Many people visit Starbucks daily for great-tasting coffee, but if you’re a chocolate lover, you know that Starbucks is also a chocolate paradise. However, since so many options are available, it can be difficult to find the one that you like best. Keep reading as we list many of the best-tasting chocolate drinks that are available, so you can make an informed purchase.
The 24 Best Chocolate Starbucks Drinks:
1. Caffe Mocha
| Type: | hot and cold |
| Ingredients: | mocha, milk, whipped cream |
The Caffe Mocha is a traditional chocolate beverage that many people enjoy. You can get it hot or cold, and it contains espresso and mocha sauce for a chocolate treat that will get you moving. It’s available in many sizes, and many people get whipped cream on top.
2. White Chocolate Mocha
| Type: | hot or cold |
| Ingredients: | white chocolate mocha, espresso, milk, whipped cream |
The White Chocolate Mocha is similar to the standard Caffe Mocha but switches out the dark chocolate mocha for a white chocolate mocha syrup. It also includes espresso for an energy boost and whipped cream topping. If you get it hot, the barista will use steamed milk, but they will use regular 2% milk for the cold version.
3. Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino
| Type: | cold |
| Ingredients: | Frappuccino base, coffee Frappuccino syrup, whole milk, mocha sauce, whipped cream, chocolate cookie crumble topping |
The Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino is popular among chocolate lovers because it contains mocha syrup and has a chocolate cookie crumble topping that is hard to resist. It looks and tastes great and is available in several sizes, so you can get a smaller one if necessary.
4. Java Chip Frappuccino
| Type: | cold |
| Ingredients: | coffee Frappuccino base and syrup, Frappuccino chips, mocha sauce, whole milk, whipped cream |
The Java Chip Frappuccino is the perfect choice for someone who struggles with deciding whether they love coffee or chocolate more. It contains Java chips and a coffee Frappuccino base. The barista will add plenty of mocha sauce and a whipped cream top for a fantastic treat.
5. Double Chocolate Chip Creme Frappuccino
| Type: | cold |
| Ingredients: | Crème best Frappuccino, Frappuccino chips, mocha sauce, whole milk, whipped cream |
The Double Chocolate Chip Creme Frappuccino is a great choice for people looking for an alternative to coffee. It uses a creme-based Frappuccino, whole milk, Frappuccino chips, and mocha sauce to provide you with a chocolate treat that you’ll enjoy.
6. Hot Chocolate
| Type: | hot |
| Ingredients: | steamed milk, mocha sauce, whipped cream |
Hot chocolate is a great choice for anyone looking to avoid coffee or chocolate lovers when the temperature drops. It’s also ideal for children since it doesn’t contain much caffeine.
7. Iced Chocolate Almond Milk Shaken Espresso
| Type: | cold |
| Ingredients: | almond milk espresso, chocolate malt powder |
The Iced Chocolate Almond Milk Shaken Espresso is a great choice for people looking for a chocolate beverage without that many calories. It contains almond milk, and the chocolate malt powder is lower in calories than the mocha sauce. Espresso ensures that it provides plenty of energy, and the largest size contains more than 250 mg of caffeine.
8. Reserve Dark Chocolate Mocha
| Type: | hot |
| Ingredients: | ground chocolate and cocoa, Starbucks’ Special Reserve Espresso, whole milk |
The Reserve Dark Chocolate Mocha is a popular standard regular menu item at Starbucks. It combines coffee with ground chocolate and cocoa for a sweet chocolate flavor. Starbucks’ Special Reserve Espresso is added to enhance the flavor and boost caffeine, giving you more energy when consuming it.
9. White Chocolate Crème Frappuccino
| Type: | cold |
| Ingredients: | white chocolate mocha sauce, crème, Frappuccino syrup, whole milk, whipped cream |
The White Chocolate Crème Frappuccino is a great choice for anyone who wants to cut back on caffeine. It contains white chocolate mocha sauce, which tastes great, and the crème Frappuccino syrup is the perfect accent. It’s available in many sizes and comes with a whipped cream topping.
