Do you like flavored creamer in your coffee? Coffee creamers, when purchased at a grocery store, are filled with preservatives, corn syrup, fake flavors, and partially hydrogenated oils. Try the following recipes to "health-ify" your sweet tooth by using wholesome and real creamers!
First, make your base:
- 14oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1 3/4 cup milk or cream (whole, low fat, skim, almond, soy, heavy cream, half & half, etc – whatever your preference, however the more fat, the more creaminess)
Mix the ingredients together by adding them to a mason jar and shaking. You could also opt to use an old (washed) creamer container.
Next, choose your flavor:
- French Vanilla Creamer- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Vanilla Bean Coffee Creamer- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- Chocolate- 2-3 tablespoons chocolate syrup (1 tsp vanilla extract, optional)
- Chocolate Almond- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Strudel- 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Vanilla Caramel- 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Chocolate Raspberry- 2 teaspoons cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons raspberry syrup
- Irish Cream- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup, 1 teaspoon instant coffee, 1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Coconut- 2 teaspoons coconut extract
- Samoa (like the Girl Scout Cookies)- 2 teaspoons coconut extract (or sub coconut milk in place of the milk & extract), 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup, 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping
- Peppermint Patty- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup, 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Cinnamon Vanilla- 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Pumpkin Spice- 3 tablespoons pureed pumpkin, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, 4 tablespoons maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Honey Vanilla- 1/4 cup honey, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Almond Joy- 1-2 teaspoons coconut extract (or sub coconut milk in place of the milk & extract), 1 teaspoon almond extract, 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
- Sweet Cream- Use 1 3/4 cups of heavy cream instead of the milk in the base recipe, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Chocolate Orange- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup, 1-2 teaspoons orange extract
- Hazelnut- 2 teaspoons hazelnut extract
- Chocolate Hazelnut- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup, 2 teaspoons hazelnut extract
- Cinnamon Cake- 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Salted Caramel- 2-3 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Eggnog- replace milk in base recipe with equal amount of heavy cream, 1 teaspoons vanilla extract, 2 teaspoons rum extract, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Toasted Almond- 2 teaspoons almond extract
Directions & Tips: In all these recipes, anything that has a dry or thick ingredient (like cinnamon, honey, etc..), needs to be heated up with a small amount of your milk/cream from the base recipe so it can dissolve properly. You don’t want grainy creamer! Then, add the rest of the milk/cream along with the sweetened condensed milk.
Then, stick a piece of tape on the mason jar lid with the expiration date from the milk used to use as a guideline as to when the creamer should be used by.
These recipes were found on Mrs. Happy Homemaker!
