Starbucks seasonal menu

Starbucks is not only known as a coffee giant but also for updating its menu with the latest and most creative beverages and foods according to the current season. The Starbucks seasonal menu is always something to look forward to at the start of every new season.

As the seasons change, so does the weather and my Starbucks order. I am usually excited to try the new drinks and foods that will be included in a new season, and my heart warms up knowing that some of my favorite items from a prior season may come back. It can be overwhelming to be up-to-date with what’s new on the menu, so I wrote this article as an easy and convenient point of reference to know what to expect on the menu when each season rolls around.

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What is in Starbucks seasonal menu?

Starbucks is always updating its menu by adding new items to it, therefore the chances of missing something that captures your attention and stimulates your taste buds is slim to none.

The Starbucks seasonal menu is a menu that usually changes from season to season. This menu is different from the permanent menu, as it contains items that are available only during the duration of a particular season. For example, during the summer season, Starbucks may add new beverages or foods to the summer seasonal menu or even bring back what was on that seasonal menu in the prior years.

Some of these items are available only for as long as a particular season lasts, and will not be available until that season rolls again. Other items from a seasonal menu may be added to the permanent menu, meaning they would be available all year round.

The section below will elaborate on some of the foods and beverages available during each season. Whether you are looking for a warm and hearty drink for cold winters, a warm refreshing drink for hot summers, a hearty, high-protein, savory breakfast, or a dessert for your sweet tooth, there are so many options to choose from.

Spring Menu

Beverages

Iced Toasted Vanilla Oat milk Shaken Espresso – This is a newly-introduced spring drink, made of cold espresso with notes of caramelized vanilla shaken together and topped with oat milk.

Starbucks BAYA energy Mango Guava – Usher in the spring season, and get a caffeine boost as well with this energy drink with mango and guava, plus 160 mg of caffeine naturally found in the coffee plant.

Starbucks Anniversary Blend – Starbucks gives their customers the option of making their coffee by selling their coffee blends in the nearest grocery store. This blend has smoked cedar and allspice with fresh herbs and truffles.

Starbucks Spring Day Blend – This is a roast coffee blend, that Starbucks customers can purchase from selected grocery stores. It is wonderfully balanced with medium-roast coffee with dusted cocoa and dried fruit.

Summer Menu

Beverages

Chocolate Cream Cold Brew – This is the latest summer cold brew drink with vanilla syrup and topped off with chocolate cream cold foam. Cool and sweet enough to usher the summer season in style and be your latest summer crush.

Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino – This delicious and creamy drink is made of caramel syrup blended with milk, coffee, and ice, topped with dark caramel sauce, caramel drizzle, whipped cream, and topped off with a crunchy caramel-sugar topping.

Mango Dragon fruit Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers Beverage -This refreshing summer drink has lemonade, mango, and dragon-fruit flavors, topped with real dragon fruit and ice, making it perfect for a hot summer day.

Foods

Bacon, Sausage, and egg wrap – Wrapped in a flour tortilla, this hearty breakfast meal has double-smoked bacon, pork sausage, scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese, and potatoes.

Impossible Breakfast Sandwich – This filling high-protein breakfast meal has fried eggs and aged cheddar cheese on a sesame ciabatta bun. It is also suitable for a quick lunch.

Unicorn Cake Pop – This summer cake pop is a unicorn-shaped vanilla cake with confetti sprinkles dipped in white-chocolate icing, only available for a limited time.

Lime-Frosted Coconut Bar – This is the latest bakery item on the summer menu. It is made of oatmeal, coconut, and white chocolate chips, topped with lime frosting. The frosting is made of cream cheese with a white-chocolate coating, and topped off with coconut.

Fall Menu

Beverages

Pumpkin Spice Latte – Being one of the most popular and cherished fall menu drinks, it is made of espresso and steamed milk, with nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, and pumpkin, topped up with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spices.

