I don’t think there’s a better coffeehouse than the Ling of coffee brewing themselves, Starbucks. How can you not love the multiple delicious flavor combinations and beverages this chain has to offer? Just like with Auntie Anne’s dips, you’ll be spoilt for choice with what they can serve up! So what sauces and syrups does Starbucks have that’ll make for the perfect flavor combos?
Starbucks offers some popular options like their caramel drizzle, mocha, pistachio, and white chocolate mocha. But this isn’t all the sauces and syrups at Starbucks. So let’s get tucked right in!
📌 Starbucks Sauce vs Starbucks Syrup
Aspect | Syrup | Sauces |
Consistency | Liquid, thin | Thicker, more viscous |
Flavor Intensity | Sweet, subtle | Bold, intense |
Texture | Smooth, pourable | Thick, creamy |
Uses | Flavoring for drinks | Toppings or drizzles |
Availability | Wide range of flavors | Limited flavors offered |
💡 All Starbucks Sauces
White Chocolate Mocha Sauce
Take the tasty mocha sauce and throw in some white chocolate, and you’ll have a truly tasty sauce on your hands. The White Chocolate Mocha Sauce is one of the few Starbucks sauces that feature a classic white chocolate taste. Its blend of sugar, cream, milk, skim milk powder, and buttermilk powder gives that sweet, rich, and creamier taste for just 40 calories a serving. They really know how to thicken chocolate sauce as they perfectly coat their Iced Espresso and Iced Salted Caramel.
Mocha Sauce
Take a sip of pure, rich, chocolatey goodness with Starbucks Mocha Sauce. This sauce adds a deep, indulgent chocolate flavor with its blend of cocoa powder and granulated sugar. With only 25 calories a serving, the sauce is reminiscent of Nesquik but with a less sweet taste. Some perfect choices you can try are their Caffe Mocha and the seasonal Peppermint Mocha. These drinks bring out the best flavors.
Pistachio Sauce
A blend of real pistachios that are ground into nut butter, along with sugar, almond extract, condensed milk, and cocoa butter. The flavor combination alone of Starbucks Pistachio Sauce screams deliciousness. Each pump of this delectable sauce contains 35 calories, giving you the perfect mellow, nutty goodness with a touch of salty sweetness. You can pair this tasty sauce with any drink but a great pairing would be with their Mocha Latte.
Caramel Drizzle Sauce
Enjoy delicious caramel richness with Starbucks Caramel Drizzle Sauce. It’s one of the simpler sauces at Starbucks with a basic blend of brown sugar and butter. They use some of the best thickening techniques for caramel sauce to give you a sauce that coats their delicious beverages like the Caramel Macchiato and Caramel Latte for just 20 calories a serving.
💡 All Starbucks Syrups
Hazelnut Syrup
With a rich butteriness and tasty, sweet, nutty flavors, the hazelnut syrup stands as one of the most delicious syrups at Starbucks. There is no better syrup that can add a splash of delicious sweetness and nutty goodness to any and every beverage. This flavor-packed syrup pairs like a dream with chocolate-based drinks and complements iced coffee, hot lattes, and even Frappuccino’s.
Cinnamon Dolce Syrup
Delicious cinnamon sweetness, the name alone, gives you every reason to add it to your drink. Starbucks’ Cinnamon Dolce syrup is a tasty blend of spicy cinnamon flavors with the smooth sweetness of vanilla. This is all sealed with a perfect buttery hint and sweet brown sugar notes. The classic Cinnamon Dolce Latte uses this syrup for its irresistible flavors, but you can also pair it with a delicious chocolate sauce like their White Chocolate Mocha Sauce.
Apple Brown Sugar
Creating delicious fusions is what Starbucks is best at, and its Apple Brown Sugar syrup showcases that. The fall aroma of sweet cinnamon apple with delicious caramel richness is truly something else. It has a perfect fruity tang, and sweet caramel goodness serves as the base for their apple crisp macchiato. An even more delicious combo would be the apple brown sugar syrup and their matcha and oat milk.
Vanilla Syrup
Starbucks really hit home with their Vanilla syrup. It’s the perfect touch of delicious creamy sweetness, so it’s no surprise that it’s one of the most popular syrups at Starbucks. It doesn’t matter what beverage! Just a couple of pumps of this liquid delight will make that rich, smooth, and sweet flavor blend with your drink. But some classic options you can try are their vanilla latte, caramel macchiato, vanilla bean creme frappuccino, London fog tea latte, and vanilla sweet cream cold brew.
