Last Updated on March 16, 2023 by brewthatcoffee
Ever Tried Starbucks mocha drinks? If you’re a fan of chocolate and coffee, you’ll the way mocha drinks combine both.
Wherever you find yourself in the world, there will surely be a Starbucks to fill your craving for coffee and chocolate with these 15 mocha drinks geared toward chocolate lovers. If you have yet to try some of these mocha drinks, indulge yourself with this top list at your nearest Starbucks, and see what the fuss is about.
These 15 mocha drinks from Starbucks are a must for any coffee and chocolate enthusiasts:
1. Caffe Mocha
2. White Chocolate Mocha
3. Mocha Frappuccino
4. White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino
5. Iced Caffe Mocha
6. Peppermint Mocha (seasonal)
7. Black and White Mocha
8. And more …
What Is Mocha?
First, mocha is a coffee bean derived from Arabica beans cultivated in its namesake town called, Mokha, Yemen, a central marketplace for the coffee trade.
Mocha, today is more commonly known as an adapted version of a caffe latte with chocolate flavoring. Typically served in a glass rather than a mug, mochaccino, as it’s also known, is made from espresso shots with hot milk and the addition of chocolate flavorings such as cocoa powder, chocolate syrups, or dark and milk chocolate.
15 Best Mocha Drinks Ranked (Regular & Secret Menu)
If you are a fan of coffee and chocolates, these 15 mocha drinks from Starbucks are sure to fill that craving with delicious recipes that you can find on their regular menu, along with some secret menu drinks that we explain how to order.
1. Caffé Mocha
Not the most daring or adventurous mocha on the list, but it is an old faithful when you want a classic caffé mocha drink found on Starbucks’ regular menu.
You can order it in small, tall, grande, or, if you really want to go all out, the venti. Starbucks grande cup offers two shots of their signature roast espresso, with 2% default milk topped with hot steamed milk, with 4 pumps of bittersweet mocha sauce.
The caffé mocha is topped with whipped cream sweetened with vanilla syrup.
Nutritional values are taken on the grande cup.
Calories: 370
Sugar: 35g
Caffeine: 175mg (double shot of espresso)
This base drink is easily modified by replacing the default milk with any of Starbucks’ plant-based milk. You can also ask for extra pumps of your favorite sauce to change the drink’s profile.
2. White Chocolate Mocha
The popular white chocolate mocha is easily found on Starbucks’ regular menu.
The white chocolate mocha is made from the standard serving of 2% milk with steamed milk foam, with 4 pumps of white chocolate mocha syrup and a double shot of their signature roast espresso topped with sweetened whipped cream to cream a supreme white chocolate delight.
Nutritional values are taken on the grande cup. It contains less caffeine than caffé mocha, as white chocolate mocha syrup does not contain caffeine.
Calories: 430
Sugar: 53g
Caffeine: 150mg (double shot of espresso)
You can modify this drink by asking for a skinny, which means non-fat milk, no sugar, and no whipped cream.
3. Mocha Frappuccino
The mocha frappuccino is on the Starbucks regular menu and comes in three sizes tall, grande, and venti, and is part of the blended range of drinks.
A delicious blend of whole milk with 3 pumps of Frappuccino roast syrup, 3 pumps of mocha sauce, and topped with sweetened whipped cream blended with ice makes this an irresistible coffee milkshake.
The nutritional values are calculated on a grande cup, with the caffeine value lower than in drinks containing espresso shots.
Calories: 370
Sugar: 51g
Caffeine: 100mg
Suppose 100mg of caffeine is not enough to jolt your day. In that case, you can modify your order by adding an affogato-style shot, more robust than an espresso shot with 125mg of added caffeine. Poured over the top of the drink, it provides an interesting visual of dark coffee rivers flowing down the side of the cup.
4. White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino
Another delicious frappuccino you can order from the regular menu.
Blended with ice to create a deliciously refreshing and sweet coffee drink is the white chocolate mocha frappuccino which has the default whole milk with 3 pumps of frappuccino roast syrup for a grande cup, another 3 pumps white chocolate mocha sauce, topped with sweetened whipped cream.
They can be ordered in three sizes, tall, grande, and venti. The nutritional values are taken from a grande cup size.
Calories: 470
Sugar: 61g (white chocolate mocha is sweeter than mocha sauce)
Caffeine: 95mg (white chocolate mocha does not contain caffeine like mocha does)
If this isn’t sweet enough, you can modify your order by adding a serving of frappuccino chips for an extra chocolaty overdrive with a crunchy texture.
5. Iced Caffé Mocha
Starbucks has many drinks on its regular menu, with the iced caffé mocha being one of them.
An iced caffé mocha is a blend of ice and chocolaty goodness. It starts with Starbucks’ default 2% milk and 2 shots of signature espresso roast, add 4 pumps of mocha sauce, and topped with the standard vanilla sweetened whipped cream.
The nutritional values for a grande size are;
Calories: 350
Sugar: 30g
Caffeine: 175mg
Suppose you want something a little extra with your iced caffé mocha. You can modify the order by asking your Barista to line the cup with caramel or mocha sauce for that extra sweetness and flavor. You can also choose light ice for the extra bit of sipping goodness.
6. Peppermint Mocha (Seasonal)
The peppermint mocha is both a regular and secret menu item, depending on whether it’s in season. When the cold creeps in and the days shorten, the peppermint mocha comes out to warm you up after a good old-fashioned snowball fight.
But what do you do when it’s not in season, and you crave the freshness of the peppermint in your favorite mocha drink? Order secret menu style, that’s what!
You can order this in your favorite iced, hot, or blended drink style. It has the default 2% milk with steamed hot milk and the signature roast espresso, 2 shots for grande.
The bittersweet flavors of mocha sauce are beautifully balanced with the freshness of peppermint syrup, topped off with sweetened whip cream and decorated with dark chocolate curls.
It’s a reasonably popular drink, so most Barista should know how to make it, but in case they don’t, you can start your order with a base drink of caffé mocha and add 4 pumps (for a grande) of peppermint syrup with an added sprinkle of dark chocolate curls on the whip, e voila, holiday in a cup.
7. Black And White Mocha
A popular item, the black and white mocha, was returned to the regular menu.
Made with 2 shots of hot signature roast espresso poured over 2 pumps each of bittersweet mocha sauce and sweet white chocolate sauce melting into a rich concoction of chocolate coffee. It’s then topped with 2% steamed milk, whipped cream, and a sprinkle of chocolate sequins.
The nutritional values for a grande cup,
Calories: 430
Sugar: 50g
Caffeine: 165mg
If you crave the coffee chocolate goodness of a black and white mocha but want to skip the caffeine, modify your drink and order it decaf.
8. Iced White Chocolate Mocha
Something sweet and cool from the regular menu.
A hot day screams for a refreshing iced white chocolate mocha that includes the signature roast with 2% milk and a hefty 4 pumps of white chocolate mocha sauce for a grande. At the same time, whipped cream tops the cup in a peak of soft white folds.
When ordering a grande, the nutritional values are,
The nutritional values for a grande cup,
Calories: 420
Sugar: 48g
Caffeine: 150mg
Suppose an iced white chocolate mocha is what the soul calls for, but your doctor says you need to be healthier. In that case, you can modify your drink by reducing the size to a tall, asking for non-fat milk, skipping the whip, and asking for only 1 pump of white chocolate mocha sauce.
9. Salted Caramel Cream Mocha Cold Brew
Here is a delicious secret menu mocha that you will fall in love with.
Salted caramel cream mocha cold brew contains their signature roast espresso, vanilla syrup, mocha sauce, toffee nut syrup, caramel drizzle, cold foam, and ice and water.
When ordering this item from the secret menu, order a base drink of salted caramel cream cold brew. Add mocha sauce and toffee nut syrup (4 pumps for a grande), regular drizzle for the top, or extra caramel around the cup.
10. Toasted White Chocolate Mocha
The weather outside is frightful, but a toasted white chocolate mocha’s regular menu item is delightful.
Simple yet so delicious, the toasted white chocolate mocha is made with Starbucks’ signature roast espresso, and their homemade caramelized flavors of white chocolate mocha toasted in the oven.
The default 2% milk is steamed and topped with folds of whipped cream and decorated with holiday sparkles and crispy white pearls.
The nutritional value is taken on the grande cup, which contains,
Calories: 420
Sugar: 55g
Caffeine: 150mg
Why mess with perfection? If you have to modify this drink, ask for extra cinnamon dolce syrup for that extra warming holiday spice to give your drink that extra sparkle.
11. Cocoa Cloud Macchiato
The cocoa cloud macchiato is an irresistible combo of coffee and chocolate that has rooted its presence on the regular menu.
Steamed hot 2% milk blends toffee nut and vanilla syrup while the caramel and mocha sauce drizzle the light air cloud powdered foam encompassing cascading espresso shots.
Nothing smaller than a grande would satisfy this craving with these nutritional values,
Calories: 300
Sugar: 41g
Caffeine: 150mg
You can modify the cocoa cloud macchiato in a refreshing iced beverage for a cold cup of heaven on a warm summer’s day.
