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What has over 1,000 calories, four blended donut holes, and is named after a rapper with the viral song “Munch”?
Yep, we’re talking about the Ice Spice Munchkins Drink that debuted in Dunkin’ Donuts in September 2023.
If you had to Google who Ice Spice is, don’t worry—you’re not alone (and you’re probably not Gen Z).
Ice Spice has partnered with Dunkin’ Donuts for a few reasons—one, this is a pumpkin-spice-and-ice blended drink (hence, ice and spice), and two, her popular song “Munch” has led to her fans calling themselves “Munchkins.”
While Ice Spice has received most of the credit here, Ben Affleck is also a part of this donut drink, by the way (catering to us millennials, perhaps?!).
But what exactly is the Ice Spice Munchkins Drink? Keep reading to find out more about this crazy concoction—plus how we put our own spin on it and made a healthier version of it that won’t set you back half of your daily calorie allotment.
The Ice Spice Munchkins Drink is a blended beverage of coffee syrup, ice, liquid cane sugar, and pumpkin “munchkins” (AKA donut holes), all topped with whipped cream and caramel drizzle.
Wait a second—did we just say it has donuts blended into a coffee drink?
Yep, we did—it’s essentially a donut smoothie, and not surprisingly, the Ice Spice Munchkins Drink is not very healthy.
For a Large Ice Spice Munchkins Drink, you’ll find four blended Pumpkin Munchkins, cane sugar syrup, coffee syrup, cream, caramel drizzle in the cup and on top, and whipped cream—yikes.
If you’re looking to get an energy boost from caffeine, you won’t find it here (it seems like it’s only coffee syrup and no *actual* coffee)—but you’ll definitely get a sugar spike (followed by that dreaded crash).
Although Dunkin’ hasn’t disclosed the sugar content of these drinks (red flag alert), we do have the calorie counts:
While no one’s claiming that a donut-and-syrup drink has the same health status as, say, a kale and berry smoothie, we definitely don’t want to be drinking that many calories—so let’s make it a bit healthier, shall we?
In our healthier Ice Spice Munchkins Drink, you’ll find a quarter of the calories of the large version (245 calories) and much less sugar (22 grams).
While we did blend in some baked goods (yep, that still sounds weird), we used half of a piece of pumpkin bread instead of donut holes—bonus points if you made the pumpkin bread yourself.
We also included half of a frozen banana to get the drink nice and creamy, plus sugar-free hazelnut syrup to keep the sugar and calorie count low.
Instead of caramel drizzle, we have an option for drizzling honey around the glass and on top—but keep in mind that it will add some extra sugar and calories.
We also used oat milk instead of dairy—this can be a vegan and dairy-free drink if your pumpkin loaf is vegan—plus vanilla extract, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice for those delicious fall flavors.
Lastly, if you don’t want this to be a caffeine-free drink, feel free to add a shot of espresso to make it more of a pumpkin-spice-latte-milkshake-drink. (P.S. If you want an actual pumpkin spice latte, check out our healthy homemade PSL recipe here.)
Dunkin’ Donuts has not released the full nutrition facts of their Ice Spice Munchkins Drink; however, we do know the calorie counts:
• Small Ice Spice Munchkins Drink: 590 calories
• Medium Ice Spice Munchkins Drink: 830 calories
• Large Ice Spice Munchkins Drink: 1,080 calories
The Ice Spice Munchkins Drink has Pumpkin Munchkins (donut holes), liquid cane sugar, ice, water, coffee syrup, cream, caramel drizzle in the cup and on top, and whipped cream, with the amounts differing depending on which size you get.
Sorry, friends; this is a resounding “no,” the Ice Spice Munchkins Drink is not healthy—not that anyone would really expect a donut smoothie to be loaded with nutrition.
If you want to make a healthier version of the Ice Spice Munchkins Drink at home, try using our tips, including half of a piece of pumpkin bread, frozen banana, sugar-free hazelnut syrup, oat milk, and pumpkin pie spices.
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