Homemade Coffee Creamer comes together with just four ingredients. Mix it up with different flavors, or try one of our six variations! Your coffee will never be the same.
Making homemade coffee creamer is easy to do! With just four ingredients, you can whip it up at home. It is sweet, delicious, and perfect in your morning brew. This is a delightfully easy alternative to store-bought creamer.
Today, I’m giving you five additional flavors of homemade creamer. They too are easy to whip up. Make a batch for yourself and more for giving to friends. This is the best morning treat.
I was waiting to review until I’d tried all the flavours and they are officially ALL winners…this page has been saved to my “keeper recipe’s” page!!
How to Make Coffee Creamer
This is a brief overview of how to make this delicious recipe. For the full recipe with all of the ingredients and measurements, see the recipe card at the bottom of the post. Additionally, if you are looking for the other flavors, they are shown just below this section.
- Mix together the ingredients. Combine the half and half, milk, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla in a large measuring cup or a bowl.
- Whisk the ingredients together. Make sure the ingredients are well combined.
- Use right away. Or store in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Coffee Creamer Flavors
One of my favorite parts about this recipe is that you can make it in so many different flavors. I’ve done six simple flavors here: Vanilla, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Mint, Almond, and Caramel. But really the sky is the limit. There are so many things you can do with this base recipe.
You will notice that most of these recipes have a range when it comes to the flavor we are adding. I suggest adding the smaller end of the range, tasting it, and adding more to taste.
You can find the recipe to the vanilla coffee creamer recipe at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
Chocolate Coffee Creamer
Chocolate Coffee Creamer is so easy to make and turns any cup of coffee into a mocha-style drink.
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1 cup milk
- 14 ounces (by weight) sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Whisk the cocoa powder into the sweetened condensed milk until it is well combined. This will keep it evenly suspended in the creamer.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk mixture to the rest of the ingredients, stirring well to combine.
Cinnamon Coffee Creamer
If you’ve never tried cinnamon in your coffee, it is a must! I love adding a pinch of it to my coffee grounds before brewing, but adding this creamer puts it over the top!
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1 cup milk
- 14 ounces (by weight) sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 – 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Whisk together the sweetened condensed milk and cinnamon. This will somewhat help keep the cinnamon suspended in the liquid, though you will still need to shake it before each use.
- Combine the remainder of the ingredients, stirring well to combine.
Mint Coffee Creamer
If you like mint, you will love this recipe. The subtle taste of mint in the creamer makes for a delicious morning treat.
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1 cup milk
- 14 ounces (by weight) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 – 2 teaspoons mint extract
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Whisk together all of the ingredients until well combined.
Almond Coffee Creamer
I love the taste of almond extract! And it is the perfect flavor for coffee creamer.
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1 cup milk
- 14 ounces (by weight) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 – 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Whisk together all of the ingredients until well combined.
Caramel Coffee Creamer
Adding caramel to your morning coffee is such a treat. In this recipe, we are making our own homemade caramel sauce and then whisking it in after it cools a bit. So delicious!
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1 cup milk
- 14 ounces (by weight) sweetened condensed milk
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the butter, brown sugar, and two tablespoons of milk.
- Bring it to a simmer, stirring often, and allow it to thicken.
- Let it cool slightly, then whisk it into the sweetened condensed milk.
- Finally, whisk in the half and half and milk.
Half and Half
Half and half is an American product that is literally half heavy whipping cream and half whole milk. In the UK it is known as half cream. But it is easy to make at home by combining those two ingredients in equal measure.
You could replace the half and half in this recipe with heavy cream. Please note that this will make for a richer, higher fat content, creamer.
Storing
This recipe will keep in the refrigerator for up to one week in an airtight container or jar. There is a link to the jars featured in the photos below. These bottles hold about half of this recipe. I love making two flavors at once, a half batch of each. As with any recipe, use your best discretion when it comes to leftovers.
Freezing Creamer
This recipe can be frozen. It is best to consume it within one month of freezing. Keep in mind that the leftovers should not be thawed and then refrozen.
