This document summarizes secret menu items from Starbucks, including drink recipes and reviews. Some favorites according to the reviews are the Bootleg Creme Brulee frappuccino, which tastes like the dessert, and the S'mores Frappuccino, which captures the flavor of s'mores. Other items tried include takes on Nutella, Cap'n Crunch cereal, banana cream pie, and Thin Mints cookies. Reviews note which drinks are most accurate to the inspired flavor and which have the right balance of sweetness.
2. The Zebra Mocha
Recipe: Half regular, half white chocolate mocha
Verdict: Better than the normal mocha...
It's like a war between bitter and sweet.
3. The Cap'n Crunch-Berry
Frappaccino
Recipe: Strawberries and Cream Frappaccino
with a pump of Toffee and Hazelnut syrups
Verdict: Wonโt make
oneโs list of regulars...
But it kinda does
taste like Cap'n
Crunch...
4. The Nutella
Recipe: Cafe Misto with 2 pumps of
chocolate, of hazelnut, and of caramel
Verdict: Tastes good... Not really like Nutella though...
Experiment with the number of pumps...
5. The Bootleg Brรปlรฉe
Recipe: White mocha with 2 pumps of
toffee nut syrup and caramel drizzle
Verdict: Favorite! It really tastes like a creme brรปlรฉe.
Kinda sweet, thoughโฆ
6. Banana Creme Pie Frappaccino
Recipe: Vanilla Bean
Frappacino with 2 pumps
of hazelnut and vanilla
syrups and a banana,
whipped cream on top
Verdict: AWESOME! But expensive at $6. A must try!
7. Thin Mint Frappaccino
Recipe: Green Tea
Frappacino with
java chips and 2
pumps of mocha
and peppermint
syrups
Verdict: Doesn't look pretty, but tastes good. Slight
tea aftertaste is a bit weird.
8. Raspberry Cheesecake
Recipe: White Mocha with 2 pumps of raspberry
Verdict: It's good. Different. Not overly sweet. Doesn't
really taste like cheesecake, but gets the essence of it.
9. Marble Mocha Macchiato
Recipe: Made like the Caramel Macchiato but
with a white chocolate base (instead of
vanilla) and mocha drizzle (instead of caramel)
Verdict: Good stuff.
Especially if you don't want
something overly sweet
but with a twist. The
mocha drizzle on top gives
you just enough chocolate.
10. S'Mores Frappaccino
Recipe: Java Chip Frappaccino, 2 pumps
Cinnamon Dolce syrup, 2 pumps Toffee Nut syrup,
whipped cream blended in, and topped with
whipped cream and Cinnamon Dolce sprinkles
Verdict: This. Is. Amazing. I wish it wasn't
so complicated to order because I'd get
it all the time. Really tastes s'mores-e.
11. Verdict: Tastes Twix-like.
Needs more caramel.
It's just okay... Good...
Just nothing special.
Twix Frappaccino
Recipe: Caramel
frappuccino with
extra caramel, 2
pumps hazelnut
syrup. Java chips
and whipped
cream blended in.
Topped off with
mocha drizzle.
12. Paul Gordon Brown
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