One of my goals is to eat less dairy and sugar during the week (and then indulge a little on the weekends if I want).
And I’ve had a hard time finding a store-bought coffee creamer that fits both of these criteria for those mornings when I do want to add just a little something to my morning (or afternoon) cup of coffee.
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Lately I’ve been making my own coffee creamer, and I thought I’d share. It’s only two ingredients, and although it does not taste the same as something filled with “real” cream and laced with sugar, it definitely hits the spot. So it’s a great everyday alternative.
It also uses one of my new favorite locally made ingredients…
1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk
1/4 cup pure date syrup
Simply whisk or blend these two ingredients together until well mixed and no lumps (from the coconut milk) remain. If your can of coconut milk is very cold, you may want to whisk these in a small pot over low/medium heat so they will mix well.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. It would probably last longer, but that’s generally how long mine will last me until I’ve used it all. The mixture will settle some as it sits, so give it a shake the next day before you use it.
That’s it! Easy, peasy homemade coffee creamer. You could probably use well-blended (with a little hot water) dates instead of pure date syrup, but I just LOVE this product if you like using dates to sweeten things.
You could also make our Macadamia Nut Coffee Creamer for another non-dairy option!
Note: Keep in mind that you can use full-fat or lite coconut milk for this. Or full-fat but skim off some or all of the thick, white part from the can to reduce the amount of fat if you like/need.
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Ingredients
- 1 can coconut milk (13.5 ounces)
- ¼ cup pure date syrup
Instructions
- Simply whisk or blend these two ingredients together until well mixed and no lumps (from the coconut milk) remain. If your can of coconut milk is very cold, you may want to whisk these in a small pot over low/medium heat so they will mix well.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. It would probably last longer, but that’s generally how long mine will last me until I’ve used it all. The mixture will settle some as it sits, so give it a shake the next day before you use it.
Credits // Author and Photography: Emma Chapman.
I’m the same, I drink black coffee but every once in awhile I want something creamy and/or sweet. This sounds so good, and so simple!
-Jen
www.asipofbliss.com
You can flavor any homemade creamer with Torino’s/ Skinny Girl sugar free syrups. Then you can have any flavor you prefer, just use syrup and coconut milk. I use homemade creamer because of the preservatives in the store bought brands. But using syrups really boosts flavor and cuts your sugar intake.
This looks so delicious! And paleo friendly 🙂 I’m going to try it.
wait, more about the nail biting please! i have a horrible nail biting/cuticle picking habit and i would really love to kick it. what do you mean by “changing your mindset?” any other tips? maybe a post about this? 🙂
I definitely understand not liking sweet coffee (my morning coffee has to be freshly ground and unflavored), but when I want something different for a pick me up in the afternoon, coffee sweetened with date syrup is the best!
It’s possible not all date syrups are alike but according to the nutritional facts on the date lady website, it actually beats honey and maple syrup in nutritional value (corn syrup is a concoction made from corn stalks through a chemical enzymatic process that you do not only have to be a scientist to understand, but delivers an unnatural combination of sugars to your liver and blood stream. Not to mention the fact that it is most always GMO).
Date syrup is dates heated in water and filtered.
https://ilovedatelady.com/nutrition-info/
I made this over the weekend and it was so delicious! I made my own date syrup too since I couldn’t find any. It came out amazing! I’m so excited that my coffee is now dairy and sugar free 🙂
I drink mine black or with a little bit of milk or cream. However, I’m trying to cut back on dairy and eventually become a vegan. Since it’s warming up here in Illinois, I’ve started making cold brew concentrate and mixing it with coconut milk and a little agave because it’s so strong. Just ordered this date syrup on Amazon. I can’t wait to try it!
It looks so yummy
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Love this! My recipe is a can of coconut milk (full-fat), 1 egg, grade B maple syrup and vanilla extract (and/or almond extract). You can add pumpkin pie filling in the Fall to make it pumpkin, too! I toss everything in the blender to mix.
This is actually quite a brilliant idea – I never heard of date syrup before but it sounds absolutely delicious.
Looks really yummy and I would like to try.
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While the coffee creamer is SUCH a great alternative, I more resonated with the nail biting! Ah! MY WHOLE LIFE! I stopped while I was pregnant with my son, eventually started up again, and then stopped again to have cute nails for our daughter’s adoption shower in January and have been fairly good.. and for the first time ever on Friday had a gel manicure at a salon. Keep up the good work, and thanks for all the fun posts!
Cheers!
Looks very yummy!
Stella
I am 100% a cream and sugar person. I always like to joke and say, ‘I like my coffee how I like my men; weak, pale and sickly sweet.’ But I have been trying to cut back on drinks loaded with sugar so when I saw this recipe I was all about it! I checked for a date syrup locally and wasn’t able to hunt any down, so I made my own today! It was pretty easy and I think I now have a new go-to creamer! Thanks for the idea!!
Too funny!
This is delicious and I now use it with almost every cuppa!
Just get fake nails, Emma. (even short-ish length looks great). It allows your real nails to grow under the acrylic/silk/gel ones and you can’t bite them. Then eventually u remove the fakies and want to keep nice nails. It worked for me 30 years ago. I stopped biting them at that point.
Congrats on the nail biting win!
I’m not so sure about the date syrup as it would (I’m pretty sure) be full of fructose which is the sugar that we should ideally avoid so not much better than regular sugar if at all. In Australia we have rice malt syrup which is a good alternative in small doses… 🙂
Oh my gosh this looks so good, I am trying it next weekend for sure!! Thanks guys!
Adelle
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Sounds yum! I live in Israel and date syrup is a very popular local product here. It’s called silan and is used a lot as a sweetener, a bit like honey. My kids like it on toast with peanut butter and it’s also amazing on greek yoghurt, maybe with a little raw tahini. Also, because its unrefined, it feels a bit more virtuous than eating sugar, even though it’s super sweet!
This looks so good! I’ve had black coffee before, but only because the creamer ran out. I can’t drink dairy and usually use non-dairy coffee creamer, but this mix sounds amazing!
I’m the same, I drink black coffee but every once in awhile I want something creamy and/or sweet. This sounds so good, and so simple!
-Jen
www.asipofbliss.com