Though the flavored coffee creamers in your grocery store's freezer might be yummy, they are also expensive and reek the tang of mysteriously-unnamed artificial flavors, preservatives, and hydrogenated oils (i.e. transfats)... not to mention lots of other complex chemicals and additives.
In the spirit of simplifying life while still embracing yummy coffee flavors, here are some recipes for homemade coffee creamers that I featured at a coffee party this weekend with a few friends...
These fit perfectly in pint jars, which also add to their aesthetic appeal.
Each individual flavor contains half of a can (7 oz.) of sweetened condensed milk and 3/4 cup of 2% milk. You can also customize them to contain whole milk, skim, or nonfat condensed milk.
Add the following to your milk base to make each flavor:
French Vanilla ~ 1 tablespoon pure (not the fake stuff) vanilla extract. You can also add another tablespoon of vanilla coffee syrup to make it even more vanilla-y.
Amaretto ~1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract and 1/4 teaspoon pure orange extract
Chocolate Almond ~ 1 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder and 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
Chocolate Truffle Mint ~ 1/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract and 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Chocolate Raspberry ~ 1 tablespoon raspberry syrup and 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Cinnamon Strudel ~ 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
~Happy Sipping,
Jessica
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