How to Customize Your Starbucks Coffee Drink

Whether you want to make healthier decisions or just have fun with your beloved coffee beverage, Starbucks provides a variety of ways for you to tailor it to your liking. Here, you can learn how to customize your Starbucks coffee drink. Let your imagination roam free with the options Starbucks has for you to choose from!

Let's start with milk. Traditionally, you would put creamer or milk in your morning cup of joe. Starbucks offers whole, non-fat, 2%, and breve (a half-and-half mixture of milk and cream). Ever since the uprise of dairy alternatives, it has led to a surge of offerings beyond 2% milk in Starbucks stores. Soy, coconut, almond and oat have become a few of the top choices people lean towards now. Yes, you heard correctly! The oats you love to bake with and have in the morning for breakfast are now in milk form and present in many locations. These milk substitutes have made it easier for those who are vegan, have dairy allergies or lactose intolerances to sip on their favorite drinks for only a couple extra cents. 

Next up, we have sweeteners. There are a variety of sugar substitutes like honey, sugar in the raw (sugar cane), equal, stevia, Splenda, and saccharin. These are especially great in helping those with diabetes control glucose levels or just those who want to seek new options.

Now on to the fun stuff. 

Syrups. These can be blended directly into your coffee drink. There are also a couple sugar-free syrups as well. The best part of these is that anyone can request to have it blended into their whipped cream topping too. How can you say no? 

Sauces. The classics are caramel and mocha. To take it up a notch, Starbucks also offers white chocolate mocha and pumpkin for the fall and winter season. You can have it drizzled along the inside of your coffee cup or on top of your whipped cream. 

Toppings. Toppings not only add the extra bit of flavor, but they add the aesthetic touch perfect for Instagram posts. 

You can add a couple shakes of chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg powder or even a combination of these on top of your beverage.

Some extra toppings include: pumpkin spice powder, barista cocoa powder, cinnamon dolce sprinkles, and cascara. Cascara comes from the husk of a coffee cherry and is combined with cane sugar to contribute a light sweet flavor to your drink.

And last, but not least! A cult favorite: cold foam. It's light, creamy, and fun to drink. Luckily for our dairy-free people, Starbucks has almond and soy cold foam too. 

Starbucks is changing the game and helping people bring their experience to another level. All these options make it so easy for anyone to amplify a basic cup of Starbucks coffee. Next time you make a trip to your local Starbucks, be sure to refer to this guide when you create your own custom coffee drink!