Caramel Coffee Creamer

This naturally sweetened Caramel Coffee Creamer will turn your coffee into a sweet rich caramel treat!

Ever since quitting my teaching career and starting this blog, I realized how much I love cooking. I created recipes before the blog, but nowhere near as many as I do now.

Leaving a career that was no longer satisfying was one of the best decisions that I have ever made. By doing so, I found something that I am truly passionate about.

When I was a teacher I would come home too tired to want to cook anything but quick and easy meals. So making a condiment like this Caramel Coffee Creamer would have been out of the question.

These days I make my own salad dressings, Gluten Free BBQ Sauce, hummus, and even Raspberry Chipotle Ketchup.

When I realized how quick and easy making your own condiments are, I was all over it. I love that I can control what goes in my food, so taking a few minutes out of my day to make my own was a no-brainer.

Not only do I ensure that they are vegan and gluten free, but I don't have any weird ingredients in my food that I can't pronounce.

Naturally Sweetened With Dates

I don't remember the last time that I bought vegan coffee creamer. It's probably been at least ten years. Even though I love store-bought vegan coffee creamers, I don't love all the sugar that comes with them.

Normally I put unsweetened almond milk and stevia in my coffee, but sometimes I want something sweeter. Not only did I add this homemade coffee creamer to my coffee, but in my morning smoothie as well.

I happened to have a couple of batches of Caramel Creamer from recipe testing that I didn't want to go to waste.

I like to keep my sugar consumption to a minimum. Instead of sugar, I used a healthy alternative - dates. Even though dates contain sugar, they also contain vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Since they are so sweet, a little goes a long way.

Other Sweet Treats Using Dates

• Vegan Nog
• Pumpkin Chia Pudding
• Mango Banana Berry Smoothie Bowl Pizza
• Chocolate Almond Energy Bites

Vegan Coffee Creamer Recipe

This vegan coffee creamer with dates is a great way to sweeten your coffee!

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I've been asked several times where I got the little glass pitcher in the photos. I found it at a thrift store. It's fun when you find something cool at a thrift store, isn't it!

I looked on Amazon for something similar for all of you. While I couldn't find one like mine, I did find this cute double sided pitcher.

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Caramel Coffee Creamer

This naturally sweetened Caramel Coffee Creamer will turn your coffee into a sweet rich caramel treat!

Course Drinks

Cuisine vegan, gluten free

Keyword caramel creamer, vegan creamer

Prep Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 16

Calories 28kcal

Author Willow Moon

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup dates
• 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

• Soak dates in the hot water for about an hour, until softened. Drain.
• Mix dates with almond milk, coconut milk, and vanilla extract in a Nutribullet or food processor until smooth and creamy. Refrigerate. Use within a few days*.

Notes

I don't know about you, but whenever I open a can of coconut milk, it goes bad pretty quickly, like within a few days. Many places on the internet state that you can keep an opened can of coconut milk for a week to ten days. I have never found that to be true. So if you don't think that you can use this creamer within a few days, I would make 1/2 the batch. I used mine up quickly, so I don't know if it could go past the several day mark.

Nutrition

Calories: 28kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.