Starbucks Festive Coffees – Calories and Fat

You know Christmas is on the horizon when Starbucks bring out the Red Cups. And naturally, to go with the festive cups, are the Christmas themed, espresso based coffees. In common with so much Christmas fare, they’re not light on calories.
 
The weightiest Starbucks Christmas Festive coffee clocks in at 579 calories with 22g of fat, (more than two Mars Bars), while the lightest has only 157 calories and 5g of fat.

If you can’t resist your favourite Starbucks Christmas coffee but don’t want to ruin your dieting plans, here’s a short guide to the calories and fat you’ll find in this year’s offerings.

Those shown are the largest ‘Venti’ size using full fat milk, the smallest ‘Short’ size using skimmed milk and the two sizes in the middle – ‘Tall’ and ‘Grande’ using the more popular semi-skimmed milk. All are served with whipped cream.

Toffee Nut Latte

Short (skimmed milk)
Tall (semi-skimmed)
Grande (semi-skimmed)
Venti (whole milk)

Starbucks Festive Coffees - Calories and Fat per Drink

Gingerbread Latte	"The flavour and aroma of a freshly baked gingerbread cookie swirled with our smooth espresso and velvety steamed milk; topped with whipped cream and ground nutmeg."
	Calories	Fat
Short	157	5.1g
Tall	258	11.2g
Grande	325	13.3g
Venti	439	20.7g
Toffee Nut Latte	"The rich, buttery flavour of sweet toffee is combined with the warmth of toasted nuts and blended with our smooth espresso and velvety steamed milk; topped with whipped cream and Toffee Nut Sprinkles."
	Calories	Fat
Short	159	5.4g
Tall	264	11.4g
Grande	330	13.6g
Venti	444	21.1g
Praline Mocha Latte	"New for this Christmas! Warm bittersweet chocolate infused with the flavour of hazelnut combined with espresso and steamed milk; finished with whipped cream and drizzled with mocha sauce."
	Calories	Fat
Short	207	6.5g
Tall	333	12.6g
Grande	421	15.2g
Venti	555	22.6g
Eggnog Latte	"Espresso mixed with rich steamed eggnog, topped with ground nutmeg."
	Calories	Fat
Short	225	9.5g
Tall	353	14.9g
Grande	450	19.0g
Venti	579	24.4g

As luxurious and indulgent as those creamy toppings are, they come with the drawback of extra calories and fat.

If you want to shave off a few extra calories, you can always ask for your drink without the whipped cream topping.

By ordering a short beverage without cream you’ll save 52 calories and 5.1g of fat. For a tall drink you’ll save 62 calories and 6.1g of fat, and for a Grande or Venti you’ll save 81 calories and 7.0g of fat.

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