{"id":20994,"date":"2016-12-15T19:14:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T05:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20994"},"modified":"2023-08-25T21:22:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T07:22:11","slug":"review-starbucks-fruitcake-frappuccino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/15\/review-starbucks-fruitcake-frappuccino\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Starbucks Fruitcake Frappuccino"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Starbucks<\/a><\/p>\n

Starbucks putting out a Fruitcake Frappuccino is strange because the holiday baked good is not universally beloved.<\/p>\n

To me, the fruitcake is not a horrible dessert. But it\u2019s not something I jump at when I\u2019m being bombarded every holiday season by more appealing treats. There’s red velvet cakes, chocolate cupcakes, sugar cookies, gingerbread men, and the list goes deliciously on and on. It’s like that email you\u2019re not excited to reply to that gets pushed down your inbox. And by the time you get to it, its too late to do anything, so it ends up in the trash.<\/p>\n

While there\u2019s a good chance fruitcakes gifted to me will end up in the rubbish, I can\u2019t say the same about Starbucks\u2019 Fruitcake Frappuccino. It\u2019s better tasting than any fruitcake I’ve ever had, but it’s also damn annoying to drink.<\/p>\n

The blended beverage features a Hazelnut Frappuccino base with dried fruit, cinnamon, milk, and ice. Then it’s topped with whipped cream, caramel dots, and a matcha sprinkle. <\/p>\n

\"Starbucks<\/a><\/p>\n

The dried fruits are cranberries, golden raisins, zante currant raisins, and cherries. The fruit bits made the beverage look festive, but their flavors were\u00a0hard to distinguish individually when drinking it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Starbucks<\/a><\/p>\n

The cinnamon, caramel, and hazelnut base gave the beverage a brown sugar, pastry-like flavor. That,\u00a0combined with the dried fruits, helped the beverage fit the fruitcake flavor profile. To be honest, it was a bit weird to be chewing on a beverage, but\u00a0at the same time\u00a0it was an appropriate texture. The matcha powder seemed odd, but I thought it added a sweet nuttiness, helping it come close to matcha-ing (I\u2019m sorry) the flavor of fruitcake.<\/p>\n

While the chewy dried fruits helped me imagine the taste and texture of fruitcake, they also made the coffee-less Frappuccino difficult to consume. On several occasions the dried fruit pieces that weren\u2019t blended well ended up clogging the straw. So if your local Starbucks happens to be near a bubble tea shop, I recommend swiping one of those wider straws made to suck up tapioca balls.<\/p>\n

As someone who\u2019s somewhat indifferent about fruitcake, I\u2019m a bit surprised I enjoyed Starbucks’ Fruitcake Frappuccino. If your feelings for the holiday dessert\/paperweigh are the same as mine or lean towards the positive side, you might also enjoy it. But do it quick because, unfortunately, it\u2019s available only for a few days.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – grande with whole milk and whipped cream – 430 calories, 140 calories from fat, 16 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 230 milligrams of sodium, 69 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 66 grams of sugar, 6 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $5.45
\nSize:<\/b> Grande
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> It does remind me of a fruitcake. Better tasting than any fruitcake I’ve ever had. Cinnamon, caramel, and hazelnut base gave the beverage a brown sugar, pastry-like flavor. The dried fruit gives it some fiber.
\nCons:<\/b> Annoying to drink through a straw because of the dried fruit clogging it. A little weird to be chewing on a beverage. Available for a very limited time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starbucks putting out a Fruitcake Frappuccino is strange because the holiday baked good is not universally beloved. To me, the fruitcake is not a horrible dessert. But it\u2019s not something I jump at when I\u2019m being bombarded every holiday season by more appealing treats. There’s red velvet cakes, chocolate cupcakes, sugar cookies, gingerbread men, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1542],"class_list":["post-20994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-starbucks"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20991,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/15\/fast-food-news-starbucks-fruitcake-frappuccino\/","url_meta":{"origin":20994,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Starbucks Fruitcake Frappuccino","author":"Marvo","date":"December 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! 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