McDonald's fall McCafe flavour for 2026 is Caramel Apple Pie, sold as a Frappe, an Iced Coffee and a Latte. McDonald's describes it as caramel apple pie flavoured syrup with apple pie crumble and salted caramel flavoured whipped topping. It is a limited-time item at participating restaurants; McDonald's has published no start date, no end date and no price.
- Status
- Available nowConfirmed by the company
- Brand
- McDonald's
- Where
- US — participating restaurants
- Run
- Limited time
- What's in it
- caramel apple pie flavoured syrup, apple pie crumble topping, salted caramel flavoured whipped topping
- Caramel Apple Pie is the fall McCafe flavour, across the Frappe, Iced Coffee and Latte
- Components per McDonald's: caramel apple pie flavoured syrup, apple pie crumble topping, salted caramel flavoured whipped topping
- Sold in small, medium and large; a medium Iced Coffee is 290 calories
- Limited time, at participating restaurants
- McDonald's promoted fall lineup this year carries no pumpkin spice coffee
- No launch date, end date or price has been published by McDonald's
What was announced
McDonald's added a Caramel Apple Pie flavour to its McCafe range for fall 2026, across three drinks: the Frappe, the Iced Coffee and the Latte. On its own Trending Now page the company describes the build as apple pie crumble, salted caramel flavoured whipped topping and caramel apple pie flavoured syrup, available at participating restaurants for a limited time. The Iced Coffee product page adds that it is served over ice, comes in small, medium and large, and is 290 calories in a medium. McDonald's has not published a launch date, an end date or a price, and no pumpkin spice coffee appears in the lineup this year.
Why it matters
McDonald's has run a pumpkin spice coffee for years, and this year its fall coffee is apple. That is one chain's decision, but it is not an isolated one: Wendy's pitched its new fall dessert at customers looking beyond pumpkin spice, Krispy Kreme added an Apple Crisp Latte, Starbucks built a new cider-inspired Chaider, and Taco Bell brought back the Caramel Apple Empanada. For a reader the practical point is narrower — if you go to McDonald's expecting a seasonal pumpkin drink this year, the seasonal drink is apple.
What McDonald's says is in it
McDonald's describes the range on its own site as apple pie crumble, salted caramel flavoured whipped topping and caramel apple pie flavoured syrup, brought together in the Caramel Apple Pie Frappe, Iced Coffee and Latte.
The product page for the Iced Coffee goes a little further: apple pie crumble topping meets caramel apple pie flavoured syrup plus salted caramel flavoured whipped topping, served over ice. It is listed in small, medium and large, and McDonald's puts a medium at 290 calories.
Nothing on this page has been tasted. The descriptions above are the company's.
There is no pumpkin spice coffee alongside it
The notable thing about McDonald's fall coffee this year is what is missing from it. The chain's own Trending Now page promotes the Caramel Apple Pie line as its fall coffee and lists no pumpkin spice drink anywhere in the current lineup, which also covers the Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer, a Caesar Sauce chicken range, a Honey Brown Butter breakfast biscuit and six new refreshers and crafted sodas.
McDonald's has not published a statement explaining the absence, and this page does not supply one. What can be stated is the observable fact: the fall coffee McDonald's is promoting is apple and caramel, and pumpkin spice is not on the board next to it.
No date, no price — and what that means for the August 18 figure going around
McDonald's has not published a launch date for the Caramel Apple Pie drinks on either its Trending Now page or the product pages. Several publications have reported August 18, 2026 as the day they went on sale. That may well be right, but it is reporting rather than a company statement, so it is not recorded as a confirmed launch date here.
No end date has been published either — the wording is "for a limited time" at participating restaurants. And no price: McDonald's restaurants are largely franchised and prices are set locally, so any single figure quoted for a medium Caramel Apple Pie Latte is not coming from the company.
This page re-checks at the start of October, and a confirmed end date will be added if McDonald's publishes one.
Common questions
- What is McDonald's Caramel Apple Pie coffee?
- A limited-time McCafe flavour sold as a Frappe, an Iced Coffee and a Latte. McDonald's describes it as caramel apple pie flavoured syrup with apple pie crumble and salted caramel flavoured whipped topping.
- Does McDonald's have a Pumpkin Spice Latte in 2026?
- McDonald's own Trending Now page promotes Caramel Apple Pie as its fall coffee and lists no pumpkin spice drink. The company has not published a statement about the absence.
- When did the Caramel Apple Pie coffees launch?
- McDonald's has not published a date. Press coverage put it at August 18, 2026, which is reporting rather than a company statement.
- How many calories are in a Caramel Apple Pie Iced Coffee?
- McDonald's lists a medium at 290 calories. It is sold in small, medium and large.
- How much does it cost?
- McDonald's has not published a price. Restaurants set their own, so figures quoted elsewhere are not from the company.
Sources
McDonald's · Product page · checked Aug 22, 2026
- McDonald's own description of the Caramel Apple Pie Iced Coffee
- It is a limited-time McCafe item
- It comes in small, medium and large
- A medium Caramel Apple Pie Iced Coffee is 290 calories
- There is a full range of Caramel Apple Pie coffees
McDonald's · Product page · checked Aug 22, 2026
- The Caramel Apple Pie flavour runs across the Frappe, Iced Coffee and Latte
- The components: apple pie crumble, salted caramel flavoured whipped topping and caramel apple pie flavoured syrup
- It is at participating McDonald's for a limited time
- McDonald's current promoted lineup carries no pumpkin spice item