't really understand why people want candy bars in a cup.
BTW couldn't one use chocolate milk to make mocha fakachino?

[RaNDoMLeiGH]

Dude, if it's not dessert, it's not coffee.

[cmbrughnews]

yummy!  two of my faves--chocolate milk and coffee.  I'll have to try!
why didn't i think of that? 

[chikenf00t]

m dad loves this stuff!!

[porcupinemamma]

There are two tablespoons in one ounce.  cool and thorough Instructable.  Way to go.

[Dendrobatez]

Homemade frapaccinos are awesome, but deffinatly try it with the pectin the difference in mouth feel is worth it. Just make sure you dont accidently use pectin with added citric acid, the milk tends to curdle.

[J@50n]

 i would have no clue where to buy it or the amount used...

[Dendrobatez]

You can find it in alot of stores where they have canning supplies. I make about 2-3 quarts at a time and just mix a packet of pectin in with the hot coffee or espresso. I've used a cornstartch slurry before but then you have to bring the coffee to a boil and it also changes the flavor slightly.

[stayputnik]

Just a little correction about your note on the second picture.  The canning process that makes the cap hard to remove creates a vacuum inside the bottle, not a pressure buildup.  Sorry for being picky, but saying that there's a pressure buildup makes it sound like it will blow up like a shaken soda bottle when you open it.  Great instructable though!  I love all the pictures, and I've always wanted to make my own fakeuccinos :-)

[gafisher]

I don't want to sound pedantic, but the canning process does cause increased pressure, which escapes past the heated cap liner like a one-way valve so that when the bottle cools the result is a partial vacuum inside.  So you're right about the result, but the author is right about the process.  (-:

[webdancer]

Well done. This would be a good system to use with cold-brew coffee (such as www.toddycafe.com) as one makes a large amount of concentrate at one time.

[Tumunga]

Where I work, they offer free coffee and hot chocolate for all the employees. I have a 3 cup mug, and what I do is take 2 packs of no sugar hot chocolate (I like it better than the sugar one...more chocolate flavor), put them in the cup, and make hot chocolate using the brewed coffee instead of hot water. Mmmmmmmm, good cracker.

[frollard]

I use the Keurig machine too - the reusable fill-it-yourself filter cup saves a lot of money - you could cut your 15 down to 5 if you use bulk (good) coffee if you are willing to scoop your own coffee...

THAT SAID - this ible is even MORE tailored to using a drip machine to make lots all at once - still much cheaper than the individual servings :D

I LOVE IT!  I want to try doing this adding some pectin (available in preservative shops) and ascorbic acid...for poops and giggles :D

[N4RRL]

If you add ENOUGH Vitamin C(Ascorbic Acid), it will LITERALLY give you the poops(or worse, the LIQUID poops..)  Though, I seriously doubt you would add THAT much to a coffee(would make it taste really acidic! and I doubt you would drink much of it because of the taste).
Great Instructable - I have done this several times over the years since the SB Frap came out and(being diabetic) made it with Splenda(and instant coffee and some unsweetened cocoa. They turn out great, give me my Fakacino without the extra sugar to mess up by blood sugar..
Great Job!

[J@50n]

 good luck! post your results!

[sjoobbani]

 AMAZING. 5 stars. :D

[J@50n]

thanks!

[sjoobbani]

 I have a question though, why take the labels off? I was thinking of putting on my own labels..;)

[sdhardie]

Very cool!  I never thought to put vanilla extract in mine... I'll try it and see how it goes!!

[J@50n]

 i did, you need a lot to taste it though.  i put a few tsp in, i would recommend to do this when cold though, so you can add to taste!

[tatagatha]

I was really into making my own Frappacinos. The pectin is a thickner. It doesn't take much but it really changes the mouthfeel. Makes it a bit milkshake-y.

[Seelos]

I loved Step 2.  Made me laugh.  Very well done.

I just can't get over the 26g of sugar... just like a can of soda.  Too sweet for daily consumption so I'll stick to plain ol' joe.

[peacenique]

Flavourless coffee!  Thanks for the chuckle!

[lmno101]

 This is a cool idea, and probably a lot cheaper since a four bottle case for these are ridiculous. One problem though is you say that when it's hot you put them in the fridge to cool down. You should not put hot things in the fridge since it changes the temperature on the inside of the fridge and promotes bacterial growth on other food. For example the chocolate milk in your picture might spoil sooner than it naturally would have without the hot coffee next to it. Or, what could be worse is if you have meat products next to it, either defrosting or lunchmeat it could promote bacterial growth and make you sick. I don't know if it was the wording or that you actually put the hot coffee in the fridge so maybe you could reword/change that. Beyond that good job.

