Anybody use vanilla cream in coffee??

Sometimes when I am out of the Coffee mate I just add some pure vanilla extract and some sugar. I am going to follow the recipe posted though. I have been thinking about how I can skip out on buying the Coffee mate for some time now.
 
Powdered Creamer
COFFEE-MATE FRENCH VANILLA CREAMER INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COCONUT OR PALM KERNEL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, AND LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM CASEINATE ( A MILK DERIVATIVE)**, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE (MODERATES COFFEE ACIDITY), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES (PREVENTS OIL SEPARATION), SODIUM ALUMINOSILICATE, SALT.
**Not a source of lactose.

Liquid creamer
Water, Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and/Or Cottonseed Oil**, and Less Than 2% of Natural and Artificial Flavors, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Caseinate (A Milk Derivative)***, Color Added, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Mono- and Diglycerides, Polysorbat ...

I am pretty sure whatever the people on BYC whip up has GOT to be better than the pile of chemicals and unhealthy ingredients in Coffee Mate. I bet it will be a lot cheaper too!
 
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I agree. I drink it.. I am actually quite a health nut too. It's the one thing I drink that is not good for me. I like it.. sniff sniff.
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I used to use vanilla creamer...and then hubby was diagnosed as diabetic...then we had kids...Research indicates that children of diabetics carry at least a 4-fold likelihood of developing diabetes if they consume dairy products (something about lactose triggering a beta cell slaughter by autoimmune system), so we cut dairy and upped fish intake.

We use nut milks (almond milk, hazelnut milk, etc) and rice milk, and for things like cereal and COFFEE we use soy milk! My husband resisted this dramatically, then discovered he likes it! We use Silk Plus (with extra fiber or calcium, unsweetened) for cereal- it has the right mouth feel and tastes good.

My suggestion: Use a vanilla, sweetened soymilk- it's usually $2.50-3.00 for a half gallon, and after the first couple of cups, you'll crave the lovely nutty flavor it adds to your coffee.

One note: make sure your coffee is hot, as it takes a little extra soymilk to cream it enough- I usually fill my cup 4/5 of the way and top off with milk.

Bonus: It's exactly the right temp for not scalding your mouth when you add this much!!
 
It's the one thing I drink that is not good for me. I like it.. sniff sniff.

We all have our vices...LOL :: hides extensive collection of sugar-free Splenda-sweetened flavored coffee syrups ::

As for soy milk. Soy has its own issues and I wont touch the stuff unless it has been fermented.

http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html
http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/no-joy.html
http://www.menshealth.com/bestfoods/food_features/Is_This_the_Most_Dangerous_Food_for_Men.php

Coconut cream (unsweetened of course) is about $1.59 a can at my local Mexican grocery store. It is very concentrated and lasts a long time. If you need to avoid dairy, I would give that a try. Almond breeze is also pretty good, but for coffee it might be a bit "thin".​
 
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Went and bought the ingredients to make the vanilla cream recipe in this thread... We like extra vanilla flavoring so added extra to the recipe. Drinking vanilla coffee now, and it is really good.

ETA: Didn't think about using my Almond milk... hmmm... gonna have to try that next.
 
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Yes, there are concerns regarding spy, so it's not primary, but it's great for coffee- I'll take a look at those links...might make a change...everything has its issues!

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Almond milk is still about $3 for a container, as is the hazelnut, but they are soooooo yummy in coffee!!!
 

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