Donning the festive flavors of gingerbread, sugar cookie, and peppermint, these vegan-friendly coffee drinks are here for the holiday season!
‘Tis the season to take a break from your go-to Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso and celebrate with Starbucks’ festive drink offerings. From Gingerbread Lattes to Peppermint Mochas, Starbucks has the perfect seasonal treats to help fuel your holiday shopping. For more festive fun, check out our list of the best vegan Starbucks drinks for the 2023 holiday season!
Gingerbread Lattes
While the Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai is not vegan (contains honey), Starbucks has two tasty vegan-friendly Gingerbread Lattes to fall in love with this year! The standard Gingerbread Latte can be ordered vegan by removing the whip and opting for one of the many non-dairy milk alternatives. At the same time, the Oleato Gingerbread Oatmilk Latte is totally vegan as-is! The latter features the company’s newest innovation of infusing its coffee creations with extra virgin olive oil for a creamy, indulgent feel.
Oleato Gingerbread Oatmilk Latte Courtesy of Starbucks
Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte
Back for another year, the Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte is always on our holiday wish list. Featuring steamed almond milk, dreamy sugar cookie syrup, blonde espresso, and festive sprinkles, this vegan-as-is Starbucks sipper is exactly what we crave around the holidays. If you like your drinks to match the outside temperature, you can always opt for this coffee treat over ice.
Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte Courtesy of Starbucks
Chestnut Praline Latte
So, the Caramel Brulee Latte can’t really be veganized, but the Chestnut Praline Latte is another story! Both the Chestnut Praline Syrup and Chestnut Praline Topping are vegan-friendly, so just order your latte with the vegan milk of choice and omit the whip for a cruelty-free bevvy. It’s the new-age version of chestnuts roasting on an open fire—welcome to 2023, baby!
Peppermint Mocha
Not a coffee fan? We’ve got you. The Peppermint Mocha is a festive Starbucks sipper, and it’s got your name on it! Just omit the whipped cream, swap for dairy-free milk, and remove the chocolate curls. But if you are a coffee lover, opt for a veganized Peppermint Café Mocha which contains espresso. Either way, you’re going to love this chocolate mint fan favorite.
Starbucks Christmas Blonde Roast Clover Vertica Brewed Coffee
Coffee purist? Hear, hear! This is your chance to reach for a piping hot cup of limited-edition brewed coffee. While not as fancy as Starbucks’ creamy holiday creations, the Starbucks Christmas Blonde Roast Clover Vertica Brewed Coffee makes a great cup of joe! Plus, you can always customize your cup with a splash of soy milk if you so choose.
Starbucks Ornament Courtesy of Starbucks
Cinnamon Dolce Latte
While this one is available year-round, the Cinnamon Dolce Latte has us feeling in the holiday spirit! Who’s with us? Vegan Starbucks patrons need to order this sweet sipper with non-dairy milk and remove both the whipped cream and Cinnamon Dolce Topping. This is the drive-thru pick-me-up we all need to get us through the season of holiday shopping.
Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato
Coming in hot, or iced, from the fall menu, the Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato remains one of our fave sippers during the festive season. It’s like a warm, apple crisp in a red holiday cup! Made with creamy oat milk, this Starbucks beverage is vegan as-is. You know we love to see it! If you’re a real apple lover, Starbucks also offers Steamed Apple Juice that you can easily customize with vegan add-ins.
Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato Courtesy of Starbucks
FAQs
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.
What holiday drinks are vegan? ›
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- Pomegranate Maple Fizz co*cktail by Cupful of Kale. ...
- Easy Vegan Eggnog by Two Spoons.
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.
What is the vegan Starbucks Halloween drink? ›
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.
What is a vegan Starbucks drink? ›
Starbucks coffee, as well as its black, green, chai, and herbal teas, are vegan to begin with, so starting with these as your base order is an easy way to avoid animal-derived ingredients. If you don't want to drink your coffee black or your tea plain, choose a nondairy milk like soy, oat, coconut, or almond milk.
Are Starbucks refreshers vegan? ›
Every fruity Starbucks Refresher Base—from the Pink Drink to the new Paradise Drink—is vegan. They contain a mix of water, sugar, natural flavors, citric acid, natural green coffee flavor, white grape juice concentrate, and Rebaudioside-a—an artificial sweetener that is a derivative of stevia, but 240-times sweeter.
What popular drinks are vegan? ›
Great Options for Vegan Drinks
- All sodas that are products of the Coca Cola brand, including co*ke, Barq's Root Beer and Sprite.
- Regular Pepsi.
- Almond Breeze - non-dairy milk and a great beverage among the vegan protein drinks.
- Redbull - a great beverage among the vegan energy drinks category.
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.
Is Starbucks caramel drizzle vegan? ›
NOT Vegan at Starbucks
Caramel Drizzle/Sauce. Chai Latte (Chai syrup used in the latte contains honey, but the chai tea that comes in a teabag is vegan-friendly.) Cinnamon Dolce Topping. Dark Chocolate Curls.
Is the caramel brulee at Starbucks vegan? ›
The Caramel Brulée Latte technically cannot be vegan because the caramel brulée sauce contains skim milk powder. What you can do instead is replace the caramel brulée sauce with a combination of non-dairy caramel syrup and toffee nut syrup, hold the whipped cream, and replace the milk with a plant-based alternative.
The new bright and beautiful Starbucks holiday cups are filled with festive flavors to explore, like the new Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai, and returning seasonal favorites including Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Chestnut Praline Latte and Iced Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte.
Is the mocha sauce at Starbucks vegan? ›
The only vegan sauce option is the mocha sauce — all the other sauces are made with dairy. There is a difference between the caramel sauce and syrup — while the sauce (aka drizzle) has animal ingredients, the syrup does not.
Can you make Frappuccinos vegan? ›
Making a Frappuccino vegan calls for a little bit of customization. For dairy Frappuccinos, replace the standard two percent milk with soy, almond, coconut, or oat milk. Unfortunately, here in the US, Starbucks still charges extra for plant-based milk.
What pumpkin drinks are vegan at Starbucks? ›
Try the Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte on our “secret menu” below, or ask your barista to veganize the Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew by making a custom plant-based milk cold foam and adding pumpkin spice topping to it.
Can chestnut praline latte be vegan? ›
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.
Why is Starbucks pumpkin spice latte not vegan? ›
And yet, the PSL remains one of the few drinks at the chain that is virtually impossible to veganize. Unfortunately, its star ingredient, the pumpkin spice sauce, contains dairy.
What are the vegan festive drinks Nero? ›
Panettone Latte - £4.30
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.
