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Homemade Coffee Creamer

Published: Sep 20, 2019 · Modified: Apr 30, 2021 by Allison · 18 Comments

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This easy Homemade Coffee Creamer is made with three ingredients and it comes together in minutes! You’ll love adding this sweet and creamy addition to hot or iced coffee.

Two glasses of iced coffee with cream being poured in.

Yep, we’re making coffee creamer – and it couldn’t be easier! Three ingredients and one simple step and you’ll have a sweet and creamy addition to your cup of coffee.

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How To Make Homemade Coffee Creamer

For this vanilla-flavored coffee creamer simply combine the following ingredients:

  1. One cup half-and-half (or half and half substitute)
  2. Two tablespoons pure maple syrup
  3. Splash vanilla extract

Put the ingredients in a mason jar or large cup and give it a shake or stir. Taste it and adjust the ingredients to suit your taste. It should taste like melted vanilla ice cream (yum, right?). More syrup will make it sweeter and more half-and-half will make it less sweet.

Milk, vanilla extract and maple syrup (for homemade coffee creamer).

Healthy Homemade Coffee Creamer

If you’ve ever looked at the ingredients list on a typical flavored coffee creamer it is scary. Oils, refined sugars, stabilizers, and all kinds of questionable ingredients. This creamer is made with real ingredients and it’s much more healthy than store bought creamers. You can add a generous splash to your coffee with zero guilt.

Flavor Variations and Ingredient Substitutions

  • Feel free to play around with the flavorings. You can swap the vanilla extract for another extract of your choosing (maple and almond are both delicious). Start with a small amount of extract, taste it, and add more until you get the flavor you like. If you’d prefer to skip adding the flavoring you can just mix the half-and-half and syrup.
  • The half-and-half can be swapped for any type of milk. I really like the richness of half-and-half, but if you’d like a lower fat/calorie alternative you can use milk or nut milk.
  • You can swap the maple syrup for another liquid sweetener. If you’d prefer to use sugar, you will need to dissolve the sugar in an equal amount of boiling water (creating a simple syrup).
Vanilla coffee creamer in a small glass pitcher.

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Recipe

Milk being poured into iced coffee

Homemade Coffee Creamer

This easy Homemade Coffee Creamer is made with three ingredients and it comes together in minutes! A sweet and creamy addition to hot or iced coffee.


5 from 16 votes
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Course: Beverages
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes
Total Time: 2 minutes minutes
Servings: 9 (approx 2 tablespoon serving)
Calories: 47kcal
Author: Allison – Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients, shaking or stirring until well combined (I use a mason jar). Taste and adjust ingredients, if necessary. Store tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Notes

I prefer this creamer made with half-and-half, but feel free to swap the half-and-half for any milk (dairy or non-dairy). Adjust the sweetener accordingly. 

Nutrition

Calories: 47kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 45mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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  1. Paulette Williams

    September 20, 2019 at 11:02 am

    5 stars
    Trying this today!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      September 20, 2019 at 12:20 pm

      Fantastic! Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Jessica Formicola

    October 02, 2019 at 11:17 am

    5 stars
    After making this homemade coffee creamer, I’ll never use the store bought stuff again! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!

    Reply
  3. Linda

    October 02, 2019 at 11:19 am

    5 stars
    I love having my afternoon coffee with a flavored creamer. This sounds so easy I wonder why I didn’t know about it beforehand. I can see trying it with the addition of pumpkin or apple pie spice too.

    Reply
  4. Kim k

    June 03, 2020 at 8:04 am

    I didn’t feel like running to the grocery store for creamer this morning. I looked up diy recipes but many of them called for sweetened condensed milk which I almost never buy. This recipe is perfect! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      June 06, 2020 at 11:09 am

      I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Abby

    August 26, 2020 at 6:13 am

    5 stars
    I tried this for my morning coffee because I didn’t have any creamer and it was amazing! I think I am just gonna keep making this instead of buying from the store. Some other recipes I’ve tried in the past have been gross, but this one was really good. It honestly did taste like melted vanilla ice cream.

    Reply
    • Allison

      August 28, 2020 at 3:57 pm

      I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Sharon Garrett

    September 21, 2020 at 7:04 pm

    I used almond milk 1/2 cup and 1/2 heavy cream. I did not have half and half. Used vanilla and maple syrup. Delicious and easy to make. Thanks

    Reply
    • Allison

      September 23, 2020 at 12:42 pm

      I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Tina

    May 12, 2021 at 9:39 am

    5 stars
    So simple and soooooooooo delicious! I had to adjust the sweetness to my taste and yum!, no more store bought creamer. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Allison

      May 14, 2021 at 9:07 am

      I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo

    October 27, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for this recipe!

    Reply
    • Allison

      October 29, 2021 at 9:43 am

      You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Hannah

    February 11, 2022 at 9:07 am

    5 stars
    I usually use only half and half because I like dark coffee but today I was feeling something with a bit of flavor. This works perfect! Love it. Thank you so much 🙂

    Reply
    • Allison

      February 12, 2022 at 9:00 am

      You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Mary

    August 18, 2022 at 5:58 am

    5 stars
    I have tried every kind of coffee creamer out there, and I cannot find one that is just right, that isn’t too sweet or too plastic tasting. I made this recipe this morning, OMG!! It is soooooo smooth and creamy!! Not too sweet, but just perfect! I tasted it before adding to my coffee, it seriously does taste like delicious, melted vanilla ice cream! Thank you for this perfect coffee creamer, no more store bought for me!!!

    Reply
    • Allison

      August 19, 2022 at 1:32 pm

      Yay! I love that! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂

      Reply

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