Caramel Syrup
The root of some of the tastiest iced beverages. The Caramel syrup stands out as one of the most popular choices Starbucks syrups among customers, serving as the base for the renowned Frappuccino. While it has garnered a reputation for an artificial taste and overly sweet, it’s still a delicious sauce. The syrup’s smooth mixture with coffee delivers a velvety experience, blending seamlessly with the frappuccino base, whipped cream, and decadent caramel sauce.
Sugar-Free Vanilla Syrup
Satisfy the sweet tooth and the blood sugar levels with Starbucks’ Sugar-Free Vanilla syrup. This is one of many Starbucks syrups that pack their rich iconic flavors without the added sugar rush. While it does have a justifiable artificial taste with an underlying alcohol flavor, you can’t deny that you’ll still enjoy it with their vanilla latte, vanilla cold brew, or vanilla iced coffee without the added sugar content.
Honey Blend Syrup
Who doesn’t love a good honey blend syrup without the sticky hassle? Add a quick touch of sweetness with just a few pumps of Starbucks Honey Blend Syrup. This delicious little sauce buzzes with subtle sweet honey notes that play a huge part in some Starbucks favorites, like their Honey Almond Milk Flat White, honey almond milk cold brew, and the honey oat milk latte.
Classic
There’s nothing quite like a classic, and Starbucks’ Classic syrup shows just that. This syrup is their take on a simple syrup with a smooth texture without the grittiness. You can’t go wrong when adding a splash of it to your iced coffees, refreshers, hot coffees, and iced teas. Everything!
Cane Sugar
Another swing at a delicious sweetener is Starbucks’ Cane Sugar syrup. While not exactly a syrup, this tasty sweetener variant shares some similarities with the classic syrup, packing a rich brown hue. It has a richer taste profile that just feels purer and less artificial. The simple but pure flavor it brings adds a nice touch to iced tea, refreshers, lemonades, and even iced coffees.
Toffee Nut Syrup
Ooh, you just have to try this mouthwateringly good syrup. The Toffee Nut syrup is one of the best Starbucks syrups with a perfect smooth butteriness to it. This rich, buttery goodness is backed by its tasty, nutty flavor. Pair this with their caramel syrup, and you have a truly delicious latte on your hands.
Sugar Cookie Syrup
Fusing a deliciously sweet cookie flavor into a syrup makes for one of the tastiest Starbucks syrups around. The sugar cookie syrup packs holiday cheer with the fantastic buttery sweet flavoring of freshly baked sugar cookies. A delicious and popular syrup topping for their sugar cookie latte, iced latte, hot cocoa, and Mocha Frappuccino.
Peppermint Syrup
Now, here’s a tasty classic you won’t have a problem finding. Starbucks’ Peppermint syrup is a refreshing and minty syrup. It has a nice sweetness with a deep cooling sensation, a common pairing with their Mocha syrup to create their peppermint mocha drink. You can add a quick pick-me-up of pure, sweet, and minty deliciousness to the mocha cookie crumble frappuccino to create the secret menu Thin Mint Frappuccino.
Brown Sugar Syrup
This is one of the most well-known Starbucks syrups, serving as a delicious and popular alternative to its Classic or Cane Sugar counterparts. It has a fantastic caramelized brown sugar flavor with rich and indulgent sweetness. Brown sugar syrup is a perfect match for iced coffee, cold brew, or a frappuccino, as well as autumn-inspired beverages and their Caramel Apple Spice.
🧐 FAQs
Starbucks formulates and manufactures its own syrups. While some may believe that Starbucks sources its syrups from a brand called Fontana, the Starbucks Branded Solutions website shows that Starbucks is in charge of its syrup production.
Starbucks syrups are made with high-quality ingredients. The syrups are typically made with sugar, water, and natural or artificial flavorings.
Starbucks currently offers only one sugar-free syrup, which is the Sugar-Free Vanilla Syrup. The Sugar-Free Cinnamon Dolce Syrup and Sugar-Free Hazelnut Syrup have been discontinued, leaving the Sugar-Free Vanilla Syrup as the only sugar-free option.
Yes, you can buy Starbucks syrups and sauces to use in your own home. Starbucks sells a variety of syrups and sauces online and in their stores.