Starbucks holiday menu 2026: Nutrition facts and smarter ways to sip

For some people, the first peppermint mocha of the season signals that the holidays are here. Starbucks’ 2026 holiday menu arrived November 5 with the familiar mix of peppermint, caramel, sugar cookie, and gingerbread flavors—plus a few new additions.

This year’s Starbucks holiday menu introduces tiramisu-inspired lattes and cold brew, apple-pomegranate Refreshers, and new holiday food. And while the calories, sugar, and other nutrients vary from one order to the next, there’s room for all of these seasonal favorites in a balanced diet. Whether you’re looking for a lighter option or can’t wait to enjoy your favorite holiday drink, here’s what’s on the menu and what to know about the nutrition.

Calories vary quite a bit across the new menu. A grande Apple Pomegranate Refresher has 90 calories, while an iced Tiramisu Velvet Latte has 470. But calories are just one part of the picture. You might be looking for less sugar, more protein, or simply the holiday drink you look forward to every year. Whatever you choose, there’s room for seasonal favorites in a balanced diet.

Let’s look at what’s new and returning at Starbucks, how its tiramisu drinks compare with Dunkin’s, and a few ways to customize your order if you want to.

What’s new on the Starbucks holiday menu in 2026?

This year’s menu brings dessert-inspired coffee, fruity Refreshers, and holiday twists on chai and matcha. Here’s what’s new and what’s returning.

New drinks

• Tiramisu Velvet Latte, hot or iced: This drink combines espresso, milk, and vanilla syrup with a creamy mascarpone-inspired cold foam made with sweet cream and custard flavoring. It’s finished with a cocoa cookie dusting for a tiramisu-inspired flavor.
• Tiramisu Velvet Cold Brew: This drink combines cold brew coffee and vanilla syrup over ice, topped with the same creamy, custard-flavored cold foam as the latte and a cocoa cookie dusting.
• Apple Pomegranate Refresher: This fruity drink combines apple and white grape juice concentrates with lemonade and popping pearls made with pomegranate juice. It also contains green coffee extract for caffeine. You can order it with lemonade or try the creamy coconut-milk version, called the Snowy Apple Drink.
• Caramel Brulée Chai: A hot chai with caramel brulée flavor. The new Iced Caramel Brulée Cream Chai pairs chai with caramel brulée sauce and caramel brulée bits.
• Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha: Matcha topped with sugar cookie cold foam and holiday sprinkles.

New and updated food

• Bearista Cake Pop: This bear-shaped treat combines vanilla cake with buttercream frosting and a chocolaty coating.
• Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese: This sandwich has braised short rib, caramelized onion jam, Dijon mustard, and melted Cheddar, Parmesan, and mozzarella on sourdough bread.
• Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich: This returning sandwich has a new recipe with sliced turkey, stuffing, gravy, and cranberry sauce on a cranberry-studded baguette.

Holiday cold foams:

If you’d rather add a holiday flavor to your usual iced drink, there are five cold foams to choose from. Some seasonal foams can be made nondairy, but Velvet Mascarpone and Caramel Brulée can’t. If you’re avoiding dairy, check the topping as well as the milk in your drink:

• Velvet Mascarpone Cream Cold Foam: Custard flavor blended with vanilla sweet cream.
• Gingerbread Cream Cold Foam: Gingerbread flavor blended with vanilla sweet cream.
• Peppermint Chocolate Cream Cold Foam: Peppermint syrup and mocha sauce mixed with vanilla sweet cream.
• Sugar Cookie Cream Cold Foam: Sugar cookie syrup blended with vanilla sweet cream.
• Caramel Brulée Cream Cold Foam: Caramel brulée sauce blended with vanilla sweet cream.

Starbucks holiday menu 2026: Nutrition facts

Whether you’re deciding between two new drinks or checking your usual holiday order, the nutrition numbers can help put things into perspective. Some drinks have more milk and protein, while others get much of their sweetness from syrups, sauces, and toppings. A Refresher and a latte can look very different on the label, even when they’re the same size.

The tables below compare standard grande (16-ounce) drinks with their usual milk and toppings, without any customizations or modifications. 

New Starbucks holiday drinks: Nutrition facts

Among the new drinks, the Apple Refresher is the lightest at 90 calories. The iced Tiramisu Velvet Latte has the most calories at 470 and the most sugar at 55 grams.

