13 Best Keto Starbucks Drinks to Order

Hi, old reliable. Plain coffee is basically carb-free. 12 ounces, or a Starbucks tall cup, contains less than one gram of carbs.

Here’s the thing: Sugar-free syrups are a great way to sweeten your drink without added sugar or calories, but they can contain hidden carbs that can knock you out of ketosis if used in excess. As long as you stick to two pumps (aka about 1g of net carbs) and use almond milk or another plant-based milk and half and half or heavy cream, you’re in the clear. Sugar-free vanilla, caramel and hazelnut syrups are commonly available.

It’s just water and tea, which are essentially carb-free by nature. If you’re ordering iced tea, be sure to let the barista know you want it unsweetened; the default recipes include classic syrup, otherwise known as liquid sugar. If you like your tea with milk, go for a splash of heavy cream or a steamed heavy cream topper, which is higher in fat and lower in carbs than regular milk.

Like black coffee,espresso is essentially free of carbs. (We’re talking about half a gram per shot.) Order yourself a doppio, aka two shots, and either sip it as is or add a splash of cream or almond milk to mellow it out, if it’s too bitter for you. You can even add a half or whole pump of sugar-free syrup while you’re at it to make what’s essentially the cutest, tiniest keto latte ever.

Heavy cream’s carb count is lower than both half and half and milk. It’s also much higher in calories and fat, but that’s not necessarily a problem if you’re on keto. Stick to atall latte or cappuccinoso you know you’re limited to about eight ounces of cream.

If you love lattes but have never tried aFlat White, it’s long overdue. It’s a blend of espresso and steamed milk, but the milk is steamed to have microfoam, which gives the drink a velvety consistency. Espresso is carb-free, but the dairy definitely isn’t. So, swap in almond milk, which is way lower in carbs than dairy milk with about one net carb per cup, at least at Starbucks. (Some almond milks with a lot of added sugar aren’t low in carbs.)

You may notice the term “skinny” on the Starbucks menu in front of lower-calorie drinks, but that doesn’t mean they’re inherently low-carb. For instance, agrande Skinny Mochahas 20g net carbs. Here are a few tweaks you can make to get that count lower: Make it a tall, use only two pumps of skinny mocha sauce and ask the barista to use almond milk or a 50/50 mix of hot water and heavy cream.

A regular tallIced Blonde Vanilla Latteclocks in at 23 grams of carbohydrates and 22 grams of sugar. Swap the milk for less cream or plant-based milk to ax about 12 grams of sugar and carbs the and opt for thesugar-free vanilla syrupinstead. Your new grand carb total? About 2.5 grams if you choose almond milk.

For those who prefer tea, you can still enjoy thisdoctored-up Earl Grey. Choose a plant-based milk (almond is the lowest in carbs, but you can still go with oat or soy) and go easy on the sugar-free vanilla syrup. A pump will cost you a carb.

Love Frappuccino drinks? Well, have your cake and eat it, too. This secret menu hack starts with theEspresso Frappuccinoand makes thefollowing tweaks: Go for the tall then request no Frappuccino base nor the usual syrups. Instead, you’ll want an unsweetened ice coffee with two pumps of sugar-free vanilla syrup and two shots of heavy cream. Ask them to blend it Frappuccino-style and voilà. (For a script of exactly what to say when you order, check outHip2Keto.)