I’m one of those “Would you like some coffee with your creamer?” type people. Coffee in and of itself is boring and bitter to me. But I do enjoy its benefits upon occasion. So, to enjoy it, I must make it palatable. Enter: creamer. And lots of it!
However, store-bought creamer, even though it is so very yummy, is also so very unhealthy. It’s chock full of yucky things like sugar and preservatives.
Since I’ve been doing Trim Healthy Mama, I decided some on plan coffee creamer was in order. So I started making my own! And really, it could NOT be any easier. It contains so few ingredients, it’s so fast to whip up, and it tastes so very good!
Coffee Creamer Base
What You Need
- 3 cups unsweetened almond milk or cashew milk
- 1 cup heavy cream or coconut cream
- 1/4 teaspoon (8 doonks) pure stevia powder (I recommend the THM brand), more or less to taste
- flavor of choice, more or less to taste, optional (see below for ideas or in the printable, also below)
What You Do
- Mix together all of the ingredients.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge. Expires whenever the cream or milk therein does.
THM NOTE: Each tablespoon of this creamer (when made with unsweetened almond milk and heavy cream) contains about 1.25 grams of fat and negligible carbs (flavoring options listed below are neutral). Therefore, on THM, you can enjoy up to 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) in an E or FP setting and a whole lot more in an S setting!
PRINTABLE TOWARD BOTTOM OF PAGE!
Watch the video above! Find the spiffy glass pitcher I used here.
Coffee Creamer Flavors
Add one of the following flavor combos (more or less to taste) to one full recipe of the coffee creamer base shared above and in the printable below. Most of these are inspired by popular Coffee Mate or International Delight creamer flavors! Feel free to freestyle and create your own unique flavor, too.
Almond Coconut
- 1 tablespoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoons coconut flavor
Almond Joy
- 1 tablespoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoons coconut flavor
- 2 teaspoons cocoa powder* or 1 teaspoon chocolate extract
Butter Pecan
- 2 teaspoons butter flavor
- 2 teaspoons pecan flavor
Caramel Macchiato
- 1 tablespoon caramel extract
Caramel Chocolate
- 1 tablespoon caramel extract
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder* or 2 teaspoon chocolate extract
Caramel Delight
- 1 tablespoon caramel extract
- 2 teaspoons coconut flavor
Cheesecake
- 1 tablespoon cheesecake flavor
Chocolate
- 1 tablespoon chocolate extract OR cocoa powder
Chocolate Hazelnut
- 1 tablespoon hazelnut extract
- 1 tablespoon chocolate extract OR cocoa powder
Chocolate Orange
- 1 tablespoon chocolate extract OR cocoa powder*
- 2 teaspoons orange extract
Chocolate Raspberry
- 1 tablespoon chocolate extract OR cocoa powder*
- 2 teaspoons raspberry extract
Cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon flavor OR 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon*
Cinnamon Bun
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon flavor OR 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon*
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Cinnamon Vanilla
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon flavor OR 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon*
Coconut Créme
- 1 tablespoon coconut flavor
Cookies and Cream
- 1 tablespoon Cookies and Cream flavor
Créme Brulée
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon unsulphured blackstrap molasses
Dulce De Leche
- 1 tablespoon caramel extract
- 1 teaspoon butterscotch flavor
French Vanilla
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- beans from 1 vanilla pod
Hazelnut
- 1 tablespoon hazelnut extract
Irish Cream
- 1 tablespoon Irish cream flavor
Italiano Cream
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Mocha
- 1 tablespoon chocolate extract OR cocoa powder*
- 1 teaspoon coffee flavor OR 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
Peanut Butter Cup
- 1 tablespoon chocolate extract OR cocoa powder*
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter flavor
Peppermint
- 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
Peppermint Mocha
- 1 tablespoon chocolate extract OR cocoa powder*
- 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- 1 teaspoon coffee flavor OR 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
Pumpkin Spice
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice extract OR 1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
S’more
- 1 tablespoon marshmallow flavor
- 1 tablespoon chocolate extract OR cocoa powder*
Toasty Almond
- 1 tablespoon almond extract
Vanilla
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Vanilla Caramel
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon caramel extract
More Inspiration
Did you know you can make your own homemade flavor extracts? It’s super easy plus I have some FREE labels!
You can make just pumpkin spice creamer or you can take it up a notch with REAL pumpkin using this recipe!
Celebrate the cozy and nostalgic flavors Christmas with these holiday coffee creamer recipes.
Want a powdered flavored (or not) coffee creamer instead)? This recipe is your go-to! Great for travel.
* NOTE 1: For creamers with cocoa powder or ground spices (cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice), you will need to either mix the ingredients in a blender or heat up the milk first then stir in the cocoa powder or ground cinnamon while it’s hot. This is because neither cocoa powder nor ground cinnamon dissolves well in cold or room temperature liquid.
NOTE 2: Some readers have been asking about using Young Living’s Vitality (edible) essential oils. Yes, you can use them in this creamer (just add one drop at a time to taste). However, you will need to stir or shake the creamer before using it because the oils will float to the top.
NOTE 3: A couple of you asked about adding collagen or protein powder to the creamer. Yes, that can be done as well! Just figure about how much you use of this creamer per serving then add that many servings of collagen or protein powder. You will also probably want to either run the creamer through a blender or heat the milk before adding the collagen or protein powder to keep it from clumping.
For example, I use the recommended serving size of 2 tablespoons (you can have up to 4 tablespoons which is 1/4 cup in an FP or E setting and more in an S setting) which makes this recipe yield 32 servings. So I would add 32 scoops of either collagen or protein powder (warning: this might thicken it; I haven’t tried it this way, so I’m not sure). But, I personally find it easier to mix the collagen or protein powder into the coffee before adding the creamer (then you don’t have the added step of heating something up before making your creamer).
NOTE 4: A few of you asked about adding a thickener to the creamer to make the consistency a bit thicker. Most of you are satisfied with the creamer’s added thickness as it make it similar to store-bought creamer. However, a few want it a bit thicker. To achieve this, you can add 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of either gluccomannan or xanthan gum then run the mixture through a blender to evenly distribute it. It may foam up some from these thickeners (and keep in mind I have not tried this because I really don’t care for either and I like the thickness of this recipe as-is; if any of you try adding the thickeners though, please let me know how it works out for you).
Printable
Homemade Flavored Coffee Creamer
Ingredients
- 3 cups plain unsweetened almond or cashew milk
- 1 cup heavy cream or coconut cream
- ¼ teaspoon
(8 doonks) THM Pure Stevia or equivalent powdered sweetener, more or less to taste (how to make powdered sweetener) - flavoring of choice (see post or printable)
Instructions
- Mix together all of the ingredients.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge. Expires whenever the cream or milk therein does.
Notes
Nutrition
I tried the one in the THF cookbook but yours is still the easiest and fastest to make and still the TASTIEST by far. Thank, TJ. Love it!
Awesome. Thank you, Janie!
Okay TJ, you ROCK and are now officially my hero. I’m addicted to flavorings for my coffee, yes please just a splash of coffee. I was dreading the price of sugar free creamers, not to mention the ingredient list. You have made me so happy. A little trick for me… I freeze these in ice cube trays. Again, thank you.
Hi, I’m looking forward to trying this. Really not a Stevia fan so I plan to use Swerve. I saw you suggested powdered Swerve, but I wasn’t sure how much. Thank you!
Hi, Ginger. That’ll depend on the brand and if any other sweeteners are mixed in with it. You can my sweeteners conversion chart here to give you a general idea.
So glad to have found this! I used about half of the full cream and added a small container of Premier Vanilla Protein beverage.to boost the protein. I find it hard to eat first thing in the morning and this is enough to hold me over until 3 hours later, and count it as a FP snack. I am still hoping this keeps it in the FP range as long as I keep my usage under 1/4 cup?
Hi, Kim. I’m not fully familiar with Premier Vanilla Protein and I’m not sure which is the small one, so I’m not sure if this would still fit as a FP. FP items are 5 grams fat or less and 10 carbs or less, so if it fits numberwise it might work. Although ingredient quality counts too, and I’m not sure Premier Vanilla Protein works since it may be off plan. Have a great day, Kim!
Is there a powdered version? I’d like to use coffeemate as the base?
Hi, Tina. Sorry for the SUUUUUPPPPPEEEERRR late reply, but I just finished creating a powdered version (hence the late reply–I was working on it). Here is the recipe: https://tjstaste.com/powdered-coffee-creamer/
Do you know if I could make a big batch and freeze it so I could make a bunch all at once? ❤️
Hi, Emily. Yes, it should freeze just fine. 🙂 Remember to leave room for expansion.
I have a quick question can you use monk fruit instead of stevia or swerve?
Yes, you can! I would recommend using powdered or powdering it yourself.
Hello,
I was wondering if this creamer would work in ice coffee.
The reason I ask is because when I use heavy whipping cream and almond milk in ice coffee, I get a weird film in the coffee.
Thanks!
I would think so. You may have to blend it some (possibly with a blender), but it should be okay.
Do you know of good flavors that would mimic the International Delight Coldstone Sweet Cream? Thank you!!
Hi, Becki! You can try the French Vanilla flavoring idea I have and see how that compares. And you might try adding a bit more heavy cream (though more cream will increase its caloric density and thus make it heavier on the S side in THM terms).
I’m curious how many grams of sugar would be in a serving with this?
Hi, Tiffany. There are 0 added sugars unless something you add has sugar in it (like molasses, and that varies based on what molasses you use). The cream has 0 grams sugar and the almond milk has 0 grams sugar. The sweeteners recommended have 0 grams sugar. So the creamer unflavored by itself is 0 grams sugar. With added ingredients, based on what ingredients are added, typically it will have 0 grams or less than 1 gram sugar (again varies on what is added and the specific brand used, most flavorings/extracts don’t have any sugar).
When my recipe card auto-calculates nutrition facts, it’ll not list any items (like sugar) that are 0 or <1 gram.
Hope that helps! Have a great day, Tiffany!
Curious about the carb count – do you have that information?
Hi, Teri! Nutrition facts show in the printable recipe card. If something is 0, it doesn’t show. 🙂
Hello. Any suggestions for someone with a nut allergy?
Hi, Alex! Yes, you can make this using coconut milk instead of almond milk (if coconut is not an allergen for you) or you can try flaxseed milk.
Am going to try this creamer – so many sound great! Do you have a recipe for salted caramel? That is one my husband likes. Thanks!
Hi, Marci. I don’t have one specifically for that yet, but I’ll add it to the list of ideas when I update. 🙂 What you can probably do is just add some mineral salt to the Caramel Macchiato (like around 1/2 teaspoon) and you might need to run it through the blender so the salt mixes in instead of sinking to bottom (but it may sink to bottom anyway, I’m not sure). Or shake it a bit before use. Or add a pinch of salt to the freshly brewed hot coffee (the heat should theoretically dissolve it) then add the Caramel Macchiato homemade creamer. Hope that helps. Have a great day!
This is heaven! Thank you dear lady!
This is heaven! Thank you dear lady! 😋
Tried this one and a coupke other thm creamers (Montana Kitche one and some other). This was by far the easiest and tastiest! Will def be repeating it.
Can you have this on the keto deit
Yes. 🙂
This is my first visit. I like what I see thus far. Please ,will you inform this old lady what S E & RHM & any other abbreviations I need to know the meaning of. I would appreciate that information. I’m not vegan, Paleo or concerned with gluten but Like recipes from all. I’m looking forward to trying some of your coffee creamer recipes. Since starting to really concentrate on eating healthy, more fresh fruits and vegetables, less meat, and giving up sugar for the most part have missed the sweetness of my morning coffee. Is there a Stevia product with no additives? I have used the Stevia my husband buys and likes but continual usage upsets my intestinal tract. The Stevia he purchases has additives and I’m hoping that is the cause of the upset. Thank you first for the website and thank you for any help you have time to give me. Have a pleasant rest of the day.
Hi, Mary! Sorry for the late reply, I’ve been taking a break from my website as we prepare to move. 🙂
To answer your questions about the abbreviations, you can read what they mean here: https://tjstaste.com/recipe-features/
Trim Healthy Mama’s Stevia (you can purchase it HERE) does not have preservatives and it’s the one I’d recommend most. If you still have troubles with it, you might have a sensitivity to it and could try other sweeteners such as monk fruit (but for this recipe, you’d need more monk fruit to sweeten it enough).
Hope that helps! Please let me know if you need clarification or have further questions. Have a great day, Mary!
Hi, I am anxious to try this recipe when I get back from my travels but right now I am on the road and was actually searching for a recipe for a powdered healthy creamer because I can’t stand Coffee-Mate and other brands. Have you come up with anything powdered? It would be so handy when I travel to have my own powdered creamer that couldn’t spoil to keep in my purse and or motel room.
Hi, MaryLou. I have not yet. However, there is powdered heavy cream available. Here’s my affiliate link to the one I have used in the past: https://amzn.to/2MUIAp1 It does contain so lecithin, but not in large enough amounts that it should be fine. You can move some to zipper baggies to make it smaller for travel. 🙂 You can also buy powdered vanilla and add some to it (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2LuZsxQ
Hope that helps. Have a great day, MaryLou!
Thank you!
MaryLou, and here’s the link to the homemade recipe (just published yesterday): https://tjstaste.com/powdered-coffee-creamer/
No need to be anxious. It shouldn’t make you nervous. I’m EAGER to try it… !!!
Anxious=excited, looking forward to
Sorry if I’m missing something or not reading it right but want to know– early in the post it says 3c almond milk to 3/4c cream. And then lower in the post it says 3c to 1c cream. Which one should I use?
Hi, Alice. Good eye! It’s one cup. I’ll get it changed right away.
Thank you so much for posting these, my husband is trying to quit his coffee creamer while babystepping his way into THM. I have a question…for the french vanilla, do you just throw the vanilla beans from the pod into the mix? I have never used vanilla beans before. Thank you!
Yes, you scrape them out from the pod then just throw them in there. 🙂 There are lots of YouTube videos on how to get the beans out. You basically cut a slit in the pod then use the back of your knife to scrape out the beans.
thank you! One more question…can I use coconut milk in lieu of coconut cream?
Yes, you can. Keep in mind fat content if you’re THM’ing and keep in mind that the milk won’t add the bit of thickening that the cream does. 🙂
Hi. What would you use to mimic coffee mate snickers creamer
1 tablespoon caramel extract, 1 tablespoon peanut extract, and 1 tablespoon cocoa powder or chocolate flavor ought to do it. 🙂 Let me know if that works! You can increase the extracts as well to strengthen the flavor.
I’m confused by the 1/4 tsp stevia (8 doonks) ingredient – are you really only using 1/4 tsp of sweetner in the entire batch? What is 8 doonks?
Hi, Nicole. Yes, the THM brand stevia is pretty concentrated so very sweet. You can add more or less to taste. 8 doonks is the same as 1/4 teaspoon. A single “doonk” is 1/32 teaspoon and is a measurement term that the Trim Healthy Mama founders coined. 🙂
Thank you so much! I’m usually a black coffee drinker, but every now and then I want the coffee shop experience. I love that I can freeze it, because the feeling doesn’t hit that often. I do, however have a request: a coffeeshop where we used to live had a Christmas drink made with eggnog – and my dear husband loves it. Can you help come up with an eggnog flavored creamer, because this would be way healthier than eggnog in his coffee! Thanks.
Hi, Kim. Sure! I might post it as a Christmas creamer edition too. 🙂 Here’s what you can try: to the base recipe above, add: 2 teaspoons unsulphured blackstrap molasses; 1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, and ground ginger; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; and 1 teaspoon rum extract. Try that and please let me know how you like it! Have a great day, Kim!
I can’t wait to try these creamers. What is the carb count if using Heavy cream and almond milk?
Hi, Kristy. I used heavy cream and almond milk for this recipe, so what the nutrition facts state should be the total amount for that. 🙂
Can’t wait to try this. I have been using plain heavy whipping cream in my coffee. Dr wants me to lower fat in my diet. I am gonna compare fat of heavy cream and then your creamer hoping it is healthier and better for me. Thank you for posting the flavors so at least i can do that with my heavy cream.
Hi, Traci! I honestly would get a second opinion from another doctor on the fat thing, since that is an old school way of thinking to lower fat in one’s diet. It’s super healthy for the body and for brain function, among many other things. 🙂
I too am one of those who likes a little coffee with my creamer, lol! My thought was well I’ve tried other things that really didn’t work so give it a go and lol and behold I LOVE IT! I used butter vanilla flavor and next time I’ll try caramel. OMG my new creamer and it doesn’t have all that sugar in it (I used coconut cream instead of heavy cream). Thank you for saving the day!
Hi, Carol! Glad you love it. 😀 Have a great day!
Love you lady! Hazelnut coffee creamer is spot on!
Thanks. 😀
I FINALLY got myself off of flavored creamer, but I do miss it sometimes! So glad I came across this! Question: Do I add the flavorings directly in my cup or in a bottle of creamer? That may seem silly to ask, but I’m not sure! Thank you for the neat printable as well! I have it in my binder that I printed from your site some time ago! You are AWESOME!
Hi, Amber. You add the flavorings to bottle with your homemade creamer. 🙂 I always give it a little shake too before adding to coffee.
Love it! Popular enough other bloggers are copy catting with their own creamer recipes now lol.
Inevitable I guess, lol.
I just started THM a month ago and while I don’t drink coffee every day, when I do, I like a little coffee with my creamer! 😂
YOU are my THM hero right now! Thank you so much for sharing this!!!!
