It was an early predawn hour as I sat drinking a cup of hot coffee in front of a roaring fire in the woodstove. I was thinking of all the chores I needed to get done around the farm when I absent mindedly read the ingredients on back of the coffee creamer label. It read “Sugar, water, partially hydrogenated soybean and /or cottonseed oil, sodium caseinate, and less than 2% of propylene glycol, dipotassium phosphate, natural and artificial flavors, polysorbate 60, sodium stearoyl lactylate, color added, sucrolose (non-nutritive sweetener)”.
Glory be! I didn’t know coffee creamer was made out of that! My coffee did not seem so appetizing after reading all of that. I decided to begin experimenting with making my own homemade coffee creamer with more natural ingredients.
Homemade Cinnamon Coffee Creamer
1 cup of nonfat dry milk
1/3 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
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Thanks - I just made some hot chocolate mix with my powdered milk for the same reasons. Will be trying this next!
I thought also about sometimes substituting the cinnamon for pumpkin spice. I think that would be good as well.
I'm glad you are enjoying it. It makes me feel better knowing I'm not putting so many unknowns into my food. Now if only I could eat less food I'll really be doing good!
I just made it and added it to a cup of coffee -- not bad!! I've been concerned about all the "unknowns" in the commercial flavored creamer so this is my answer. Thanks!!
Oh, this is an easy recipe and so much healthier than commercial creamer! Thanks so much for posting - this is something I'll definitely try!
I know I sure like my coffee sweeter. My husband kids me saying that I add a bit of coffee to my cream and sugar. But I am enjoying the homemade coffee creamer and it is easy to make.
Hey Texas, your recipe would be great if I was a coffee creamer user. I grew up on the farm with black coffee in the pot boiling on the stove. No one really thought about cream or sugar in their coffee. I know you southern folk are a whole lot sweeter than us folks up north. All you have to do is take a sample of our iced tea to find that out. Anyway, it's a good think to dump the creamer and make your own with ingredients that you know to be good. Have a great whole made creamer day.