Here’s the nutrition information for a grande (16 ounce) drink:

Drink	Calories	Total sugar (g)	Total fat (g)
Tiramisu Velvet Latte, hot	460	55	19
Tiramisu Velvet Latte, iced	470	56	20
Tiramisu Velvet Cold Brew	330	37	16
Apple Pomegranate Refresher	90	19	0
Apple Pomegranate Lemonade Refresher	140	30	0
Snowy Apple Drink	130	23	2.5
Caramel Brulée Chai, hot	280	51	3.5
Iced Caramel Brulée Cream Chai	400	58	14
Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha	330	38	16

Returning Starbucks holiday drinks: Nutrition facts

If you’re looking for a lighter coffee drink, the Iced Sugar Cookie Latte stands out at 210 calories—about half the calories of the iced Peppermint Mocha. Among the returning drinks with figures below, the hot Peppermint Mocha has the most calories at 440 and the most sugar at 54 grams. See below for the 16-ounce drink comparisons:

Drink	Calories	Total sugar (g)	Total fat (g)
Peppermint Mocha, hot	440	54	16
Peppermint Mocha, iced	420	49	17
Caramel Brulée Latte, hot	410	48	14
Caramel Brulée Latte, iced	400	44	16
Sugar Cookie Latte, hot	260	37	6
Sugar Cookie Latte, iced	210	31	4
Gingerbread Chai, hot	200	29	4.5
Iced Gingerbread Chai	310	41	12
Gingerbread Latte, hot	310	33	14
Gingerbread Latte, iced	300	28	16

New and updated Starbucks holiday food: Nutrition facts

The new food lineup includes two warm sandwiches and a Bearista Cake Pop. The cake pop is a small sweet treat at 160 calories, while the sandwiches are more substantial, with about 25 grams of protein each.

The Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich has 510 calories and 25 grams of protein, compared with 640 calories and 26 grams of protein in the Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese. That’s similar protein with 130 fewer calories, 28 fewer grams of fat, and 15 fewer grams of saturated fat. Both are high in sodium, with about 1,500 milligrams per sandwich.

Food	Serving	Calories	Total sugar (g)	Total fat (g)	Protein (g)	Sodium (mg)
Bearista Cake Pop	1 cake pop (39 g)	160	15	8	2	115
Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese	1 sandwich (211 g)	640	7	35	26	1510
Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich, 2026 recipe	1 sandwich (283 g)	510	23	7	25	1460

Returning Starbucks holiday food: Nutrition facts

Among the returning bakery treats, the Cranberry Bliss Bar has the fewest calories at 290, while the Snowman Cookie has the most at 400. The Sugar Plum Cheese Danish falls in between at 330 calories, with the least sugar and most protein of the three. These are different-sized treats, though, so think about which one you’ll enjoy most as well as the numbers.

Food	Serving	Calories	Total sugar (g)	Total fat (g)	Protein (g)	Sodium (mg)
Cranberry Bliss Bar	1 bar (69 g)	290	28	15	3	240
Snowman Cookie	1 cookie (82 g)	400	27	22	3	140
Sugar Plum Cheese Danish	1 danish (93 g)	330	16	15	7	390

Starbucks vs. Dunkin’ tiramisu drinks

You may notice that two big coffee chains are both offering tiramisu-inspired drinks, but the combinations vary.

• Starbucks puts vanilla syrup into the drink with mascarpone cold foam on top.
• Dunkin’ uses tiramisu swirl (similar to syrup) in the drink and adds Marshmallow Cold Foam to the top of some drinks.

Here’s how they compare for 16-ounce drinks:

Drink	Calories per 16 oz
Starbucks Tiramisu Velvet Latte, hot	460
Starbucks Tiramisu Velvet Latte, iced	470
Starbucks Tiramisu Velvet Cold Brew	330
Dunkin’ Tiramisu Marshmallow Matcha	530
Dunkin’ Tiramisu Cloud Latte	480
Dunkin’ Tiramisu Protein Iced Latte	220
Dunkin’ Tiramisu Shakin’ Espresso	160

For a less-sweet order, try fewer pumps of vanilla at Starbucks or less tiramisu swirl at Dunkin’. See our guide to low-calorie Dunkin’ drinks for more ideas.

Which Starbucks holiday drink fits your goals?

You don’t have to order the lowest-calorie drink to make a choice that works for you. Maybe you want a fruity drink with less sugar, or maybe you’ve been waiting all year for a peppermint mocha. Start with what you enjoy, then decide whether there’s anything you’d like to adjust.

Here are a few options among the drinks with nutrition figures above, along with changes you can try:

If you’re looking for…	Try	What a grande contains	A change to consider
Fewer calories	Apple Pomegranate Refresher	90 calories	Choose a tall if you’d like a smaller serving.
Least total sugar	Apple Pomegranate Refresher	19 g sugar	A smaller size also reduces the amount of sugar in your order.
Least fat	Apple Pomegranate Lemonade Refresher or Apple Pomegranate Refresher	0 g fat	Keep the standard version if you don’t want milk or foam.
A lighter coffee drink	Iced Sugar Cookie Latte or Hot Gingerbread Chai	210 calories, 31 g sugar and 200 calories 29 g sugar	Ask for fewer pumps of syrup.
Least caffeine	Apple Pomegranate Lemonade Refresher, Snowy Apple Drink, or Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha	50 mg caffeine each	Choose the no-caffeine option for a Refresher.

If your favorite isn’t in this table, that doesn’t mean you can’t have it. All foods fit, and indulging every once in a while won’t make or break your overall pattern of eating. 

Tips for ordering a lighter Starbucks holiday drink

If the Apple Pomegranate Refresher or Iced Sugar Cookie Latte isn’t on your wish list, you can still enjoy your holiday favorite with a few changes. Start with the flavors you like most, then adjust the size, milk, sweetness, or toppings.

• Order a tall instead of a grande. Going from 16 ounces to 12 ounces generally means less milk, syrup, and sauce—and fewer calories and less sugar. That one change keeps the same flavor, just in a smaller cup. 
• Request a lighter milk. Ask for nonfat or almond milk instead of 2% milk. 
• Request fewer pumps of syrup. Try half the usual pumps for a less-sweet drink. In a Peppermint Mocha, you can adjust the peppermint syrup and mocha sauce separately.
• Use spices. Add cinnamon or nutmeg for extra flavor without another pump of syrup.
• Ask for light or no whipped cream. This reduces calories and fat while keeping the flavors underneath. The amount saved depends on the portion, but it can be 100+ calories.
• For tiramisu drinks, reduce the vanilla syrup. You’ll keep the mascarpone flavor in the foam that gives the drink its signature tiramisu character while cutting some added sugar.
• Ask for light cold foam. A smaller portion can reduce calories, fat, and sugar while keeping some of the creamy topping. The savings vary with the foam’s flavor and how much is used.

You don’t have to make every change at once. If cold foam is your favorite part, keep it and try fewer syrup pumps or a smaller size instead.

For more ideas for modifying you drink to make it work for you, read our guide to lightening your Starbucks favorites.

Starbucks holiday dates to know in 2026

Along with the menu launch, there are a few dates to know if you’re hoping to pick up a holiday souvenir from the chain:

• November 5: Holiday drinks and food launch.
• November 10: Mystery Bearista Glass Cold Cups arrive in surprise boxes. 
• November 17: Red Cup Day. On Red Cup Day, you can get a free collectible, reusable holiday cup with the purchase of a handcrafted holiday beverage at participating stores, while supplies last. 
• December 1: The original Bearista Glass Cold Cup with the green beanie returns to select coffeehouses.

Frequently asked questions about Starbucks’ holiday menu

When does the Starbucks winter menu come out in 2026?

The holiday menu launched November 5, 2026, with Tiramisu Velvet drinks, Apple Pomegranate Refreshers, returning seasonal beverages, and holiday food.

What are Starbucks’ Christmas drinks in 2026?

Starbucks’ Christmas drinks include Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Sugar Cookie Latte, and Gingerbread Chai, alongside the new Tiramisu Velvet lineup. There are also new options like Iced Caramel Brulée Cream Chai and Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha.

What’s on the Starbucks Christmas menu in 2026?

The Starbucks Christmas menu is its holiday lineup of seasonal drinks and food. Food options include the Bearista Cake Pop, Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese, updated Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich, Cranberry Bliss Bar, Snowman Cookie, and Sugar Plum Cheese Danish.

Does Starbucks’ Tiramisu Velvet Cold Foam contain mascarpone?

No. Despite its name, Starbucks’ Velvet Mascarpone Cold Foam doesn’t list actual mascarpone cheese as an ingredient. Instead, it’s made with vanilla sweet cream and a custard-flavored powder that gives it a rich, creamy texture inspired by tiramisu. The drinks are also finished with a cocoa cookie dusting.

When is Starbucks Red Cup Day in 2026?

Red Cup Day is November 17. You can get a free reusable holiday cup with a qualifying handcrafted holiday beverage purchase at participating stores, while supplies last.

The bottom line: There’s always room for your favorite Starbucks holiday order

Starbucks’ 2026 holiday menu goes beyond peppermint and gingerbread with tiramisu-inspired coffee, apple-pomegranate drinks, and new food options. The nutrition covers a wide range, too: a grande Apple Pomegranate Refresher has 90 calories, while the hot Tiramisu Velvet Latte has 460.

But whether you choose a lighter drink or go all in on your favorite holiday latte, there’s room for both in a healthy diet. If you want to make a few adjustments, ordering a smaller size, asking for fewer pumps of syrup, or skipping a topping can help reduce calories and sugar. And if you’d rather enjoy your drink exactly as it comes, that’s fine, too. What matters most is your overall eating habits, not any single drink or treat.

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