Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
Starbucks Menu for Fall
Pumpkin leads the autumn lineup, with cold brew, shaken espresso, chai and matcha versions under spiced foam. Pecan, banana bread and the cider-inspired Chaider follow. Pick by taste below, from sweet and spiced to creamy and cold, and add a muffin or mini pie if you want a bite.
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Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso
Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai
Iced Pumpkin Cream Matcha
Pumpkin Spice Chai
Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino® Blended Beverage
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin
Pumpkin Mini Pie
The fall menu at Starbucks brings back the Pumpkin Spice Latte and surrounds it with pumpkin cold drinks, pecan lattes, banana bread chai and a cider-inspired Chaider. Most of it arrives in late summer and stays until the holiday menu takes over. This guide sorts the lineup by taste, format and sugar so you can pick fast.
Names below follow the most recent lineup, and some drinks rotate each year. For the rest of the board, see the entire Starbucks menu.
Starbucks Pumpkin Drinks: Sauce, Spice and Cream
Pumpkin is the center of the fall board. Starbucks pumpkin sauce is a sweet, spiced sauce made with pumpkin flavor and dairy, and it goes into the hot and blended drinks. Cold drinks usually get pumpkin cold foam instead, which sits on top.
The two ideas taste different. Sauce is mixed through the drink, so every sip is sweet and spiced. Foam sits on top, so the first sips are creamy and pumpkin-flavored, and the drink underneath tastes more like its base. The base can be coffee, cold brew, chai or matcha.
Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso
Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai
Iced Pumpkin Cream Matcha
Pumpkin Spice Chai
Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino® Blended Beverage
Pumpkin Spice Crème Frappuccino® Blended Beverage
The Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew uses cold brew sweetened with vanilla syrup, topped with foam and a dusting of pumpkin spice. The Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso swaps in Blonde Espresso shaken with brown sugar and cinnamon, with oatmilk and foam on top. The chai and matcha versions use the same foam over spiced tea or green tea. The Pumpkin Spice Chai is hot and made with pumpkin sauce instead.
The blended pair are the Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino and its crème version. The first has coffee, and the second does not. For more cold coffee and shaken espresso choices, browse cold brew and shaken espresso.
Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam Explained
This topping is a cold, pillowy foam flavored with pumpkin and spice. Starbucks makes it for iced drinks, because cold foam stays on top of a cold drink while hot foam collapses. It is sweet and creamy, and it contains dairy.
It differs from pumpkin sauce in where it goes and how it behaves. The sauce is mixed in and sweetens the whole drink. The foam floats on top and only reaches your mouth as you sip down. That is why a drink with foam can taste less sweet at the bottom.
Several fall drinks carry the foam: the cold brew, the shaken espresso, the chai and the matcha. You can also ask for it on another iced drink as a custom order. Stores usually allow this while they have it in stock, and it may add a charge.
Pumpkin Spice Latte and Its Hot and Iced Versions
The Pumpkin Spice Latte is espresso, steamed milk and pumpkin sauce, topped with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice. The iced version is the same flavor poured over ice. Both are on the board for the whole fall season, and the hot one is the drink that signals the start of it.
It deserves its own guide. Read the Pumpkin Spice Latte deep dive for the build, calories, caffeine and customizing ideas.
Starbucks Drinks for Fall Beyond Pumpkin: Pecan, Banana Bread and Chaider
Fall drinks go well past pumpkin. In the most recent lineup, three flavor families were new alongside the classics: pecan, banana bread and the Chaider. Which ones return depends on the year, so treat this as a snapshot.
The pecan group uses Blonde Espresso. The Pecan Cortado starts with three ristretto shots, adds pecan flavor and steamed milk, and finishes with a pecan crunch topping, all in an 8-ounce cup. It is small but strong. The Pecan Crunch Latte is a larger milky drink with a crunchy pecan-flavored sugar on top, and the iced version adds vanilla sweet cream cold foam.
The banana bread drinks lean dessert. The Iced Banana Bread Chai adds banana syrup to spiced chai, with brown sugar cold foam and a cinnamon dolce topping. An Iced Banana Bread Latte and a matcha version follow the same idea. Starbucks has said the banana bread drinks can stay on the menu beyond fall.
The Chaider is the cider-inspired chai. Starbucks describes it as a cozy twist on chai with cinnamon and sweet spice. In our menu data, the Iced Chaider is a chai blend shaken with strawberry acai flavors, so it tastes crisp, spiced and fruity. Chai is made with black tea, so it carries some caffeine. Learn the base drink on the chai latte basics page.
Starbucks Apple Cider Drink and Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato
Searches for an apple cider drink are common, but cider is not a regular item right now. The closest fall options are the cider-inspired Chaider and the apple-flavored items that return in some years. Check the app before you plan around one.
The apple drink most people mean is the Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato. It rotates in and out, and it has returned after the main fall launch in some years rather than with it. That means it can be missing in September and show up later.
Starbucks Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato and Apple Crisp Syrup
The Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato combines espresso, oatmilk and apple crisp syrup, with a spiced finish. It can be made hot or iced. The syrup tastes like baked apple with brown sugar and cinnamon, so it reads as warm and sweet more than tart.
