Starbucks Unleashing Six New Frappuccino Flavors Loaded With Sweet Stuff

Left to right: Cotton Candy, Lemon Bar, Caramel Cocoa Cluster, Cinnamon Roll, Cupcake and Red Velvet.

Can you hear that? That’s the sound of my teeth cringing at the thought of icy cold, sugary drinks assaulting my insides in a frenzy of sweet syrups. Starbucks is on a sugar high, unveiling six new frappuccino flavors debuting this summer in a line it calls “Fan Flavors.”

Apparently fans are flavored like sugar: Red Velvet Cake, Cotton Candy, Cinnamon Roll, Lemon Bar, Caramel Cocoa Cluster and Cupcake are joining the menu in an effort to compete as the temperature rises.

A few of those flavors will be familiar to customers with sweet teeth, as they’re actually just new names for old frappuccino orders. For example, the Cotton Candy drink is actually a vanilla bean creme frappuccino with raspberry syrup added, and the Cupcake flavor adds hazelnut syrup to that same base frappuccino.

For those bravely standing in path of these calorie-bombs intent on ingesting up to 510 calories per grande serving, it’ll cost you $4.75. Customers can then vote online from June 19-30 to choose their favorite newcomer, with the winner selling at a discounted price of $3 for a grande on July 3-6, between certain hours.

(h/t Chicago Tribune)

by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist