Vanilla Bean Frappuccino Drink (Printable Version)

Creamy blended beverage with vanilla bean, milk, cream and ice for a refreshing coffeehouse-style drink.

# What You Need:

01 - 1 cup whole milk (or substitute with oat or almond milk for non-dairy)

02 - 1/2 cup heavy cream

03 - 3 tablespoons granulated sugar

04 - 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped (or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract)

05 - 2 cups ice cubes

06 - Whipped cream

07 - White chocolate shavings

01 - In a blender, combine milk, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla bean seeds (or vanilla extract).

02 - Add the ice cubes. Blend on high speed until smooth and frothy.

03 - Taste and adjust sweetness or vanilla as desired.

04 - Pour into two tall glasses. Top with whipped cream and white chocolate shavings if desired. Serve immediately.

01 -

Five minutes from start to sipping, no fancy equipment needed beyond a basic blender
The real vanilla bean creates those beautiful speckled swirls that look and taste incredibly luxurious

02 -

Blending too long will melt the ice into watery disappointment, aim for just until smooth
Vanilla bean seeds need the liquid's fat to fully release their flavor compounds

03 -

Pulse the blender rather than running continuously for the fluffiest texture
Leftover vanilla bean pods can be dried and buried in your sugar container for vanilla sugar magic