When it is missing, ask for an oatmilk latte with cinnamon dolce or brown sugar. It will not match, but it lands in the same spot. For something apple-themed to eat, try the Apple Crumble Mini Pie.
Starbucks Fall Food: Muffins, Mini Pies and Protein Pocket
Fall food at Starbucks is small, sweet and spiced. Starbucks pumpkin cream cheese muffins are the best known: a spiced pumpkin muffin with sweet cream cheese and chopped, spiced pepitas on top. The mini pie is the other pumpkin treat.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin
Pumpkin Mini Pie
The Pumpkin Mini Pie has a creamy pumpkin filling with gentle spices and a crust shaped like an oak leaf. It is small, so it works as a treat rather than a meal. Other mini pies in the bakery lineup include an Apple Crumble and a Pecan version, and you can see them on the bakery and treats page.
For something savory, the most recent lineup added a Chicken Bacon Protein Pocket: toasted whole wheat lavash filled with chicken, bacon and garlic herb cheese spread, with 20 grams of protein. A Hedgehog Cake Pop joined the sweet side.
Allergen notes: the muffin and pies contain milk, wheat and eggs, and may contain nuts. Check the app for each item, and tell the barista about any allergy.
Starbucks Autumn Drinks in Every Format: Hot, Iced, Blended and Cold Foam
These drinks come in four formats, and the format affects both taste and caffeine. Here is how the board breaks down.
This table is a quick Starbucks fall drink menu by format:
Starbucks Autumn Drinks in Every Format: Hot, Iced, Blended and Cold Foam
| Format | Drinks | Caffeine tendency |
|---|---|---|
| Hot | Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Spice Chai, Pecan Crunch Latte, Pecan Cortado | Latte about 150 mg in a Grande, chai about 95 mg |
| Iced | Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte, Iced Pecan Crunch Latte, Iced Banana Bread Latte, Iced Chaider | Espresso drinks follow shots, chai is lower |
| Iced with foam | Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso, Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai, Iced Pumpkin Cream Matcha | Cold brew about 205 mg, shaken espresso about 255 mg, matcha about 90 mg |
| Blended | Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino, Pumpkin Spice Crème Frappuccino | Coffee version about 95 mg, crème none from coffee |
Figures are approximate Grande values from published Starbucks data, and Starbucks says caffeine varies with beans and equipment. Pick hot for the classic, iced foam drinks for a creamy, slow sip and blended for dessert.
For the full range of drink families, browse all Starbucks drink families and the Frappuccino blended drinks page.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Starbucks Fall Menu
What is on the Starbucks fall menu?
The fall menu has the Pumpkin Spice Latte and other pumpkin drinks, pecan lattes and a Pecan Cortado, banana bread drinks and the Chaider. Food includes the pumpkin cream cheese muffin and mini pies. The lineup rotates, so check the app.
When does the Starbucks fall menu come out?
It usually comes out in late August, often on a Tuesday. In recent years the launch date was announced a few weeks ahead. Some items arrive in a later wave, and stores may start on different days.
Are Starbucks pumpkin drinks dairy free?
Not as ordered. The pumpkin sauce contains dairy, and the foam does too, so switching to a plant milk does not remove all milk. Ask the barista, and check the app for the exact ingredient and allergen details.
How much caffeine is in a Pumpkin Spice Latte and the other fall drinks?
A Grande Pumpkin Spice Latte has about 150 mg. A Grande chai has about 95 mg, a matcha about 90 mg, a cold brew about 205 mg and a shaken espresso about 255 mg. A coffee Frappuccino has about 95 mg. Starbucks calls these approximate.
What is the difference between pumpkin sauce and pumpkin cold foam?
Pumpkin sauce is mixed into the drink and sweetens every sip. The foam sits on top of an iced drink and tastes creamy and lightly sweet. Sauce goes in hot and blended drinks, and the foam goes on cold ones.
What is the Chaider?
The Chaider is Starbucks's cider-inspired chai. It has cinnamon and sweet spice flavors, and the iced version shakes a chai blend with strawberry acai flavors. Because chai uses black tea, it has some caffeine, though less than coffee.
Does Starbucks still sell the Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato?
It depends on the season. The drink has returned some years after the main fall launch rather than with it, and it was not part of the most recent August lineup. Check the app, because availability changes.
Which Starbucks fall drink has the least sugar?
Among the drinks reported for the latest lineup, the Pecan Cortado and the Iced Chaider have the lowest sugar. You can also cut sugar in any drink by halving the pumps, picking a smaller size or skipping the topping.
What fall food does Starbucks sell?
Fall food includes the pumpkin cream cheese muffins, the Pumpkin Mini Pie, other mini pies such as apple crumble and pecan, and a Chicken Bacon Protein Pocket with 20 grams of protein. Availability varies by store.
Can you add pumpkin foam to any iced drink?
Often, yes. Ask for the pumpkin foam on an iced coffee, cold brew or tea, and most stores will add it while they have it. It usually costs extra, and it only works on cold drinks.