TikTok User's $5 Starbucks Hack Goes Viral

A new trend is sweeping across social media: inexpensive Starbucks drink hacks. One such recipe, shared by TikTok user @anagabyygarza, features a modified Grande Shaken Espresso. The user, who describes herself as a TAMU student, substituted the standard espresso for blonde espresso, added two pumps of sugar-free vanilla and two pumps of brown sugar syrup, and finished with almond milk. "It's so good," she says in the video, adding that the drink cost less than $5. While not groundbreaking news, this video highlights the ongoing popularity of affordable, customizable coffee drinks.