Every morning I wake up and use my Keurig to brew a cup of coffee. While I love a good cup of French vanilla coffee or Pumpkin Spice coffee, I worry about my caffeine intake. More and more lately I've been brewing myself Half-Caff coffee. It's still good but the right creamer really makes it delicious. I'm not someone who can drink their coffee black. I need some milk and some flavor so flavored creamers are a favorite of mine. I love all of the seasonal flavors but then I figured I could probably just make my own coffee creamer at a fraction of the price.
I started out by using heavy cream and spices. I quickly realized I needed to make it sweet and didn't want to use sugar so I went with sweetened condensed milk. Then I added in a little vanilla and a touch of pumpkin. The resulting creamer was smooth, sweet, and delicious. I stored it in a mason jar in my refrigerator and simply shook it up before using each time. It added a lot of flavor to my morning coffee which was perfect.
- ½ c. sweetened condensed milk
- ½ c. heavy cream
- 2 T. pumpkin puree
- 1 T. vanilla
- 1 t. pumpkin pie spice
- In a medium bowl combine the sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream.
- Gently stir in the pumpkin until combined. Add in the vanilla and pumpkin pie spice and mix well.
- Pour into a mason jar and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
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Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm
I am normally a black coffee girl but I might break that rule for this tasty creamer.
Liz
I have a feeling your pumpkin spice creamer could make me a coffee drinker again! It sounds fabulous!!!