Oh how I loved my Coffee-Mate (or Starbucks!)… french vanilla, cinnamon, Pumpkin Spice, Peppermint Mocha! Oh my! They tasted so delicious and I felt that they got me into the Fall, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Spirit! They were special drinks offered only during this special time of the year, and it IS my FAVORITE time of the year!
I was heartbroken when I had to give them up!
Gone were the days of cozy coffee’s… and artificial toxic ingredients.
These highly addictive foods, such as Starbucks Pumpkin Latte’s, Coffee-Mate creamers or Mc Donalds French Fries, for that matter, are trigger foods. They are foods that can change our brain chemistry to make us crave them more! They are filled with highly addictive and artificial ingredients. There is nothing REAL about them and sadly, or brains can’t tell the difference.
Thankfully, we have options! I am loving my cozy homemade coffee creamer, that gets me into the holiday spirit. When its cold outside, I want something to warm me up (those days are far and few between here in So. Cali, but they happen!).
I’ve come up with a few delicious and whole coffee flavors that I just know you will love. You can kick your Starbucks to the curb and try some of these awesome new recipes that only take a few minutes to make!
Homemade Coffee Creamer
- 1 cup Whole milk (Organic, Raw)
- 1 cup Heavy Cream (Organic, Raw is best, but I haven’t been able to find it)
- 1.5 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 2 tsp Almond extract
- 6 Tbs pure grade B Maple Syrup (more or less depending on desired sweetness. Taste as you go)
- Whisk together milk, cream, maple syrup and cinnamon in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When the mixture begins to steam, remove from the heat. Stir in extracts. Using a fine mesh sieve, strain to remove any floating spices. Store in a glass bottle. I love to use recycled bottles.
- 1 cup whole milk (organic, raw)
- 1 cup heavy cream (organic, raw)
- 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
- 6 tablespoons Grade B Pure maple syrup (more or less! Taste as you go)
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Whisk together milk, cream, maple syrup and cacao in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When the mixture begins to steam, remove from the heat. Stir in extract. Using a fine mesh sieve, strain to remove any floating spices. Store in a glass bottle. I love to use recycled bottles.
- 1 cup whole milk (Organic, Raw is best)
- 1 cup heavy cream (Organic)
- 3 tablespoons pureed pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 6 tablespoons pure Grade B maple syrup (more or less depending on desired sweetness. Tastes as you go!)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whisk together milk, cream, maple syrup, pumpkin and pumpkin spice in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When the mixture begins to steam, remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla. Using a fine mesh sieve, strain to remove any floating spices. Store in a glass bottle. I love to use recycled bottles.
- 1 cup whole milk (Organic, Raw)
- 1 cup heavy cream (Orgainc, Raw)
- 6 tablespoons pure grade B maple syrup (more or less depending on desired sweetness)
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 3 Tbs Raw Cacao
- Whisk together milk, cream, maple syrup and cacao in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When the mixture begins to steam, remove from the heat. Stir in peppermint. Using a fine mesh sieve, strain to remove any floating spices. Store in a glass bottle. I love to use recycled bottles.
Notes from the Kitchen:
*I use Grade B maple syrup because it is in the rawest form, thus preserving its natural minerals. Raw Honey can also be substituted for the maple syrup.
Even though the honey is being heated, I still like to use pure, raw honey in my recipes to make sure there are no unwanted additives.
Each of these creamers will last about 10 days in the refrigerator. (If you can keep from using them all up before then, that is.)
Your steps to Homemade Coffee Creamer:
I hope my homemade coffee creamer brightens your upcoming Holiday Season… In His name!
Dad is happy for these recipes. I’ll have to make the pumpkin spice for Thanksgiving. Yum.
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Tell him thank you :)) cant wait!
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This very smart! I love this idea… Besides this, What is your other favorite creamer?
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Thank you Julia! Will do!!
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