Making Gourmet Flavored Coffee Creamer at Home

There are two base recipes that you can use. Either one is tasty, but the second version allows you to have better control over the amount of sugar that is in your creamer.

This is a very straightforward recipe, but there are countless ways to vary it.

Homemade Coffee Creamer, Version 1
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 cups milk (you can also use soy or rice milk if you need to avoid excessive lactose)

Mix the two ingredients together very well, either by whisking or by shaking in a tightly-lidded container. This mixture will keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Homemade Coffee Creamer, Version 2
3 cups half and half
sugar, to taste

Heat the half and half and sugar, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved. Do not bring to a boil. Chill, and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Next time you make coffee, there is no need to add cream and sugar. The creamer is pre-sweetened, so you're good to go with just a couple of splashes of your homemade coffee creamer!

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If you intend to grind your own beans, a burr grinder is really the way to go. Even though they may cost a bit more, they more than earn their keep by offering a consistent grind. Unlike blade grinders, which can give you everything from dust to huge pieces of beans, the burrs crush the coffee beans to a consistent grind, depositing them in a handy hopper.

The Krups GVX2-12 Burr Grinder is a fine example of a burr grinder. Try it. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the difference.

Make your coffee very happy by trying some of these flavor variations. You can either flavor an entire base batch, or you can split up your base and make two or three different flavors. The amounts given are to flavor an entire batch, so measure accordingly. Variations with an * may require heating to optimally combine the ingredients

Vanilla
to the base recipe, add
1 Tablespoon of Vanilla

Cinnamon Vanilla
to the base recipe, add
1 Tablespoon of Vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

*Chocolate
to the base recipe, add
1 Tablespoon of Vanilla
3 Tablespoons cocoa powder

*Chocolate Mint
to the base recipe, add
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon mint extract

Dulce de Leche
to the base recipe, add
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 Tablespoons caramel sauce or canned dulce de leche
Note: consider decreasing the amount of sweetened condensed milk in the base recipe by 2 Tablespoons to keep your creamer from being too sweet.

Amaretto
to the base recipe, add
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon almond extract

*Chocolate Orange
to the base recipe, add
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 T. cocoa powder
1 teaspoon orange extract

*Chocolate Cinnamon
to the base recipe, add
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 Tablespoons cocoa powder

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Coffee brewed in a French press has an amazing mouthfeel, unlike what you get from a traditional drip coffee maker or perkolator. If you haven't tried it before, I think you'll really appreciate the experience.

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