Starbucks Peppermint Mocha

The Starbucks Peppermint Mocha is a winter favorite coffee from everyone’s favorite coffeehouse. You can enjoy the peppermint mocha all year long with this easy recipe.

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Starbucks has a bunch of seasonal favorites, and you know what makes me sad? When you can’t order your favorite seasonal drink whenever you want. So, how can we get around this? You need to make your own.

What’s in a Starbucks Peppermint Mocha?

Coffee drinks can be confusing, there are so many different ways to order your favorite. This recipe is very straight-forward. It is made with espresso, steamed milk, mocha and peppermint syrup. These 4 ingredients create magic in your cup. You can top with whipped cream, peppermints, chocolate curls, and anything else your heart desires.

How to Make Espresso at home?

Espresso is made by steam going through ground up coffee beans, this preparation method is special, and you may or may not have an espresso machine at home. There are a couple of work-arounds if you don’t have an espresso maker.

• If you have a drip coffee maker – double the coffee and use your normal amount of water. This will give you a strong cup of coffee.
• Buy espresso powder – it tastes richer than your ordinary coffee
• Buy an inexpensive Bialetti Mocha Pot – this is a very inexpensive stovetop coffee maker that uses steam to generate a rich coffee flavor

How can you steam milk at home?

Steaming of the milk means you heat up the milk and put some air into it. You can heat the milk in the microwave or on the stovetop. Then you need to add some air, simply place the milk a jar with a lid and shake, or you can use this great tool.

CopyKat Tip – use 2% milk for the fluffiest layer of steamed milk. The lower the fat content means the milk can generate more tiny air bubbles.

Mocha Syrup

This recipe for mocha syrup is not like chocolate syrup. This syrup leans more towards the bitter side. The rich and in-debt flavor of the chocolate flavor works perfectly with the peppermint syrup. You can use this mocha syrup to make a coffee mocha later on!

Use commercial syrups if desired. You can purchase mocha and peppermint syrup in the store, we share alternatives in case you can’t find either in the store.

Peppermint Syrup

In no time at all, you can whip up a bottle of peppermint syrup. We will start by making a simple syrup and add a bit of peppermint extract to this. You can store this in your refrigerator and enjoy it anytime you want a peppermint mocha.

Ingredients

Here’s a list of what you need:

• Water
• Sugar
• Peppermint extract 
• Vodka
• Cocoa powder
• Strong coffee or espresso 
• 2% milk 
• Whipped cream
• Chocolate syrup (optional topping)
• Crushed peppermint candies (optional topping)

How to Make Starbucks Peppermint Mocha

1. Prepare the peppermint syrup.
   1. Place sugar in a medium-size pan.
      
   2. Add water and stir well.
   3. Bring mixture to a rolling boil over medium heat to make sure all sugar is dissolved.
   1. Remove from heat and add peppermint extract. Stir to combine.
      
   2. Allow to cool, then store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
   3. Before using peppermint syrup, add vodka to help preserve the syrup for several weeks.
2. Prepare the mocha syrup.
   1. Place sugar and cocoa powder in a saucepan.
      
   2. Whisk together the sugar and cocoa powder.
      
   3. Add water and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
   4. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
      
   5. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
3. Make the peppermint mocha.
   1. Pour peppermint syrup into a mug or glass.
      
   2. Pour mocha syrup into the mug.
      
   3. Pour coffee into the mug.
      
   4. Add the steamed milk.
      
   5. Stir to combine ingredients in the mug.
      
   6. Top with whipped cream, chocolate syrup, and crushed peppermint candy, if desired.

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Love Starbucks? Try these copycat recipes!

• Eggnog Latte
• Pumpkin Spice Latte
• Maple Pecan Latte
• Snickerdoodle Hot Chocolate
• White Chocolate Mocha
• Honey Citrus Mint Tea
• Caramel Macchiato
• Flat White Coffee
• Cranberry Bliss Bar
• Pumpkin Bread with Pumpkin Seeds

Favorite Christmas Treats

• Williams Sonoma Peppermint Bark
• Oreos Dipped in White Chocolate
• Rocky Road Candy
• Cornflake Wreaths

Be sure to check out more of my Christmas recipes and the best copycat Starbucks recipes right here on CopyKat.com!