Starbucks holiday menu

From the red baristas’ aprons to the cute tumblers, Starbucks is known to make the holidays extra festive with all round exciting offerings. Let’s look at what you can expect in the Starbucks holiday menu.

As temperatures drop and Winter sets in, the joys of the holiday season fill the air. It’s the most exciting time of the year; ample family time, delicious food and endless celebrations. To add some warmth and cheer to the fun, Starbucks maintains plenty of tailored hot coffee mugs and whipped cream topped drinks for you and your loved ones. I will be sharing all the sweet, the spice and everything nice on the Starbucks holiday menu in this article. At the end of the post, you will also see the prices of each item.

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What items are on the Starbucks holiday menu?

The Starbucks holiday menu consists of several cute and festive offerings. A sense of good time and nostalgia that makes it more than just a Christmas season is the feeling it evokes. The coffee giant has found inclusive ways to make holidays special for its customers and staff alike, both the ones who celebrate Christmas as a tradition and those who just love the Winter season. Starbucks partners, who are the staff members of the company, have become a part of the success story of the brand. They get to share their own holiday inspirations in the development of holiday menu items, as a way of connecting with the diverse customer base.

The company enjoys making light of the merry season through their cheeky tradition of misspelling customers’ names, just to put smiles on their faces.

Every year, Starbucks launches the holiday season in early November with limited edition cup designs, handcrafted beverages with seasonal flavors, decadent pastries as well as festive merchandize and gift cards.

The Starbucks Christmas Blend is another item of anticipation by the lovers of the brand.

Here are the Starbucks holiday menu items in the various categories:

Starbucks Holiday Drinks

It’s a ritual. Every November, the Seattle coffee chain will release its highly anticipated selection of holiday drinks full of assorted cheerful flavors. No matter the calorie count, the joy these festive beverages bring is incomparable. Here we go!

1. Peppermint Mocha

A Starbucks holiday classic, the drink is a blend of peppermint flavored syrup, espresso, sweet mocha sauce and steamed milk. It’s finished with whipped cream and dark chocolate sprinkles. You can enjoy the chocolatey drink in either the cold or hot form.

2. Toasted White Chocolate Mocha

Nothing beats the caramelized white chocolate mocha sauce combined with steamed milk and espresso that makes this beauty. The whipped cream topping with a dash of holiday sugar sparkles and snow-white pearls gives this drink unmatched festive flavors. It can be served as a cold drink or a hot mug.

3. Caramel Brulee Latte

A fan favorite, this Latte is filled with endless sweet flavors from the combination of rich caramel brulee sauce, espresso, and steamed milk. It’s topped off with whipped cream and caramel brulee. The drink is available in both as a hot beverage or iced Frappuccino.

4. Irish Cream Cold Brew

This holiday joy is a blend of ice, cold brew coffee, Irish cream cold foam and syrup topped off with sweet cream and cocoa powder dusting.

5. Eggnog Latte

A rich creamy festive drink, the Eggnog latte combines espresso and steamed eggnog finished with a splash of ground nutmeg.

6. Chestnut Praline Latte

The indulgent flavor of caramelized chestnuts and spices meets espresso and steamed milk to make this holiday goodie. Its perfect whipped cream finish shines with spicy praline crumbs. You can sip a Chestnut Praline Latte in cold form as an iced coffee or a creamy blend. If you prefer a hot version, the Winter cold has nothing on you. The drink is also available as a hot beverage.

7. Sugar Cookie Almond Milk Latte

Made with cookie flavored sugar syrup, development of the drink was inspired by the home-baked holiday cookies. The seasonal drink is Starbucks’ first dairy free holiday beverage. It’s a blend of the Starbucks espresso, creamy almond milk topped with green and red sprinkles. It can be served either as a hot beverage or a frappuccino.

8. Pumpkin Spice Latte

While it’s introduced in fall, this seasonal drink finds its way into the winter due to its pumpkin pie spicy flavors. It’s a combination of pumpkin syrup, brewed espresso, steamed milk and finished with sweet cream. A perfect dusting of combined cinnamon, nutmeg and clove makes it one of the most celebrated Starbucks seasonal drinks. The spicy drink is also availed as a hot, iced coffee or a Frappuccino.

9. Caramel Waffle Latte

Available in the UK stores, this festive drink is made with rich waffle sauce topped with caramel whipped cream and a crunchy caramelized waffle sprinkle.

10. Fudge Brownie Hot Chocolate

The delightful beverage is a mix of mocha with biscuit flavor sauce. It is finished with mocha whipped cream, some drip and fudge sprinkle.