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew – If you are looking for a cool drink, perfect for fall, this would be perfect for you. It is made with Starbucks cold brew sprinkled with vanilla syrup, topped with pumpkin spice topping, and pumpkin cream cold foam.

Apple Crisp Macchiato – This is the latest beverage to be added to the fall menu. Its unique apple and brown sugar flavors infuse amazingly with espresso, steamed milk, and caramelized spiced apple drizzle.

Pumpkin Spice Flavored Creamer – This is another Starbucks item that can be found in the grocery store, with layers of pumpkin, nutmeg, and cinnamon, which you can mix with your coffee for the perfect fall vibe.

Foods

Fox Cake Pop – Among the bakery items available during fall, the fox cake pop is made of vanilla cake with orange-colored chocolate icing and a cute fox-face design.

Winter Menu

Beverages

Peppermint Mocha – This is an espresso roast hot coffee with steamed milk, peppermint-flavored syrup, and sweet mocha sauce, topped with whipped cream and dark chocolate curls. It is one of the most popular and beloved Starbucks drinks during the winter season.

Iced Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte – This delicious latte includes a festive season staple flavor of sugar cookies combined with the Starbucks Blonde espresso with almond milk over ice, topped off with red and green sprinkles, perfect for the festive season.

Irish Cream Cold Brew – This dreamy cold brew is swirled with Irish cream syrup, topped with a hint of cocoa and a cloud of vanilla sweet cream cold foam.

Foods

New Reindeer Cake Pop – This creative cake pop is perfect for the festive season, made with vanilla cake, and chocolate icing, and designed as a red nose reindeer with antlers.

Snowman Cookie – If you like buttery pastries, this would be perfect for you. Enjoy this buttery shortbread cookie with white chocolate icing shaped like a snowman.

Sugar Plum Cheese Danish – If you are looking for a dreamy dessert, this one’s for you, it’s made of cream cheese-filling, fluffy Danish with a spiced sugar plum spread.

How do I order Starbucks seasonal menu items?

The first step is making sure that the items that you want are available since seasonal menus change from season to season. At times, Starbucks will add an item from a particular seasonal menu into the permanent menu, but this does not apply to all items. Therefore, you should look up the menu for that particular season online, to make sure what you want is available.

Starbucks offers various ways you could order items. You could walk into a Starbucks Coffee shop and tell the barista your order. If you are on the move via your car, you could make your order via the drive-thru by checking out the menu, communicating with the barista inside, then picking up your order as you drive away.

You could also order online via the Starbucks app or the Starbucks website. Ordering online has been made easy, and is the most convenient option. On both the website and app, you can order and customize your order to your liking. Turn on the location services, so that the app or website could link you with the nearest Starbucks store to your location. Proceed to the menu, which will have a category of seasonal items available, in addition to the items on the permanent menu.

As you order on the app or website, you could also pay online. After creating an account, every customer is awarded stars every time they order and pay online. These stars can be redeemed for rewards like free drinks or food. This makes it a convenient, economical and efficient way to order and pay for your drinks and food.

You can then select the items you desire, plus how you’d like your drink to be customized. Starbucks offers a wide array of customization options, for example, the type of milk you’d like with your order. You could choose whole milk or a non-dairy option like oat milk. You are also allowed to choose the number of pumps of syrup you’d like if you’d like any toppings and even the cup size.

Once you are done ordering, confirm your order. Starbucks will then estimate how long your order will take to be prepared, and once it’s ready, they will let you know so that you can pass by the store and pick it up.

You could also order Starbucks via Uber Eats so that you could have it delivered at the comfort of your home. There are also curbside pickups in particular stores, whereby you could order from the app and park your car at one of the designated curbside pick-up spots, and your order will be brought to you.

Another option that you could use to order and pay is via smart watches and the Siri feature on Iphones. If you have an apple watch, Garmin or Fitbit, you could use them to not only make your order, but also pay for it. If using Siri, simply say ‘Hey, Siri, order Starbucks’.

There are several methods you could use to order from Starbucks’ seasonal menu, as long as those items are available during that season.