If you’re the type of person who likes some added sugar to their cup of coffee, or maybe you like to spring for a sweetly flavored afternoon treat – then you can most likely find something to sweeten up your day at Dunkin’.
Aside from the various milk options available, there are several other ways to customize your drinks at Dunkin’, whether you’re looking for something sweet and creamy, sugar-free, or richly flavored.
But if you’re not familiar with the Dunkin’ menu, you may be interested to know what your options are when it comes to sugar and sweetener choices for Dunkin’s various coffee drinks, tea drinks, and other tasty creations.
Here’s an overview of all of the sugar and sweetener options available at Dunkin’, whether sweetened, sugar-free, or flavored. Keep reading to learn how they differ from one another.
Sugar-Based Sweeteners |
Sugar Liquid Cane Sugar |
Artificial + Natural Sweeteners |
Equal Splenda Sweet N’ Low Stevia in the Raw |
Flavor Shots |
Blueberry Coconut Hazelnut Raspberry Toasted Almond Vanilla |
Flavor Swirls |
Caramel French Vanilla Hazelnut Mocha Seasonal Flavors |
Sugar and sweetener options available at Dunkin’
Under the general umbrella of sugars and sweeteners available at Dunkin’ that can be added to your drink order, there are two main categories: options that are types of sugar, and those that are considered either artificial or natural sweeteners (also known as sugar substitutes).
In either case, these can be added as sweeteners for most drinks on the menu – with the exception of a few orders that are already crafted with sweeteners, such as hot chocolate and Dunkin’s frozen drinks.
The sugar-based sweetener options and artificial sweetener options available at Dunkin’ are as follows:
Sugar-Based Sweeteners
- Sugar
- Liquid Cane Sugar (only available for iced drinks)
Artificial or Natural Sweeteners
- Equal (artificial)
- Splenda (artificial)
- Sweet N’ Low (artificial)
- Stevia in the Raw (natural)
Flavored sweetener options available at Dunkin’
Aside from your run-of-the-mill sugar and sugar substitute products, Dunkin’ also has a whole other category of add-ons that can be used to flavor almost any drink item. These various flavors come in two different forms: flavor shots and flavor swirls.
What’s the difference, exactly? The main difference is that the flavor shots at Dunkin’ are unsweetened, sugar-free flavored syrups that don’t contain dairy. Meanwhile, flavor swirls are sweetened, flavored products that are meant to add richness and creaminess to hot and cold drinks; all of the flavor swirls contain dairy with the exception of the mocha flavor swirl. For an idea of how the two differ in terms of make-up and calories, flavor shots add an extra 5-10 calories to your drink, while flavor swirls add an extra 150-160 calories.
Dunkin’ has a regular rotation of classic flavors available year-round for both types of flavored additions – but most of the seasonal flavors that make an appearance on the menu tend to be flavor swirls.
The flavor shot and flavor swirl options at Dunkin’ are as follows:
Flavor Shots (Sugar-Free)
- Blueberry
- Coconut
- Hazelnut
- Raspberry
- Toasted Almond
- Vanilla
Flavor Swirls (Sweetened)
- Caramel
- French Vanilla
- Hazelnut
- Mocha
- Seasonal Flavors*
- Brown Sugar Cinnamon
- Butter Pecan
- Cake Batter
- Caramel
- Coconut Cream Pie
- Churro Syrup
- French Vanilla
- Irish Cream
- Peanut Butter Cup
- Peppermint Mocha
- Pumpkin Spice
- Salted Caramel
- Toasted White Chocolate
- Toffee Nut
- Vanilla Bean
- Winter White Mocha
*Note: the flavor swirls indicated as seasonal are those that come and go based on the time of the year, and may or may not be available based on your specific Dunkin’ location.
Dunkin’ currently offers four types of sugar substitutes: Equal, Splenda, Sweet N’ Low, and Stevia in the Raw. Of those options, the first three are all artificial sweeteners, while the last option (Stevia in the Raw) falls under the category of a natural plant-based sweetener.
At Dunkin’, the flavor shots are sugar-free, unsweetened flavors that don’t contain dairy. The flavor swirls are creamy, indulgent flavors that are sweetened and usually contain dairy, and thus contain a considerably larger amount of calories. All of Dunkin’s seasonal flavors are flavor swirls.
Dunkin’ currently offers a regular rotation of six sugar-free syrups at most locations, which are called flavor shots on the menu. These unsweetened syrups come in the following flavors: vanilla, hazelnut, toasted almond, coconut, raspberry, and blueberry.
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