10. Mocha Frappuccino
| Type: | cold |
| Ingredients: | Frappuccino base coffee, Frappuccino syrup, mocha sauce, whipped cream, milk |
The Mocha Frappuccino is a great summer drink for chocolate lovers, and it contains mocha sauce and a Frappuccino base. The coffee Frappuccino syrup boosts energy, and the whipped cream topping is a popular favorite.
11. Reserve Iced Dark Chocolate Mocha
| Type: | cold |
| Ingredients: | Starbucks’ Special Reserve Espresso, 2% milk, ground chocolate, and cocoa |
The Reserve Iced Dark Chocolate Mocha beverage is a popular chocolate drink that uses Starbucks’ Special Reserve Espresso for improved flavor. It’s a smooth beverage that boosts energy without the high calories of some of the other drinks, due in part to the lack of a whipped cream topping.
12. Peppermint Hot Chocolate
| Type: | hot |
| Ingredients: | peppermint syrup, mocha sauce, 2% steamed milk, whipped cream, mocha drizzle |
Peppermint Hot Chocolate is one of the most popular chocolate beverages at Starbucks, especially during the holidays when the weather is cold. The baristas craft the hot chocolate using mocha sauce and peppermint syrup mixed with 2% steamed milk to create a perfect flavor without using powder. It also has a whipped cream and mocha drizzle top.
13. Peppermint White Hot Chocolate
| Type: | hot |
| Ingredients: | steamed milk, white chocolate mocha sauce, peppermint syrup, whipped cream |
The Peppermint White Hot Chocolate from Starbucks is getting more popular each year because it provides a good alternative to the regular Peppermint Hot Chocolate, a big seller during the holidays. Due to Starbucks’ white chocolate mocha sauce and peppermint syrup, it tastes great, and it’s ideal for children because it doesn’t contain any caffeine. However, the Grande size has more than 500 calories because it is high in sugar.
14. Tuxedo Mocha Frappuccino
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| Type: | cold secret item |
| Ingredients: | milk mocha sauce, white chocolate mocha sauce, whipped cream, mocha drizzle |
The Tuxedo Mocha Frappuccino is a popular beverage on the secret menu, which are essentially popular beverages created by customers, so it’s not on the regular menu. So, you will have to ask for it specifically. It contains white and dark chocolate mocha sauce to satisfy any chocolate lover, and it has a whipped cream and a mocha drizzle top.
15. Iced White Mocha With Sweet Cream Cold Foam and Caramel Drizzle
| Type: | cold, secret menu |
| Ingredients: | Espresso, white chocolate sauce, 2% milk, sweet cream cold foam, caramel sauce |
The Iced White Mocha With Sweet Cream Cold Foam and Caramel Drizzle is a popular beverage that started on the social media site TikTok. It contains all the ingredients mentioned in the title to create a fantastic summertime treat without caffeine. The white chocolate satisfies your craving and is perfect any time of the year.
16. Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Frappuccino
| Type: | cold, secret menu |
| Ingredients: | Frappuccino chips, whole milk, strawberry purée, creme Frappuccino syrup, whipped cream |
The Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Frappuccino is one of the most popular beverages on Starbucks’ secret menu and for a good reason. It contains Frappuccino chips with strawberry purée and crème Frappuccino syrup to create a beverage that you won’t soon forget. It’s also one of the most colorful drinks on this list, so it’s great for the holidays.
17. Caramel Cookie Bar Frappuccino
| Type: | cold, secret menu |
| Ingredients: | Mocha sauce, hazelnut syrup, espresso, caramel sauce, 2% milk |
The Caramel Cookie Bar Frappuccino is a tasty item on the secret menu. It uses several ingredients, like mocha sauce, hazelnut syrup, and caramel sauce, to create a sweet and tasty treat. It adds espresso for a caffeine boost and tops it with whipped cream.
18. Ferrero Rocher Frappuccino
| Type: | cold, secret menu |
| Ingredients: | crème Frappuccino syrup, whole milk, Frappuccino chips, hazelnut syrup, mocha sauce, whipped cream |
The Ferrero Rocher Frappuccino is an extremely popular beverage that will remind you of the candies of the same name. It combines hazelnut syrup, Frappuccino chips, and mocha sauce with crème Frappuccino syrup and whole milk to create a drink worthy of the main menu.
19. Caramel and Nut Chocolate Bar Frappuccino
| Type: | Cold, secret menu |
| Ingredients: | whole milk, Frappuccino coffee base, coffee Frappuccino syrup, Frappuccino chips, mocha sauce, whipped cream |
The Caramel and Nut Chocolate Bar Frappuccino is a coffee lover’s dream. It combines coffee Frappuccino syrup with a Frappuccino coffee base and chips to create a great beverage that will give you a nice energy boost. It also mixes in a mocha sauce for a nice chocolate flavor, and it has a whipped cream top with a caramel drizzle.
20. Kit Kat Frappuccino
| Type: | cold, secret menu |
| Ingredients: | whole milk, crème Frappuccino syrup, Frappuccino chips, hazelnut syrup, mocha sauce, caramel syrup, whipped cream, cookie crumbles, caramel crunch |
The Kit Kat Frappuccino is the perfect choice for anyone who likes the candy of the same name. The baristas combine several ingredients, like mocha sauce, caramel syrup, Frappuccino chips, and hazelnut syrups, to create the drink and then top it with whipped cream, cookie crumbles, and caramel crunch. It’s sweet but tastes great.
21. Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cold Brew
| Type: | cold, secret menu |
| Ingredients: | cold brew coffee, strawberry purée, raspberry syrup, mocha sauce |
Starbucks Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cold Brew beverage uses a Starbucks special cold brew coffee that reduces bitterness and provides a smoother flavor. Then, the coffee is mixed with strawberry purée, mocha sauce, and raspberry syrup to create an unbelievable beverage that tastes just like chocolate-covered strawberries and provides a boost of energy that will help you tackle your daily chores.
22. Frozen Hot Chocolate Frappuccino
| Type: | cold, secret menu |
| Ingredients: | Frappuccino chips, crème Frappuccino syrup, vanilla syrup, mocha sauce, whole milk, whipped cream |
The Starbucks secret menu is likely the only place where you can find a Frozen Hot Chocolate Frappuccino, but it’s worth it. It combines with whole milk and Frappuccino chips to create a nice base. Then, the baristas add vanilla syrup and mocha sauce to create a unique take on a classic that you’ll love.
23. Three C’s Latte
| Type: | cold, secret menu |
| Ingredients: | caramel, chocolate, cinnamon, whipped cream |
The Three C’s Latte gets its name from its three ingredients that start with the letter C, which are cinnamon, caramel, and chocolate. It’s a great-tasting cold beverage that’s especially nice in the fall.
24. Raspberry Mocha
| Type: | cold, secret menu |
| Ingredients: | raspberry syrup, espresso, mocha sauce, 2% milk, whipped cream |
The Raspberry Mocha is one of the only secret menu items to have once been included on the Starbucks regular menu. Still, you should consider ordering it to see what you think. It’s especially good on Valentine’s Day and contains raspberry syrup and mocha sauce, with a boost of espresso.
Summary
You can order plenty of chocolate drinks at Starbucks, and it comes out with new ones all the time. When the temperatures are cold, we highly recommend the Caffe Mocha, which combines chocolate with espresso for a great taste and a boost in energy. If you’re looking to cut back on caffeine or are purchasing a beverage for a child, we highly recommend the Peppermint Hot Chocolate or the Peppermint White Hot Chocolate. On warmer days, you can’t go wrong with the Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino or the Java Chip Frappuccino. However, we also recommend trying out the secret menu, especially for the Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cold Brew or the Frozen Hot Chocolate Frappuccino.
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