UK stores also have the Toffee Nut Latte and Truffle Deluxe Hot Chocolate in their Starbucks UK holiday menu. It is important to note that only the specified UK offerings are available in the UK outlets. The rest are only available in the US.

Starbucks Holiday Food

In the spirit of Christmas, Starbucks holiday menu features delicious snacks & pastries that complement their festive drinks. Whether you are making a quick grab on your way to school or work, or you’re ordering in for guests, family or loved ones, there are plenty of tantalizing items to choose from. These include:

1. Cranberry Orange Scone

The flaky pastry is made of dried cranberries, buttermilk and crème fraiche with orange zest. It’s garnished with a drizzle of vanilla icing.

2. Cranberry Bliss Bar

As blissful as the name, the bar features a cake base layered with sweet cream cheese icing and a garnish of tart dried cranberries and white orange drip.

The bars are also retailed in trays.

3. Sugar Plum Cheese Danish

A. delightful biting made with a fluffy Danish filled with cream cheese and spiced sugar plum spread at the top

4. Snowman Cookie

A buttery shortbread in the shape of a snowman embellished with white chocolate icing.

5. Snowman Cake Pop

Coated with white chocolate, the cake pop combines rich icing and a fluffy vanilla cake.

6. Penguin Cake Pop

An adorable vision, the white icing penguin face sits on the fluffy vanilla cake covered in chocolate.

7. Chocolate Swirl Brioche

This holiday treat features layers of cinnamon flavored chocolatey filling, drizzled with honey syrup.

8. Peppermint Brownie Cake Pop

It is made of peppermint chocolate cake and crunchy candy cane pieces covered with white chocolatey icing.

9. Pistachio Honey Croissant

A dreamy combination of sweet and salty flavors from rich pistachios and honey glaze, this delight is impossible to avoid.

10. Gingerbread Loaf

A holiday classic, the cake is finished with vanilla-orange icing.

11. Very Merry Beyond Meat Sandwich

A UK offering, is a festive option for vegans. It boasts layers of pea protein, sliced tomatoes, citrusy cranberry chutney and a drizzle of Dijon Mustard Mayo. You can add some coconut oil in place of cheese.

12. Tis The Season Turkey Sandwich

Another UK item, the sandwich is stuffed with smoked bacon, turkey breast, pork, mayo spread and onion.

13. Chocolate & Orange S’mores Toast

This UK holiday menu delight features mini marshmallows, smooth chocolate orange spread and chocolate pieces.

14. Christmas Tree Brownie

A gooey treat comprising of buttercream and gold dust sparkles.

The UK holiday menu also features Red Velvet Loaf Cake with cream cheese frosting and Toffee Nut Latte Cupcake. Notably, the UK specified items are available in Starbucks UK stores.

Starbucks Christmas Blend

Curated to unlock the wonder that the season brings, the seasonal blend combines complex flavors with subtle herbal and spicy notes full of sweet, tasty aroma.

Arabica coffee is the original Starbucks product that the business sold long before launching drinks and food items. The rich coffee perfectly matches the Christmas taste of the sweet and savory desserts.

The Starbucks Christmas Blend has become a go-to gift that customers pick for loved ones. It is sold at the Company’s Reserves, and all its stores. It’s available in the pre- ground and whole bean versions, packaged in special festive wrap.

Starbucks Holiday Merchandize

The Starbucks holiday drinkware is the only reason you will need to place an order. From color changing hot mugs to bling cold cups, the brand is spreading a tone of holiday cheers. The exciting range includes the festive red tumblers, color blocked ceramic mugs, the re-usable color changing hot mugs, stripped red-green-white color changing straws for cold cups, the matte black & ice bling cold cups, gradient cups & water bottles, and shiny jeweled mugs.

Starbucks Holiday Gift Cards

Availed in a variety of festive designs, the Starbucks gift cards are among the most thoughtful gift for loved ones during Christmas. They come in both digital and electronic versions which are highly convenient presently. Gift cards registered with the Starbucks loyalty program earn customers Stars on every purchase that they can redeem for free items like drinks, merch and food.

How to order Starbucks holiday menu items

Bearing in mind that this is a seasonal menu, you can only order the Starbucks holiday menu items while the ingredients are available in the stores.

Placing an order for a Starbucks holiday drink or biting is not different from your other orders. You just give the barista the item’s name and the size for drinks. The good news is that you can also customize your holiday drinks.

For instance;

You can add a gingerbread flavor and chestnut praline in your white mocha. Ask the barista for a blend of some chai and a pump of hazelnut on the base and then praline toppings.

Non-coffee drinkers can also make a hot cup of chocolate festive with a dash of peppermint which is an option available in the holiday menu.

If you have to customize a drink, please have the clear details on your finger tips for the barista to save time.