Cutting Down the Recipe
This recipe makes three cups of creamer. If that is too much for you to use in a week, you can cut the recipe in half (though sweetened condensed milk can only be purchased in one size), or you can make the whole batch and share some with a friend!
Glass Bottles
Dairy Free Homemade Coffee Creamer
This recipe can be made dairy-free, which is amazing news. You can swap out the half and half for a soy based, almond milk based, or coconut milk based half and half or heavy cream.
There are both coconut based and oat milk based sweetened condensed milk on the market. Either would work in this recipe.
Finally, you would replace the cup of milk with whatever dairy free milk you keep on hand.
Using Coffee Creamer
Of course, you can use this coffee creamer recipe in your regular cup of Morning Joe, but this would also be amazing in our Iced Coffee recipe. The combination of this creamer and our Iced Coffee is the perfect afternoon treat.
Iced Coffee
Other Delicious Morning Treats
Don’t stop at a delicious creamer in your coffee. We have lots of great recipes to put a pep in your step in the mornings.
If you make this delicious Homemade Coffee Creamer recipe or any of my other recipes, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think!
Homemade Coffee Creamer
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup half and half read above for how to make dairy-free coffee creamer (170.25 grams or 177.44 ml)
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk by weight (396 grams)
- 1 cup milk skim works great, but you can use a higher fat content milk (227 grams or 236.6 ml)
- 2-3 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Please note that this recipe is for homemade vanilla coffee creamer. Please see the ingredients and directions in the post for other coffee creamer flavors. Or click the following flavors to be taken to that recipe: Chocolate Coffee Creamer, Cinnamon Coffee Creamer, Mint Coffee Creamer, Almond Coffee Creamer, or Caramel Coffee Creamer.
- Mix all the ingredients together. Whisk until they are well combined.
- Store in the refrigerator and shake before use. This can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Maryann Thomas says
You never said anything about the caramel in the Caramel Coffee Creamer!
You are combining butter, milk, and brown sugar to make a homemade caramel syrup.
Cheryl says
Relaxing with my coffee is my special time and I love flavored coffee. I never thought to use sweetened condensed milk to make. I love this especially in cinnamon. Again, another great recipe! Thanks for sharing!
I hope you love it!
Sharyn says
I would love to have a copycat recipe for nestle cinnamon vanilla coffee creamer. I have tried to make it but it comes out rather bitter and the cinnamon doesn’t dissolve well either. nestle coffee creamer is really expensive. it would be wonderful to make a coffee cream that tastes like my favorite and not have to pay the high price for it
Your best bet is to probably make a cinnamon simple syrup. You dissolve equal parts sugar and water over heat. Then add some cinnamon sticks and let them steep. You would then use that with the sweetened condensed milk, half and half, and milk. You would need to play with it to make sure it isn’t too sweet.
Beth H says
Does it work with 1 3/4 cups milk instead of part milk part half and half?
I wouldn’t recommend that. I don’t think it will be thick enough.
Lms says
I wonder if you could use almond milk or another non-dairy milk.
If you needed this to be dairy free, I would suggest replacing the half and half with a soy half and half and a the SCM with a coconut version.
Alonna says
This recipe sounds amazing delicious! My Go-To creamer is hazelnut. What ingredients should I use for this flavor?
You can buy hazelnut extract! So that would work great!
Sally says
Is this creamer similar to an Italian Sweet Cream?
I’ve never had Italian Sweet Cream, so I can’t really speak to that.
Rebecca says
Love it I make it and use it all the time!
I’m so happy to hear that!
Janelle says
I sure do enjoy all of your recipes. You’re my go-to girl for all things food and drink 😄
Love this recipe! I had tried several creamer recipes and liked none of them. This one is perfect. I do add 3 tbsp of vanilla extract, but that’s just me. Any ideas for coconut creamer?
This comment made my day! For coconut creamer, I would probably experiment. I’d make one with coconut milk and I’d try another with some coconut extract.
Stephan Callis says
I don’t like sweet. Can I use evaporated milk instead of sweetened condensed milk?
I’m sorry, I have only tested this recipe as written.