[alsego]

 Not putting hot things in the frig s a common food safety myth. The refrigerator does not heat up, the coffee cools down. It is more dangerous to leave things outside the frig to cool down — not so much coffee, but things that spoil, and especially things like a pot of chili that is large and dense and cools down very slowly. Please check with an expert.

[barkerx5]

 Actually, as long as your refrigerator is set below 41 degrees F, then you would want to put the bottle in the fridge ASAP.  All food grows bacteria, but bacteria growth is sped up between 41-140 F.  I doubt that the coffee would warm your refrigerator up enough to put the other products in the temperature danger zone.  However, the coffee needs to cool as quickly as possible to prevent more growth of bacteria.  So letting it sit out and cool is not a good idea!  My suggestion would be to drop a single ice cube into the bottle or two, but not enough to weaken the strength of the coffee, but just enough to take the initial heat off the coffee when you put it in the refrigerator.  But great concept!!

[Wesley1]

if you freeze the mix as Fakeuccino cube you could avoid the weakening affect, in later batches.

[lmno101]

 Yeah I do agree that one bottle will probably not change the whole temperature of the fridge, but maybe if he made several at one time it could change the temperature enough. The one photo he has with the bottle about two inches from the chocolate milk might be effected with just that one bottle. I'm not sure how chocolate mils spoils(I assume there are additives for longevity), but milk is just waiting to go bad. 

[bettbee]

Ice bath!!

[not_a_puppy]

The ice bath might shatter a glass bottle with hot liquid in it.

[bettbee]

Depends on the bottle. The commercial bottles should be able to take a certain amount of thermal shock. Or you could just leave them out on the counter with the lid on tight if you've followed good sanitary procedures, just to cool a little. So as not to warm up your fridge. I wouldn't hesitate at all to do this if I was going to refrigerate them and drink within a few days.

Or use ball jars, they make nice ones shaped like drinking glasses, those are meant to be boiled then filled, then boiled again. If I was going to do this I might make a bunch at one go and literally "can" them in this way. But read about canning foods containing dairy.

Hmmm . . . this might even be good with soy or nut or hemp milk, thus less worry about spoilage . . .

[J@50n]

 I have added the amount you would save a month if you bought 12 packs of frap's in the last step!

[J@50n]

Thanks for the heads up, i will try to re word it!  And i will add the amount of money you can save in a step too, it would be fun to see the amount of money saved from a pack of four  Frap's to a "pack" of four Fake's.

[sostahoe]

I am a bartender and have made a version that is a hit and is constantly commented as a duplicate taste to the out of the bottle product.  ingredients are half cup coffee, one instant hot coco mix , about 10 oz cup of whip cream.  Method = using (Boston style) martini  shaker fill with ice and coffee on one side and whip cream and coco on other, combine and shake. (like a martini) strain/pour , serve.   I think this may have to be my first instructable, as soon as get my camera and another body to take pics.

[weaponscollector94]

i love that glorious buzz coffee gives you! wonderful instructable! thank you a lot!

[Blackmoon012]

Nice Instructable!
Just made some for myself, tasty!

[J@50n]

what recipe did u use?

[Blackmoon012]

I used the "Mocha" recipe. It was a little...chalky... I guess I'd say. But that's because I went a little heavy on the cocoa powder haha. Oh, and I made my two cups of coffee using a normal drip coffee maker, not the pre-measured cups like you used. I will definitely be making these in the future! Thanks again =)

[rimafeathers]

I make something similar.  1 Can sweetened condensed milk,  I pot of drip coffee, anywhere from 8-10 cups, depending on your taste, (you can also use flavored coffees, everyone likes the hazlenut and chocolate) 2-4 heaping tablespoons hot chocolate mix, and teaspoon of vanilla extract if you wish.  Pour the SCM into a heat-proof pitcher, let the coffee cool a couple minutes, poor on top of the SCM and stir to combine, chill and enjoy. OH YES! I also pour some of the coffee into the SCM can to melt any of the milk still stuck to the inside.  That coffee goes into the pitcher as well.  Easy and cheap.  I buy store-brand sweetened condensed milk, magnolia brand, or eagle if it's on sale.  I have also noticed that for some reason SCM targeted toward the hispanic market is cheaper and really good.  I also shop at an Asian market and get a good price there, too.

