Getting into the holiday spirit is easy, thanks to vegan holiday Starbucks drinks.
Vegan holiday Starbucks drinks are back, and here’s your guide to them all!
The festive limited-time lineup just hit stores nationwide, and we have your handy guide to ordering them vegan.
Iced Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte
This festive new drink is vegan, even down to the green and red sprinkles on top (which just contain sugar and vegetable-based coloring, not insects). In addition to the sprinkles, it features a sugar cookie–flavored syrup, Starbucks’ Blonde Espresso Roast, and almond milk. It will be available starting November 4.
Irish Cream Cold Brew
This holiday drink may be iced, but flavors of vanilla, cocoa, and coffee will put you in a warm, festive mood. (Or order a hot Irish cream latte for added warmth!) Just be sure to swap the vanilla cream for your favorite vegan milk.
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Starbucks Christmas Blend
It wouldn’t be Christmas without Starbucks’ spicy-sweet Christmas Blend coffee. Enjoy it black, or spice things up with a splash of almond milk, a pump of vanilla syrup, or a dash of cinnamon.
Is there anything more cheerful than a peppermint mocha during the holidays? Request almond, soy, or coconut milk, and be sure to hold the whipped cream.
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Gingerbread Latte
Opting for nondairy milk and no whipped cream will make Starbucks’ gingerbread latte—a favorite of many—vegan. The nutmeg, gingerbread, and warm spices make for a delicious way to get in the holiday mood.
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Chestnut Praline Latte
How good does an espresso with steamed nondairy milk, caramelized chestnut flavoring, and mulled praline crumbs sound? Request that yours be made without whipped cream—and voilà, you’ve got a delicious vegan Chestnut Praline Latte!
For those who aren’t crazy for coffee, opt for Starbucks’ Toffee Almondmilk Hot Cocoa. The best part about this drink is that it’s already made with vegan almond milk! Just be sure to specify no whipped cream.
Aside from the Christmas Blend coffee, any of the above can be ordered hot, iced, or as a Frappuccino. Steer clear of the Toasted White Chocolate Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, and Eggnog Latte, which are made using syrups and other ingredients that contain dairy ingredients.
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While Starbucks doesn’t currently offer vegan holiday-specific food items in its U.S. stores, there are tons of year-round eats to choose from. To see a complete list, check out ourStarbucks Vegan Food Guidenow.
Do you want complimentary dairy-free milk with your vegan holiday Starbucks drink?
Yeah—us, too. But Starbucks charges customers up to 80 cents extra for drinks made with soy, almond, or coconut milk. Help us remind the company that while it’s awesome that it offers so many delicious vegan milk options, customers shouldn’t have to pay extra to have dairy-free milk in their drinks.
The mocha sauce is vegan, so all you need to do is nix the whip and swap the cow's milk for soy, oat, almond, or coconut … and pay the non-dairy milk upcharge (womp, womp). Barista tip: The drink is made with both mocha and peppermint syrups, making it very sweet.
The coffeehouse chain will soon launch a vegan Phantom Frappuccino for Halloween. The Phantom Frappuccino is a black drink made with coconut milk, mango essence, and lime slime. It's topped with black dairy-free coconut whipped cream.
Apparently, you can request the Pumpkin Spice mix (which is in fact vegan) to be added onto your plain or vanilla latte. Just make sure you choose a non-dairy milk, like soy, almond, or coconut. The Pumpkin Spice topping contains nutmeg, ginger, gloves, and cinnamon, which is what gives it that fall flavor.
Unfortunately, its star ingredient, the pumpkin spice sauce, contains dairy. We've done a significant amount of sleuthing, but even the most experienced barista cannot offer a secret hack to get around this dilemma—you simply can't make a Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks without the chain's pumpkin spice sauce.
You can also add certain flavoring syrups. Note that most of the clear syrups, such as vanilla, hazelnut, and Irish crème, are vegan. Thicker cream syrups like white mocha, pistachio, and pumpkin spice contain dairy — though mocha sauce doesn't.
This tasty beverage is vegan as is, because it comes with oat milk by default instead of cow's milk. The Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato is also back on the menu, and is sure to get you in the autumnal spirit, with apple, cinnamon, oat, and brown sugar flavors, all topped with a spiced apple drizzle.
Starbucks' newest non-dairy holiday drink is a festive twist on a favorite holiday flavor. Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai features warm gingerbread notes, a cozy blend of chai spices and creamy oatmilk for a feel-good moment. Also available as hot handcrafted beverage.
The Chestnut Praline Latte can be ordered vegan by swapping out the dairy milk for a plant-based alternative: either soy, almond, coconut, or oat milk. Ask your barista to hold the whipped cream, too.
The Starbucks site lists that the ingredients for the syrup are sugar, water, and natural flavors. It also has 34 grams of sugar. You can make the Starbucks gingerbread latte vegan by opting for dairy free milk, and omitting the whipped cream.
Aside from the Christmas Blend coffee, any of the above can be ordered hot, iced, or as a Frappuccino. Steer clear of the Toasted White Chocolate Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, and Eggnog Latte, which are made using syrups and other ingredients that contain dairy ingredients.
Starbucks first introduced oat milk as its fourth vegan milk option to its locations nationwide in 2021 and featured it in the Iced Brown Sugar Shaken Oatmilk Espresso—which became such a hit that Starbucks temporarily experienced an oat milk shortage.
This is a fully plant based drink with oat milk used to deliver the sweet bready notes, a newly developed Panettone syrup which adds some sweet fruity and zesty citrus flavours, it's then topped with plant based creamy whip and a sprinkle of festive cinnamon.
The Starbucks site lists that the ingredients for the syrup are sugar, water, and natural flavors. It also has 34 grams of sugar. You can make the Starbucks gingerbread latte vegan by opting for dairy free milk, and omitting the whipped cream.
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