My coconut creamer recipe is crazy easy to make. All you need is quality coconut milk (here’s my “best coconut milk” explainer for all the info you’ll need), a healthy sweetener like honey, and natural extract. This dairy-free homemade coffee creamer comes together in minutes and is compatible with whole30, paleo and vegan diets!
I usually start my day with a cup of organic coffee with coconut milk creamer, sweetener and gelatin (for protein and to balance the carbs and fat). The coconut coffee creamer at my local health food store had several ingredients in it that I wasn’t too fond of, so I make my own instead.
Full fat coconut milk is very creamy and can be used as a creamer for coffee or tea. I like to add vanilla for flavor but you can leave it out if you’re not a fan. (Or if you’re REALLY into vanilla – consider my vanilla extract recipe.) If you’re one of those who don’t enjoy the taste (or texture) of coconut oil in your coffee then this recipe will come in handy. Full fat coconut milk contains the healthy medium-chain fats that are in coconut oil. Now you can enjoy your coffee without the greasy mustache! 😉
Coconut Creamer Recipe FAQ
This post was originally published in 2014 and there’s been a lot of questions so I’ve updated it to answer these. Keep the questions coming!
This recipe is easily adapted to keto by using erythritol or your favorite keto-friendly sweetener. If you’re using a powder, add 4 tablespoons to the coconut milk and mix. Taste the creamer and adjust to your liking. I’ve been adding this sugar-free simple syrup from Lakanto to my coffee and it’s really good. The caramel flavor is my favorite!
You can make this recipe up and store it in the fridge for up to two weeks. You can make this recipe up and store it in the fridge for up to two weeks. In the summer when ice coffee is a must, I like to freeze the coconut creamer in ice cube trays and add them to my coffee. Yum!
Um, yes. