Love Dunkin Donuts but aren’t sure what to get for your kid when you’re grabbing your favorite Dunkin Donuts drink? No worries, we're here to help!
In this guide, we'll provide you with 13 of the best Dunkin kids drinks that your kids are sure to love. We'll even give you tips when it comes to ordering and more.
13 Best Kid-Friendly Drinks at Dunkin Donuts
1. Hibiscus Kiss Herbal Tea With Strawberry
The Hibiscus Kiss Herbal Tea tastes as good as it smells. It comes with a wonderful sweet aroma and is both fresh and flavorful.
It also has a lovely pink color that kids are sure to love. However, to add a touch of sweetness, this customizable drink comes with a pump of strawberry Coolatta syrup.
In terms of calories, the tea itself doesn't come with any calories, and since you're adding only a pump of syrup, it won't be heavy on the calories either.
The tea itself doesn't contain any caffeine and is made with hibiscus, herbs, and natural berry flavors.
To cool down this tea, simply ask for a few ice cubes to be added to the drink, and it'll cool it down quickly with no problems at all.
2. Raspberry or Blueberry Iced Tea
Instead of getting one of Dunkin Donuts' sugary drinks, opt for a Raspberry or Blueberry Iced Tea. Not only is it refreshing and revitalizing, but their teas are brewed fresh in-store every day.
Even if you get a small sweetened blueberry tea, it's only 80 calories and 17 grams of sugar - far less than the 90 grams of sugar you could get in medium-sized frozen fruit drinks.
Just be aware, however, that the iced teas do contain caffeine - but not a whole lot, so there's nothing to be too concerned about.
If you're looking for a grab-and-go option for your kids, the iced teas are definitely a great option.
3. French Vanilla Steamed Milk
One of the best child-friendly drinks at Dunkin Donuts is to get steamed milk and add in swirl flavors such as vanilla bean or caramel.
The number of calories for this is highly dependent on the type of milk you're getting and how you'd like to go about customizing this drink.
For example, if you'd like to add whipped cream to the drink for an extra decadent touch, there will be more calories in the drink.
This is a secret menu drink which isn't on the regular menu, so to order it you'll need to ask for a small steamed milk with either a pump or two of French vanilla swirl.
This drink is perfect for winter or when your kid wants something warmer to drink.
4. Kids Iced Caramel Vanilla Latte
Even though this drink has the word 'latte' in it, it contains absolutely no caffeine. In fact, this customizable drink is essentially a kid's twist on a regular latte.
This option isn't on the regular menu, so to order this secret menu drink ask for a small milk along with ice before adding a pump of French vanilla swirl and another pump of caramel swirl.
With calories, it's really dependent on the type of milk you’re asking for. Full cream milk will have more calories than other milk alternatives such as oat milk and almond milk.
This creamy treat has just the right amount of sweetness that kids are sure to love.
Remember that just as you can order a regular caramel vanilla latte as a hot or iced coffee, you can also get the kids hot or cold drinks too.
Just make sure you're clear with your server when you order.
5. Iced Almond Milk With Whipped Cream
Another really simple drink, this child-friendly drink is great if your child isn’t a huge fan of regular milk.
As the name suggests, this drink is simply almond milk with ice and topped with whipped cream.
The whipped cream helps to add an extra creamy touch to the drink, but since it's made with almond milk, it doesn't have as many calories.
This is definitely a great drink to get for your kid if you’re looking for something that’s a bit healthier than some of the other drinks on this list.
6. Hot Chocolate
You can’t go wrong with hot chocolate, especially if it’s during the winter.
To make it easier for your kid to drink straight away, however, you can always ask for a few ice cubes to help with cooling down the hot chocolate faster.
In terms of calories, a small hot chocolate at Dunkin Donuts has about 210 calories. It isn’t the healthiest drink, but there are definitely worse options out there.
Just note, however, that chocolate does naturally contain some caffeine, so you'd need to take that into consideration. A small hot chocolate, for example, has about 9mg of caffeine.
7. Caramel Steamed Milk
Similar to the French vanilla steamed milk, the caramel steamed milk is essentially a small steamed milk with a caramel flavor swirl and topped with whipped cream if you'd like.
It's a creamy drink with the added sweetness from the caramel flavor swirl.
You can order this drink in a variety of sizes, and you're more than welcome to swap out the milk to skim, almond milk, oat milk, and even coconut milk - depending on what your kid prefers.
Calories will also differ depending on the type of milk you've chosen.
8. Iced Chocolate Milk
If your kid doesn’t want a hot chocolate, you can always go for an iced chocolate milk instead. This particular drink is essentially a small chocolate milk with ice and topped with whipped cream.
While it’s not exactly the healthiest drink available for kids, it’s not the worst either - especially if your kid is craving chocolate.
If you'd like to make it a little healthier, you can always go ahead and omit the whipped cream, and it'll just be a little less creamy than usual.
Either way, however, this is a drink that your kid is sure to love, and it isn't difficult to make at all!
9. Frozen Chocolate
An indulgent drink at Dunkin Donuts, the frozen chocolate is also exceptionally popular.
It's a chocolatey drink made with your choice of flavor and topped with whipped cream. Since it is a relatively indulgent drink, a small frozen chocolate has about 430 calories.
Similar to the hot chocolate; however, it's important to note that the frozen chocolate does have some caffeine in it.
You can also customize this drink by adding either the vanilla swirl or caramel swirl. Be warned, however, that this drink is already sugary enough!
10. Strawberry Shake Coolatta
The Strawberry Shake Coolatta is essentially a slushie of sorts filled with sugar.
If you choose to get one for your kid, it's important to note that a small Strawberry Shake Coolatta has 234 calories and about 55 grams of sugar.
To compare, a 12-ounce Coca-Cola has 39 grams of sugar.
There's nothing wrong if you choose to get a Coolatta for your kid, but just make sure that it isn’t a daily affair.
To make a Strawberry Shake Coolatta, you’ll essentially mix a Vanilla Bean Coolatta with a pump or two of strawberry syrup.
The combination of vanilla bean and strawberry is great, and it's a sweet treat they're definitely going to love!
11. Blue Raspberry Coolatta
Similar to the Strawberry Shake Coolatta, this beverage has a good amount of sugar in it - even though there isn't any caffeine.
It has about 234 calories in a small size with about 55 grams of sugar. It's got that Blue Raspberry flavor to it that's a mix between sweet and tangy.
If your child isn't a fan of the Blue Raspberry Coolatta, they can also choose to get a different flavor, such as Strawberry or Vanilla Bean Coolattas.
This drink is perfect for the summer and gives your kids something while you enjoy an iced coffee on a hot day.
12. Nutella Steamed Milk
While there isn’t exactly Nutella in this steamed milk, it certainly comes pretty close. This isn't on the regular menu, but as a secret menu option it's easy to order.
You just need to ask for steamed milk with nutella, pumps of mocha syrup, and hazelnut flavor swirls.
Sure to satisfy your child's sweet tooth, you're also able to customize the pumps according to your needs.
Overall it isn’t super high in calories in comparison to some of the other drinks, and it’s also highly dependent on the type of milk that you choose to use for your drink.
13. Bottled Drinks
If none of the drinks above appeal to your kid or if you don't have time to consider a secret menu option, you’re also more than welcome to opt for a child-friendly bottled drink at Dunkin Donuts instead.
These can be easily grabbed from the refrigerator section, and it ranges from orange juice to apple juice and more.
Just know that some of these bottled drinks can come with a good amount of sugar, so make sure that you consider that!
How To Order These Kid Drinks At Dunkin?
When it comes to child-friendly drinks at Dunkin Donuts, they typically come with minimal to no caffeine and are easy to order.
They can also be customized according to your needs and are exceptionally delicious.
However, it's important to note that there are no kid drink sizes at Dunkin Donuts, so you'll need to opt for the smallest size if you're looking to order for your kid.
Depending on the Dunkin Donuts that you're ordering your drink from, some can also have kids specials such as a kids smoothie that's served in either Strawberry Banana or Tropical Mango flavors.
With hot drinks, they also don't have a kids' temperature, so you'll need to put some ice cubes into those hot drinks to help cool it down quickly for your kid.
You should also be able to ask for cold version of drinks, just like you can order an iced coffee instead of a hot one.
Most of the kid-friendly drinks at Dunkin can be customized with either a flavor swirl or a flavor shot.
While flavor swirls are dairy-based and sweet, flavor shots are unsweetened and sugar-free. It's best to opt for flavor shots, though flavor swirls tend to be more popular with kids.
In terms of cost, drinks are usually not overly expensive and cost between two to four dollars depending on what you’re ordering.
Just remember that you aren't limited to the regular menu. You can order from the 'secret menu' but using the Dunkin ingredients to make your own child friendly iced coffee drink.
This is the best way to get a drink they'll love while you enjoy yours.
Common Dunkin Donuts Children’s Drinks Questions
Is there a kid's temperature for hot drinks?
Yes, a kid's temperature for hot drinks is typically 130 degrees Fahrenheit instead of the usual 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
If you're not able to get a drink at that temperature, you can always cool it down with ice cubes (just like they do with iced coffee).
Do Dunkin Donuts kid-friendly drinks have multiple sizes?
Dunkin Donuts doesn’t have kid-friendly sizes, so you’d typically get a regular small for hot drinks and a small for cold drinks if you’re ordering for your kid.
What size of drinks is good for kids?
If you're getting juice for your kids, you should be limiting it to 4 to 6 ounces per day for children aged between one and six and 8 to 12 ounces per day for children aged between seven and eighteen.
Conclusion
There are plenty of delicious Dunkin's drinks on the regular or secret menu that are great for kids.
Just make sure that you’re taking the sugar content into consideration and are aware that some of the drinks can come with caffeine. Either than that, you’re pretty much good to go!
