--- title: Starbucks Debuts the 'Double Double Fudge Bar' Frappuccino description: It's the super-chocolatey concoction we've always wanted, with double mocha and chocolate whipped cream, and it's here for a limited time. canonical: https://time.com/4366160/starbucks-double-fudge-bar-frappuccino/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-13T14:30:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:17.230Z og:title: Starbucks Debuts the 'Double Double Fudge Bar' Frappuccino og:description: It's the extra-fudgy concoction we've always wanted, down to the whipped cream. og:url: https://time.com/4366160/starbucks-double-fudge-bar-frappuccino/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Starbucks Debuts the 'Double Double Fudge Bar' Frappuccino twitter:description: It's the extra-fudgy concoction we've always wanted, down to the whipped cream. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Starbucks Debuts the Insanely Chocolaty Frappuccino We've Always Wanted > Sponsored content. 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The Double Double Fudge Bar Frappuccino, which the coffee chain bills as “a stop-you-in-your-tracks avalanche of fudgy goodness.” In reality, the [ice-blended drink](http://time.com/money/4317010/starbucks-frappuccino-happy-hour-half-price/) is basically a chocolate milkshake with some coffee, with a double helping of mocha sauce — topped with chocolate whipped cream. This isn’t so much a caffeine hit as a guaranteed sugar rush. > [](https://twitter.com/Starbucks/status/741631205670457345) Starbucks says the drink will run chocoholics about [460 calories](http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/frappuccino-blended-beverages/double-double-fudge-bar-frappuccino-blended-coffee) a pop and will be available for a limited time as an official menu item. (Of course, it should be easy enough to order off-menu given the simple enough ingredients.) It’s getting good reviews from those who’ve tried it so far, too. > [](https://twitter.com/abbychristinaa/status/741999879560531968) > [](https://twitter.com/aketcham73/status/741801101045968897) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4366160/starbucks-double-fudge-bar-frappuccino/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4366160/starbucks-double-fudge-bar-frappuccino/"},"headline":"Starbucks Debuts the Insanely Chocolaty Frappuccino We've Always Wanted","datePublished":"2016-06-13T14:30:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:17.230Z","description":"Coffee, meet dessert","url":"https://time.com/4366160/starbucks-double-fudge-bar-frappuccino/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food","Coffee","Food and Beverage"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4366160/starbucks-double-fudge-bar-frappuccino/","name":"Starbucks Debuts the Insanely Chocolaty Frappuccino We've Always Wanted"}}]}] ```