Sugar Free Skinny Mocha (2024)

Finding delicious coffee drinks at your favorite coffee shops that aren’t packed with carbs and sugar can be so difficult. So, if you’re a fan of Starbucks Skinny Mocha, you probably weren’t happy to hear that the popular coffee house discontinued their skinny syrup! Luckily, it’s easy to make a similar version of their sugar free mocha at home. Try this copycat Starbucks recipe the next time you’re craving your favorite skinny coffee drink.

Did Starbucks Discontinue the Skinny Mocha?

Starbucks discontinued their skinny mocha sauce in 2020, which means it’s no longer available on their menu. The company said that light syrup, along with a handful of other sugar-free syrups, weren’t as popular as the regular flavors made with sugar. In fact, the only sugar free syrup now available at Starbucks is the sugar-free vanilla syrup. That means if you want to sip on a skinny mocha, you’ll have to make it yourself!

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What Do I Need to Make a Sugar Free Mocha?

Making your own coffee house inspired coffee at home is easier than you might think. In fact, if you have an espresso maker, you’re already halfway there! To prepare your own skinny mocha at home, you’ll need:

• Espresso
• Sugar free hazelnut creamer
• Cocoa powder
• Sugar free sweetener

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How Do I Make a Skinny Mocha?

You won’t believe how easy it is to make your own sugar free mocha at home! Follow these two simple steps to whip up your own chocolate flavored coffee in a matter of minutes:

Step One: Combine the Ingredients

Pour the espresso, hazelnut creamer, cocoa powder, and sugar free sweetener into a covered Mason jar or shaker bottle and shake until all the ingredients are well combined.

Step Two: Add some toppings

Dress up your skinny mocha with a few toppings to make it look like you got it from your local Starbucks. Top your coffee with light whipped cream, then drizzle the top with sugar free chocolate syrup before serving.

What’s in a Starbucks Skinny Mocha?

When you order a skinny mocha at Starbucks, it’s typically prepared with the coffee shop’s signature skinny mocha sauce, along with espresso and steamed nonfat milk. While the skinny mocha sauce is not completely sugar free, it does have significantly less sugar than the traditional mocha sauce.

Luckily, you can easily substitute the discontinued sauce for another sugar free option – hazelnut creamer. When this creamer is combined with unsweetened cocoa powder, it creates a delicious chocolate hazelnut flavor that’s perfect for a sugar free mocha!

Sugar Free Mocha Recipe Tips & Tricks

With only four ingredients and two steps to prepare it, this recipe for a homemade mocha couldn’t be easier. And that means it’s so easy to customize. Try these skinny mocha recipe ideas as you’re making your homemade coffee.

• Use regular coffee. While a traditional mocha is made with espresso, there’s no reason you can’t enjoy this classic drink if you don’t have an espresso machine at home. Simply replace the espresso in this recipe with strongly brewed coffee.
• Serve it over ice. In addition to enjoying a hot mocha at home, you can also prepare a skinny iced mocha with one addition to the recipe – ice. Before mixing your drink ingredients, fill a cup with ice. Pour the coffee ingredients into the glass and stir to mix everything up.
• Make a skinny mocha Frappuccino. Another fun way to serve this delicious drink is to blend it up and make a Frappuccino. Add all the ingredients to a blender with ice and blend until smooth. Pour the mixture into a glass and top with light whipped cream and sugar free chocolate syrup for a sugar free sweet treat.
• Shake the ingredients before serving for easier mixing. Instead of pouring your coffee ingredients directly in your mug, try adding them to a shaker bottle. Once you’ve poured all the ingredients in the bottle, tighten the lid and shake to quickly and easily mix all the ingredients together. Then you can pour your hot mocha directly into your mug. Or pour the blended ingredients into a glass with iced for an iced mocha.
• Make it keto. While most coffee creamers aren’t keto, there is one simple substitution you can make to this recipe to help reduce the carb count in your sugar free mocha. Simply replace the hazelnut creamer with almond milk or heavy cream. While the almond milk and plain heavy cream will lack the hazelnut flavor, it does significantly reduce the net carbs in your mocha.
• Whip up your own whipped cream. You can prepare your own sugar-free, low carb whipped cream at home in a matter of minutes. Simply add your heavy whipping cream to a bowl and beat on medium speed with a hand mixer or stand mixer. Continue beating the cream until it thickens and peaks begin to form. When the cream holds its shape after removing the beaters from the bowl, it’s ready to enjoy.