Would you like some coffee in your cream?

Alright, so I love fresh coffee with a little cream.  But after tasting this, I love fresh cream with a little coffee! 

The flavored creamers that you buy in the grocery stores are sooooo bad for you!  Did you know they usually don't even contain cream in them at all?  Many popular brands contain bad oils and horrible ingredients.  Don't even get me started on the sugar free ones!  Yucky!  Why would I buy a bottle of "creamer" that does not contain any cream!  These recipes taste so much better and is much better for you.  Take this as a base and experiment until you find your perfect little cloud of happiness that you can pour in your favorite mug.  Remember mine?  It still makes me happy!  As far as the option I listed for milk and sugars, it is all personal taste and allergen based.  I have used all of them and like all of them equally.  I basically use whatever is already open in my fridge for milk and sweetener depend all on what I feel like adding...totally random. 

Which also bring me to Kitchen Technique #6-  Grade A Maple Syrup has less maple flavor, more sweet, thinner and lighter.  Grade B Maple Syrup has more maple flavor, less sweet, thicker and darker.  Choose based on how much maple flavor you want...or in my case, go with what you have in your pantry.  More recently my pantry contains the latter- Grade B Maple Syrup is divine!  From a health perspective it contains more mineral content too.

Serve this on your holiday table before your large meal and with your huge piece of holiday pie.  I hope you and your guests enjoy them as much as I do!


Homemade Coffee Creamer: Holiday Pie Edition


Pumpkin Praline Pie Creamer
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1 cup whole milk, almond milk or coconut milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 C sucanat/ raw cane sugar, 1/4 C pure maple syrup or 1/2 tsp stevia (KT#6)
3 TB pumpkin puree
1/2 tsp Vietnamese cinnamon
1/2 tsp pumpkin spice
1 1/2 tsp butterscotch extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1.  Whisk together milk, cream, sweetener, pumpkin and pumpkin spice in a medium saucepan over medium heat.


2.  When mixture begins to steam up from pan, remove from heat and stir in butterscotch and vanilla extract. Pour into a glass bottle and store in the refrigerator. Use according to your own taste in coffee, hot cocoa, ice cream, oatmeal, french toast...


Coconut Cream Pie Creamer
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1 cup whole milk, almond milk or coconut milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 C sucanat/ raw cane sugar, 1/4 C pure maple syrup or 1/2 tsp stevia (KT#6)
2 tsp coconut extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Whisk together milk, cream and sweetener in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When mixture begins to steam up from pan, remove from heat and stir in coconut and vanilla extract. Pour into a glass bottle and store in the refrigerator. Use according to your own taste in coffee, hot cocoa, ice cream, oatmeal, french toast...


French Silk Pie Creamer

1 C whole milk, almond milk or coconut milk
1 C heavy whipping cream
1/2 C sucanat/ raw cane sugar, 1/4 C pure maple syrup or 1/2 tsp stevia (KT#6)
2 TB unsweetened cacao powder
2 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Whisk together milk, cream, sweetener and cocoa powder in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When the mixture begins to steam up from pan, remove from the heat. Stir in almond and vanilla extract. Pour into a glass bottle and store in the refrigerator. Use according to your own taste in coffee, hot cocoa, ice cream, oatmeal, french toast...



How To: Make a Latte
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1.  4 TB of your favorite creamer in a coffee mug.


2.  Use this "Whizzer" or more appropriately Milk Frother.  Just before you pour the coffee in, place the Whizzer down in cup and into the milk, whip for about 20 seconds until the milk begins to froth and thicken.


3.  Turn the Whizzer off before removing from milk, pour fresh strongly brewed coffee over top and watch magic happen! 
Top with whip cream, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, nutmeg ,cocoa or vanilla sugar if you desire. 


4.  Repeat.


What is "The" pie that will make you cave and stuff more down your throat even though you cannot fit in another bite after Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner?  I would love to know!
And...How do you like the new look?!?!


Today's recipes where brought to you by, inspired or adapted from:  Deliciousley Organic



5 comments:

  1. These all sounds wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing them!

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  2. Wow this would make my mornings even better! Great ideas!

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  3. I have searched a long time for a good all-natural coffee creamer - this just might fit the bill!

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  4. I'm not a coffee drinker but I think I'd pour those over everything else! They sound seriously decadent.

    Yup, I like the new look!
    ~ingrid

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  5. I am going to share this post with my mom. I like strong coffee or espresso with sugar in the raw and a little half n half- that's it. But my mom on the other hand likes flavored creamer with a little coffee. ha! She'd love this.

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