12. Java Chip Frappuccino
It may not contain the word mocha, but it’s a regular on the Starbucks menu that has all the ingredients to make a stately mocha.
Go big or go home with this blended beverage containing whole milk with 3 pumps each of frappuccino roast and mocha sauce for a grande cup. Let’s not forget the 3 servings of frappuccino chips. More mocha sauce for drizzling over the soft clouds of whipped cream.
A grande cup’s nutritional values are,
Calories: 440
Sugar: 59g
Caffeine: 105mg
There is no point in hiding this delicious beverage’s sinful pleasure. Still, you can modify and intensify its chocolaty experience with extra mocha sauce to line the bottom and sides of the cup.
13. Chocolate Mouse Macchiato
Try the chocolate mouse macchiato if you have yet to discover this drink on Starbucks’ secret menu. More mocha than a macchiato, if you ask me!
It starts with a base drink of a simple caramel macchiato, with their signature roast espresso and 2% milk, that is where the caramel macchiato ends, and the chocolate mouse starts. A creamy breve with white chocolate mocha sauce, mocha drizzle, and mocha cookie crumble topping.
When ordering this creamy dream, ask for a caramel macchiato with breve. Replace the vanilla syrup with white chocolate mocha sauce and replace the caramel drizzle with extra mocha sauce for the bottom of the cup and some for the drizzle.
It doesn’t stop there, ask for the piece de resistance, and top it off with mocha cookie crumble toppings for a creamy, whipped, velvety chocolaty vibe.
14. Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino
The darker side of the chocolate mouse macchiato, this regular menu item, is a dessert in a cup.
Created with whole milk blended with frappuccino roast, frap chips, ice, and mocha sauce, layered over a bottom of whipped cream covered in cookie crumbles. The top is layered with another serving of vanilla whipped cream with mocha drizzle and topped with mocha cookie crumble. YUM!
If you can control yourself to only order a grande cup, these are the nutritional values.
Calories: 480
Sugar: 55g
Caffeine: 95mg
If you need more coffee kick with all this chocolaty goodness, modify the order with an affogato-style coffee shot poured hot over the whipped cream.
15. Starbucks Reserve Dark Chocolate Mocha
Let’s bring the sugar rush down a notch with a dark chocolate mocha that can be found on the regular menu.
Starbucks small lot reserve espresso shots are blended with cocoa and ground chocolate and topped with hot steamed milk and milk foam.
A relaxing drink with nutritional values for a grande is
Calories: 320
Sugar: 33g
Caffeine: 135mg
If you want to boost the creaminess, modify your drink by asking for a breve of half and half instead, and add a chocolate cream cold foam for extra cocoa pleasure.
Best Starbucks Mocha Drink Modifications
There are more than 170,000 modifications that you can make at Starbucks, so you will never get bored of the same old drink. Some of these syrups and toppings are a must for any mocha drink.
Syrups
What doesn’t go with chocolate? I think that list would be shorter, but here are some of the best syrups and sauces you can modify your mocha drink with.
- Hazelnut
- Caramel
- Peppermint
- Toffee nut
- Cinnamon dolce
- Coconut (seasonal)
- Gingerbread (seasonal)
Then there are the sugar-free alternatives.
- Sugar-free vanilla
- Sugar-free hazelnut
- Sugar-free caramel
- Sugar-free cinnamon dolce
- Sugar-free gingerbread (seasonal)
For that extra creaminess, the sauces hit the spot.
- Bittersweet mocha
- White chocolate mocha
- Eggnog (for a real holiday vibe)
- Dulce de leche
- Caramel sauce
- Toasted white chocolate mocha sauce
Toppings
Some of the best toppings to add to any mocha drink are
- Java chips
- Cookie crumble
- Caramel brulèe
- Caramel crunchie
- Mocha drizzle, caramel drizzle
- Chestnut praline
- Holiday sugar sparkles and crispy white pearls
- Sweetened whipped cream
Starbucks Mocha Drinks FAQs
If you haven’t had a sugar rush from the list of mocha drinks, here are some more sweet, frequently asked questions about mocha drinks.
Conclusion
If you are a fan of coffee and chocolate, then the mocha drinks at Starbucks will hit those cravings. The hardest part is choosing which mocha drink you want to start with. We recommend trying them all, not altogether, of course. Try them while making new memories with each one.
Resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks#Products
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/mocha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caff%C3%A8_mocha
https://globalassets.starbucks.com/assets/94fbcc2ab1e24359850fa1870fc988bc.pdf
https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2018/toast-to-the-new-year-with-the-return-of-starbucks-black-and-white-mocha-collection/
https://www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-syrups-you-can-get-at-Starbucks-And-why-arent-they-listed-on-the-menu