Drinks

Sugar-Free Creamer

Stir up a sugar-free creamer with heavy cream, almond milk and monk fruit, then add vanilla, hazelnut or pumpkin spice. Keeps a week in the fridge.

Sugar-free creamer

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A sweet-free coffee creamer made with cream, almond milk and monk fruit, with eight flavor ideas from vanilla to peppermint mocha. Keeps in the fridge for a week.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
CourseDrinks
CuisineAmerican
Servings16 servings
Calories40

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • ¾ cup unsweetened almond milk
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ cup granulated monk fruit
  • Flavors (each added to the base): Vanilla ½–1 tsp vanilla extract; Hazelnut ½ tsp hazelnut extract; Chocolate ½ tsp unsweetened cocoa powder + ½ tsp vanilla extract; Coconut ½ tsp coconut extract; Pumpkin ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice; Almond ½ tsp almond extract; Peppermint Mocha ¼–½ tsp peppermint extract + ½ tsp unsweetened cocoa powder; Cinnamon Dolce ½ tsp ground cinnamon

Equipment

  • saucepan
  • whisk
  • airtight jar

Directions
 

  1. Stir the monk fruit and water together in a small saucepan.
  2. Warm over medium-low heat, stirring all the while and keeping it from boiling, until the sweetener dissolves and the liquid turns clear.
  3. Take off the heat and whisk in the cream and almond milk, plus any flavoring.
  4. Let it cool to room temperature, then pour into a jar with a lid.

Notes

Refrigerate up to 7 days. About 4 tablespoons per serving. Safety: dairy (heavy cream) and tree nuts (almond milk); must stay refrigerated.

Nutrition

Serving: 22g | Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.5g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 4.1g | Saturated Fat: 2.6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for 16 servings. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.