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Is Starbucks Bringing Apple Crisp Back In 2025? What To Know

For the big autumn lovers, Aug. 26 has been a special date, one that they’ve been looking forward to for weeks. What’s so special about this final Tuesday of August, you ask? It marks the arrival of a new season: Starbucks’s fall menu season, that is. As soon as Starbucks stores opened on this date, fans lined up to place their favorite autumnal orders, from the iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte to the adorable little raccoon cake pop. But there was one fall flavor notably absent from the lineup this year, one that many Starbs fans have been waiting all year to be able to taste again: Apple Crisp. So, what happened to the Apple Crisp flavor? Is Starbucks planning to roll it out later this fall, or is it gone for good? Here’s what’s known so far.

For starters, Starbucks’s Apple Crisp flavor first hit the scene in 2021, in the form of the Apple Crisp Macchiato, and to say it was a hit is an understatement. In the years following, more Apple Crisp drinks came out, including the Iced Apple Crisp Nondairy Cream Chai and the Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso. So, when Starbucks announced the return of its fall menu, apple fans had multiple drinks they were looking for.

Except… their hopes were dashed when they saw the lineup, and it was devoid of Apple Crisp options. Many took to social media to share their disappointment and frustration.

Most of the recent social media posts Starbucks has made about its fall menu or the PSL have been inundated with comments demanding answers about Apple Crisp. One commenter wrote, “starbucks please release the apple crisp macchiato for this fall it’s my favorite.” Another added, “but the apple crisp??? that’s the best. i’m not a pumpkin/pecan fan 😭”

Starbucks has yet to publicly address the future of the Apple Crisp flavor as a whole, but the brand’s IG account did respond to a fan comment asking about the whereabouts of the Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato, saying, “Hello, sorry, this drink is not returning this year, but we’re excited for you to taste the new additions to our Fall menu.”

So, from the sound of it, Apple Crisp fans are out of luck as of right now — but who knows about the future? There’s always another fall season to look forward to.

Lexi Williams
Lexi Williams is the Senior Editor at Her Campus, where she spearheads the site's Life and News coverage — including academics, national news, digital news, and viral news. She also oversees our Gen Leaders and Dream Jobs franchises, and works with the national writer team, interns, and freelance writers.

Dedicating her career to helping college students, teens, and twentysomethings live their best lives, Lexi became obsessed with all things Gen Z through her previously held editorial positions at Elite Daily and Dorm Therapy. Before that, she dabbled in the food and wine space at Wine Spectator magazine, where she learned to balance her Champagne taste with her Two-Buck-Chuck budget.

Lexi's bylines have also appeared in Cosmopolitan, InStyle, Bustle, StyleCaster, and Betches, among others. She graduated magna cum laude with her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Miami in 2016.

Originally from Florida, Lexi currently lives with her husband in Brooklyn, New York, where she spends her days scouting the best pizza spots, working on her debut novel, perpetually redecorating her apartment, and taking too many photos of her yappy little rescue dog, Benji.

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