Starbucks’ Winter 2026 Menu Is Here,

Starbucks’ Winter 2026 Menu Is Here,
- Starbucks is leaning into the viral Dubai Chocolate trend with two new iced drinks — the Dubai Chocolate Matcha and Dubai Chocolate Mocha — both launching January 6.
- High-protein drinks remain a major focus for the chain, with new Caramel Protein Matcha and Caramel Protein Latte joining the lineup, along with expanded customization options.
- The winter menu brings back seasonal hits like the Pistachio Latte while adding revamped food items, including an upgraded Turkey Bacon, Cheddar, and Egg White Sandwich, as Starbucks continues its year of menu innovation.
You can now have your Dubai Chocolate and drink it, too — at least, if you’re in Starbucks.
An iced Dubai Chocolate Mocha and Dubai Chocolate Matcha will be available on café menus starting January 6, the company announced this week. The trendy duo, inspired by this year’s viral treatfeatures pistachio cold foam on a classic iced mocha and chocolate cold foam on the matcha.
Both drinks started as fan-made custom orders last winter, according to Starbucks, prompting its development team to formalize the “secret menu” options for the winter lineup. This encourages even customization — in distinctly 2025 fashion, you can enjoy the sweet-and-nutty combination by ordering a layer of high-protein chocolate cold foam over a pistachio latte.
On that note, a new Caramel Protein Matcha and Caramel Protein Latte will also be launching in January to support Starbucks’ focus on high-protein options. (This follows the highly anticipated launch of protein-enriched cold foams and lattes in September, which sparked plenty of discussion on social media.)
On Instagram, the Seattle-based coffee giant teased a potential collaboration with Khloé Kardashian’s high-protein Khloud Popcorn on Monday. That news remains unconfirmed, but we can imagine the newly launched snack-sized treat as a convenient afternoon pick-me-up.
Old favorites are also making a comeback on the winter menu — hello, Pistachio Latte! — with drinks like the Pistachio Cortado and Pistachio Cream Cold Brew, launching on January 6. A sugar-free caramel syrup will also be added permanently to the menu.
Over in the deli case, Starbucks says it’s revamping its Turkey Bacon, Cheddar, and Egg White Sandwich to include cherrywood-smoked turkey bacon and a “ flavorful” sharp cheddar. A Truffle, Mushroom, and Brie Egg Bite also debuts in January for your breakfast consideration — another item on the seasonal menu. And of course, we can’t forget the timely Valentine Cake Pop.
It’s been a year marked by structural changes, strategy overhauls, and menu innovations for the company. Starbucks is riding high off the reported success of the holiday menu launch on November 6, which CEO Brian Niccol writes was the “biggest sales day ever in North America” in an employee letter.
Zooming out, the coffee chain isn’t the only one catching the last wave of the Dubai Chocolate trend. At the top of this week, Hershey’s launched its own version of the pistachio and kadayif-stuffed candy bar created with their milk chocolate. A mere 10,000 bars were produced and offered for $9 apiece, a callback to the treat’s initial scarcity. Lastly, eagle-eyed Trader Joe’s shoppers
its viral (and budget-friendly) Dubai-Style Pistachio Bar was just restocked on shelves.
As the trend cycle ebbs and flows through 2026, we’ll likely see even iterations on the trend. Does Dubai-style chocolate, in all its gooey and crunchy glory, have true longevity in the dessert space? Only time will tell.
Starbucks’ 2026 winter menu
Winter Treats
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New:Truffle, Mushroom, and Brie Egg Bites
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New:Turkey Bacon, Cheddar, and Egg White Sandwich (new recipe)
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Valentine Cake Pop
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