Lol, you’re welcome, Crystal. 😀
I found this an thought wow! But I tried the hazelnut… My favorite, I have used coffee mate for 17yrs. Now I find myself not able to have some of the ingredients. Although this is excellent in calories an fat it just doesn’t have the hazelnut flavor. I didn’t change anything but I was thinking about ordering some hazelnut powder and dissolving it in another batch when I can get it in. Hoping it will be closer to the flavor. I know the richness/creamy won’t be there..
Hi, Marie. So Hazelnut is my fave too and I make it all the time. I tried a brand OTHER than Watkins and it didn’t taste right. So I’m wondering if maybe it needs to be the Watkins brand? I’m not sure. Hopefully that’s helpful. Did you end up trying the powder? How’d it turn out?
I haven’t bought the hazelnut powder but I started using hazelnut flavoring syrup an it works good.
Ooh, did you find a syrup that’s not sweetened?
Yes, Walmart, heb and I have seen it another place.
Can protein powder or collagen be added?
Hi, Kay! It sure can. I just added a note in the article addressing this. 🙂 Have a great day!
Does it not go rancid in the fridge? I’ve considered this, but am so concerned it will go bad before I can use it up. I hate having to throw ingredients away!
It does eventually. It’ll last as long as your almond milk or creamer which is typically like a month or so. You can halve the recipe if you don’t think you’ll use the whole one soon enough. 🙂
love this! Thanks 🙂
You’re welcome!
Hi!
Silly question … what is coconut cream? I know cream of coconut milk… which is high in sugar.
And I know the carton of coconut milk- and I know the can of coconut milk.
Lol
Please help this girl out…my mom needs the dairy- free version.
Thank you
Hi, Heidi! Coconut really isn’t very high in sugar unless it’s added. It is high in fat though. The coconut cream is the fat from the milk that has been separated. 🙂
About how many cans of coconut milk do I need to buy to yield enough cream to make this recipe?
I’m not sure. There’s probably around 1/2 cup or so cream (give or take) in a can I’d say, so probably around 6 cans total. They do sell cans with just cream in them as well.
I made the mix for cream brulee and it was so bitter I dumped it and there was nothing that made it sweeter it made it worse,,,now what to do with a whole jar of black strap molasses
Hi, Lois. Sorry to hear that! What brand of stevia did you try? Many brands have a bitter flavor, at least to some people.
Oh, and what kind and brand of molasses? A friend is here visiting and watched me respond and said that she finds any kind of molasses bitter. If that’s the case (like you’re one of the people who finds molasses bitter), you should be able to return the bottle of molasses.
go off your diet and make molasses cookies!
Haha, nah. There are THM versions of molasses cookies though I do believe. 😀
Love the peppermint mocha one for Christmas!
Hi, I’m hoping you know, with this recipe for creamer, what is the best substitute for Almond milk? I’m allergic. So glad I found this option to try!
Cashew, hemp, flax, or coconut milk should work. 🙂
Hello! I came across your creamer recipe thru the THM main FB Page… I’m so excited to try the various flavors out. I do have a question: can I use coconut extract in place of coconut flavor?
Thx so much!!!
Hi, Debbie. Yes, you can. 🙂
You are my personal hero for this!!! I’m just now reintroducing coffee, but I’ve had a hard time finding a healthy creamer (I can’t have dairy, so I’m using the coconut cream option.) I’ve been using sugar free storebought creamer 😛 Glad I can stop doing that!!!
Can this be frozen?
Yes it can!
I have only bought Gentle Sweet and Super Sweet from THM. Do you know how much that would be instead of the Pure Stevia?
Hi, Lisa. You’d need 3 tablespoons Super Sweet Blend or 6 tablespoons Gentle Sweet. I figured this using the sweetener conversion chart found on the THM website. 🙂 Hope this helps. Have a blessed day, Lisa!
OH, and you’ll probably need to powder the sweetener in a clean coffee grinder so it dissolves in the liquid. 😀
Thank you so much! Just tried the vanilla caramel creamer!! It is so good!!!!
Glad you like it! 😀
Thank you so much for posting this information. I am a newbie with THM and have been really trying to figure our how to handle my coffee in the morning. Thank you!
You’re most welcome! 🙂
Thank you thank you thank you!!!! I’ve been drinking black coffee for so long!! I didn’t know I could do up to 4 (FOUR!) tablespoons of something like this!!! I must say it one more time…. thank you!
Lol you’re welcome. 🙂