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Dairy-Free Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer [vegan]

This quick, easy Dairy-Free Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer is the perfect healthy way to dress up your coffee this holiday season.

Dairy-free Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer [Fit Mitten Kitchen]

It was only a matter of time before I brought you something peppermint this month. Let’s be real.

But here’s the thing…

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Kidding, of course. ? Except the coffee drowned in milk part. That is in fact exactly how I like my coffee. ☕️ Drowned in the creamy goodness of unsweetened cashew milk. For now at least, until another nut milk of some sorts hits the shelves. Or if I start making my own… hhmmm. Then the possibilities are endless. But I digress. Back to milk in my coffee. And a splash of coffee creamer, every so often. Typically I will actually do both creamer and milk… is that weird? Does anyone else do that?

OH EM GEE. Has anyone been to Australia/lives in Australia? I studied abroad there during my junior year in college and you could buy COFFEE MILK. Literally by the gallon. And not just like your Starbucks or International Delight latte cartons or whatever the heck those things are with tons of ingredients. Coffee milk was right next to the regular milk and chocolate milk. It was pretty much heaven, I’m not gonna lie. I miss being able to buy coffee milk… not to mention my gym cafe had the best banana smoothie of my entire LYFE.

Sorry, now on to this peppermint mocha coffee creamer…

Dairy-Free Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer [Fit Mitten Kitchen]

I’m not going to lie to you, I haven’t (and still don’t) ALWAYS make my own coffee creamer. Every so often I will buy Silk or So Delicious almond or coconut milk coffee creamer, and every time I literally think “Why am I buying this? I can just as easily make my own. And it is probably cheaper, plus fewer ingredients…” (Basically how I feel about granola.) But yet the darn thing still finds its way into my cart. Especially when there is a sale.? BUT NOT THIS TIME. Which is why this dairy-free coffee creamer came about!

Now for those of you that are still drinking the good ole Coffee-Mate… Ummm, well I won’t go into too much there but do you read your nutrition labels? And I am asking that honestly! If you’re looking to change your diet to eliminate some processed foods and artificial ingredients, and you enjoy coffee creamer, that might be a good place to start.  And while I was all about that stuff in college, my diet has drastically changed since then to include more whole foods and less processed foods with unnecessary ingredients. And that is what I love about this DIY peppermint mocha coffee creamer. It is free from allll of that unnecessary stuff. Plus it is naturally dairy-free, vegan, sweetened with just a hint of coconut sugar, and contains HEALTHY fats from the coconut cream. I’d say this healthier alternative is a win-win-win.

Dairy-Free Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer [Fit Mitten Kitchen]

All the chocolate-y peppermint-y goodness in your morning cuppa, without all the unhealthy fake stuff.

Dairy-Free Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer [Fit Mitten Kitchen]

Start the morning right with this HEALTHY Dairy-Free Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer.

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Dairy-Free Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer

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Preparation 5 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 0:10
Serves About 2 Cups     adjust servings

This quick, easy Dairy-Free Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer is the perfect healthy way to dress up your coffee this holiday season.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk (I used Cashew, can also use sweetened)
  • 2/3 cup coconut cream*
  • 1/3 cup water (or another 1/3 cup of non-dairy milk)
  • 1.5 TBS unsweetened cocoa
  • 3 TBS coconut sugar* (or dry sweetener of choice)
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp peppermint extract, to taste

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the non-dairy milk, coconut cream and water until warm. Add in the cocoa powder, coconut sugar, and peppermint extract. Whisk until cocoa and sugar are dissolved. Bring mixture to a boil, then let simmer for 5 minutes while whisking continuously.
  2. Let mixture cool, then transfer to jar.

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Recipe Notes

*I used Trader Joe's canned coconut cream. But you can also take a can of full-fat coconut milk and place in the fridge overnight, then when you're ready to make the recipe, separate/scoop the cream from the milk. Alternatively you could also use the full-fat coconut milk as is.
*Add additional sugar, 1-2 more TBS, if you want more sweetness to the creamer.
-Start with ¼ tsp of peppermint extract (or oil) and add from there if you prefer a stronger flavor. Not too much though or it will be overpowering.
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How do you take your coffee on the daily? I can’t be the only one who mixes creamer and milk sometimes…

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Comments

  1. You’re so creative! I never put creamer in my coffee (usually just a splash of skim or almond milk) but this looks great for a festive post-Christmas dinner treat or Christmas morning gift-opening fuel 😀 yumm!

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    • I always try to ween myself off of the creamer or milk but I just really enjoy my coffee with it! Christmas morning fuel sounds like a great plan though 😉

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  2. I’m guilty of the same..knowing I would save money and time making my own, yet not always doing it! But I do love when I get around to making my own 🙂 I bought a pumpkin spice one the other day that I’m definitely recreating in a healthier way! But this one looks DELICIOUS!

    xo,
    Sarah Grace

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  7. I just whipped up a super simple version of this, and I must say that even though I’m not a huge mint fan, this was deeeelicious. I bet it’ll be even more delicious once I actually follow the recipe (lol). Awesome post!! (no surprise)

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    • Yay! Thanks so much Liz 🙂 I like to treat myself every once in a while, but then I just don’t like how much sugar I just consumed. Having this at home allows me to thoroughly enjoy my coffee. Plus, coconut milk fats heck yes!

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  13. I don’t use creamer often, for the processed reason. And, I read somewhere that it can cause constipation (TMI?) so I was like meh. I’ll do without it. Although I’m sure one would have to drink an INSANE amount for it to cause BM problems. Okay this comment is getting out of hand. What I want to say is that this looks DELICIOUS, and I love peppermint/mocha/chocolate.

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  15. Not to be dramatic, but I almost cried when I took a sip of my coffee after I made this! The Starbucks peppermint mocha is my absolute favorite but I not only get nervous that something with milk will end up in my drink and I’ll be sick but I also can’t justify spending almost $7 on a coffee every morning. Thank you for this recipe!!

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