Homemade Coffee Creamer

Hello friends.

If you're anything like me, you need a good cup of coffee to start your day.

 

I, however, cannot drink my coffee without creamer.

And not the powder kind... I need the flavored liquid. And a lot of it :/

Sometimes my coffee is more tan than brown, but I don't see a problem with that.

 

I usually buy coffee creamer, but it is so darn expensive, and I go through it way too quickly.

Enter Pinterest.

 

 

*Hallelujah!*

 

 

All you have to do is search for homemade coffee creamers and you can get results for just about any coffee creamer flavor that your heart desires!

 

I have found irish cream, cinnamon cake, chocolate mocha, cookies & cream (which I am drinking as we speak, er, type), strudel, caramel vanilla... the possibilities are endless!
*Disclaimer: I wouldn't say that it exactly tastes like cookies & cream, but it's good enough for me.

 

 

So here's a little recipe to start your morning:

 

Cookies & Cream Coffee Creamer

1 Cup milk (or half & half, almond milk, heavy cream) of your choice (I used 50/50 almond milk and half and half

1 tsp. cocoa

1 tsp. vanilla

2 tbs sweetener (I used agave nectar, but you can use any sweetner of your choice)

 Here are some good ones.
 

That's it! Just wisk it up and you have homemade creamer!

Enjoy! :)
 

 

 

 

64. Weekends with family
65. Parties for old friends

66. Pictures of baby Miles

67. Summer

68. Finishing books

69. Embrace Church

70. Amazing worship

71. Cool weather

72. Relaxing weekends

73. Hobby Lobby coming to town!

74.Coffee

75. A quiet office

76. Plans for the weekend

77. and starting books

78. 8+ hours of sleep

79. Summer trips

80. My husband

81. New friends

82. Softball

83. Lemons in my water

84. Online devotions 

Taking stock.

 

Does anyone else think that summer is going way too fast???

I can't believe it's already June.

I found this really neat list at my friend Alicia's and also here.

 

I thought it would be a fun way to sum up what's going on over here lately.

 



Making : plans to suprise my hubby with a fun, relaxing weekend. Maybe some fishing or disc golfing in the works? I'm not worried... he never reads my blog :) I don't think he knows where to find it!

Cooking : Hmm... That's a good question. Maybe my specialty... Loaded baked potato casserole. Or at least my hubby thinks it's my specialty! Here's the recipe if you want it. P.s. I leave out the hot sauce, otherwise it is unedible for me! Unedible... is that a word? I think it is a word.

Drinking : H20, as always... and needing to drink more.

Reading: "Balancing it All" by Candance Cameron Bure, and loving it. She's a huge inspiration to me and she really puts things into perspective.

Wanting: A haircut, but not wanting to take the plunge. I wish hair was interchangeable from day to day.

Looking: for shorter, but not drastic hair styles. Always. This occupies a lot most of my free time.

Playing: Pandora. Matt Kearney's on right now.

Wasting: half cups of green tea. As much as I want to be a tea drinker, it's difficult. The first half isn't bad, but the second half gets tough to swallow.

Sewing: Nothing at the moment. I so wish that we had room in our apartment for my sewing machine. Then I could actually learn how to use it! I'm hoping to start embroidery in the near future. I'm also planning on crocheting some blankets soon.

Wishing: I could snuggle my new nephew Miles. He is so precious and I miss him so much.

Enjoying: coffee with an old friend.

Waiting: For the weekend... let the countdown begin.

Liking: Free printables. They make everything all better.

Wondering: if I will be able to take cooking classes someday. That is one of my heart's desires.

Loving: softball. Softball equals summer, even though it doesn't feel like it.

Hoping: for thicker eyebrows. Weird, I know. They look like cave woman eyebrows right now... No joke. I'm getting "new ones" next weekend, and I can't wait. Haha.

Marvelling: at how much I get done when husband is gone for work all week. I don't like him being gone though. Nope.

Needing: sugar to die. Everyday I try to commit to only having a little and everyday I fail.

Smelling: the fresh, damp air from last night's rain coming through my window.

Wearing: Jeans and an NSU t-shirt. It's casual Friday :)

Following: Some new amazing blogs like Scissortail SILK and Where My Heart Resides. I'm really
enjoying these.

Noticing: the chirping of birds outside.

Knowing: Grace is a free, undeserved gift. I cannot and did not earn it.

Thinking: about making Jambalaya. Because googling pictures of it makes my mouth water.

Feeling: muscle soreness, yet pretty awake, even though I couldn't get out of bed at all this week.

Bookmarking: once again... haircuts... craft ideas, recipes.

Opening: Pinterest. Always. It's an addiction.

Giggling: at this...


58. Coach Don Meyer
59. Chai lattes
60. New possibilities
61. Softball
62. My new nephew, Miles Alexander!
63. My hubby being home... finally!

Peach "frozen yogurt"

If you know me you'll know that I have a terrible sweet tooth!

I like sweets... a lot.

I also like when I find healthy sweets on Pinterest. That makes me not feel so guilty about indulging.

 

 

I played with a recipe last night.

 



 

Peach "frozen yogurt."

 

 

The recipe I found on this website called for

1 (16-oz.) bag frozen peaches or 4 cups fresh peaches, frozen solid

3 Tablespoons agave nectar or honey
1/2 cup plain yogurt (non-fat or whole)
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice

 

 

Well, I didn't have 4 cups of peaches. I had maybe a cup of my mom's home canned peaches, and so I just adjusted the recipe a bit. I did maybe 1 tablespoon of honey, 3-4 tablespoons of yogurt, and nixed the lemon juice.

 

It turned out a little runny, probably because my peaches thawed way too fast, but it was delicious! I will definitely be making more of this! Hopefully I can get the texture right next time!

 

 

 

46. The gift of life

47. Bible studies with friends

48. Tests results

49. Weekend plans

50. Spicy ginger snaps

51. Relaxing weekend camping with hubby

52. Having to do nothing

53. Rummage sales

54. Getting lost in a good book

55. A decision to eat healthier

56. Movie night with girlfriends

57. SUNSHINE

58. Coach Don Meyer (check out this link or this link)