The frappe is a cold blended drink with a slushie-like consistency. Typically made of frozen instant coffee blended with ice and milk, it’s a smooth, icy drink that's perfect for summer!
Traditionally, a frappe is made of coffee. However, you can make other drinks — juice, tea, and chocolate, for instance — in the blended frappe style.
The word frappe comes from the French word frapper, which means “to slap, knock, or beat.” But it was invented in Greece in the 1950s. The rest of the world has caught on!
Unlike iced coffee, frappes are blended. And unlike smoothies, frappes are blended long enough for a significant amount of foam to be created.
Nope! A frappuccino is a blend of coffee and a milkshake. A traditional frappe, however, is instant coffee, milk, and ice blended and beaten until they reach a foamy consistency.