Peppermint Mocha Frappé

Our Copycat Peppermint Mocha uses the same chocolate-peppermint sauce; this blends it with espresso, milk, and ice into a proper frappé instead of assembling it hot or pouring it over cubes.

Make the Sauce First (Just Once)

This recipe assumes you already have a jar of Peppermint Mocha Sauce in the fridge — a batch that makes roughly 12 drinks’ worth. If you haven’t made one yet, go do that first, then come back here.

Building the Frappé

1. Pull a double shot of espresso (about 2oz), or brew strong coffee/cold brew instead.
2. Add the espresso, 2 tbsp of the peppermint mocha sauce, 1.5 cups of ice, and 4oz cold milk to a blender.
3. Blend on high for 30-45 seconds until smooth and slushy.
4. Pour into a 16oz glass, top with whipped cream and crushed candy cane if using, and serve immediately with a straw.

Café grande peppermint mocha Frappuccino-style blended drink (seasonal pricing)$7.00

Home peppermint mocha frappé (espresso, milk, ice, sauce)~$0.65

Savings per drink$6.35

The sauce batch itself is a one-time ~$1.53 and makes about 12 drinks — see the full sauce recipe for the batch method. Same batch also covers the hot version.

Assumptions: grande-size blended drink, seasonal chain pricing, dairy milk, $16/lb specialty beans or equivalent grocery beans. This one has a real seasonal ceiling — most chains only run it through the Nov-Dec holiday window — but at 5 a week across that roughly 8-week window, that’s still about $254 back in your pocket for the season versus the café version. The $7.00 café baseline is the average of two real, dated receipts (9/29/2026) from two different store locations — $6.90 and $7.10 — for a grande hot seasonal specialty drink, not a modeled national average.

Swaps & Notes

• No espresso machine? Strong cold brew or a moka pot shot both work fine.
• Want plain mocha instead? See our Mocha Frappé — same base sauce recipe family, no peppermint.
• Watching sugar? This is Standard-tier only for now. Blend the Sugar-Free Peppermint Mocha iced with ice yourself for a lower-sugar version today.

Recipe Card Summary

Peppermint Mocha Frappé

• 2oz espresso + 4oz milk + 2 tbsp Peppermint Mocha Sauce (made ahead) + 1.5 cups ice, blended
• Prep time: 5 minutes (after the sauce is made) · Total: 5 minutes
• Cost: ~$0.65/drink vs. $7.00 café equivalent

FAQ

Can I make this without a blender?

The hot Copycat Peppermint Mocha assembles the same sauce differently — this frappé is the blended-and-iced take on it.

Is peppermint extract or real peppermint used?

The Peppermint Mocha Sauce recipe uses peppermint extract, which is the standard (and food-safe) way both cafés and home cooks get consistent mint flavor without steeping fresh mint leaves into a chocolate sauce.

Can I make this outside the holidays?

Yes — nothing about the sauce batch is holiday-dependent. The seasonal ceiling above just reflects when cafés typically sell it, not any real limit on making it yourself.