[J@50n]

 thanks, will add to ible!

[Yerboogieman]

I was making your version and accidentally added a spoon of sugar.

Nice instructable, I've been making these all this week.

[J@50n]

 thanks and me too!

[robotguy4]

How 'bout making a Double Ristretto Venti Half-Soy Nonfat Decaf Organic Chocolate Brownie Iced Vanilla Double-Shot Gingerbread Frappuccino Extra Hot With Foam Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended, One Sweet'N Low and One Nutrasweet, and Ice?

[J@50n]

 how about you try that and share your results, haha! is that actually what you get? I would not be able to say that half squinting in the morning...

[robotguy4]

 Heck no.  Read the article.

"The Double Ristretto Venti Half-Soy Nonfat Decaf Organic Chocolate Brownie Iced Vanilla Double-Shot Gingerbread Frappuccino Extra Hot With Foam Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended, One Sweet'N Low and One Nutrasweet, and Ice is the longest possible order you could order at Starbucks. It was ordered only once (in the late 1990's), and it singlehandedly destroyed the economy of South America. It is now illegal in both American Continents, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Antarctica. In fact, it's now illegal everywhere save for a select few unclaimed square inches in the Southern Pacific Ocean and Belgium (but nobody gives a crap about Belgium.) The United Nations is working on this problem even as you read this."

Courtesy of Uncyclopedia, the content free encyclopedia anyone can edit!

[bobert610]

I actually used powdered milk so that i can put it in a ziplock bag to work.  Then all i need is hot water and no other liquids.
also, 1/2 tbsp of cinnamon tastes really good.

[bobert610]

* and instant coffe* *oops*

[sdhardie]

I've been making my own versions of these for a short while now, and they do not require heating.  And they taste just as good, if not better, than the real thing!

1 level teaspoon instant coffee
9 oz skim milk
1 or 2 packets of Splenda (sweeter than sugar, so go easy)
Stir well. Add ice.  Enjoy!

Delicious and fat/sugar free!

[J@50n]

 ill post this into the recipes, i will put your instructables name in with it!

[n0ukf]

"when you take this out in the morning, open it before you leave, it will be hard to open from the pressure buildup of the hot inside and the cold outside (like canning Mason jars if you have ever done that)."

Pressure does not build up in sealed containers when you take them from hot (near boiling) to cool (40°F), the relative (to atmospheric) pressure drops to what most people call a vacuum. Below 40°F water has a negative coefficient of thermal expansion and starts expanding again. This is why things (pipes, bottles, etc.) break when they freeze.

[J@50n]

ok!

[fiat22turbo]

Very cool.  I'll have to try this with some coffeccino mix from Advocare.   I'm cutting back on drinking coffee and working on improving my health and wellness with better nutrition and more exercise, which Advocare has helped with on the nutrition side.

[thebeef2]

 You could also use instant coffee for that cold on-the-go Fra... I mean Fakeuccino.

[J@50n]

Haha, nice catch lol, but good idea, the only thing is i have TONS of the K-cup things but if you had that, it sure would work just as good!

[Mongpoovian]

Delicious!

[J@50n]

Haha, thanks!

[scoochmaroo]

I <3 this Instructable!

[J@50n]

Thanks!

[jessyratfink]

 Very nice! I think I'll have to do this. A really good way to have my coffee the way I like it all the time. :)

[J@50n]

Agreed, i have to take the buss to school, i make this the night before and don't have to make coffee half squinting hoping not to miss the buss in the morning. 

[kissiltur]

Pectin is used in jam making to have the jam set. Ascorbic acid is used to regulate acidity and acts as a preservative. Neither are usual things to put in your coffee at home, but they are pretty benign by the general standards of industrial food production ("wot, no xanthum gum?" is an advertising slogan I think we will never hear).

[xxliquidbeastxx]

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[J@50n]

it should be down soon!

[J@50n]

your link does not work... :(

[spike shadows (secret agent man)]

 Well played good sir, well played.

[J@50n]

 what do you mean?

[valhallas_end]

xxliquidbeastxx seems to be trying to revive the rickroll - clicking his link opens a trick page.  You seem to lucky for not having a specific codec or the like to have avoided this plague.

[J@50n]

no worries, i have sent the CEO of instructables a e-mail about this instructabler and left it in his hands.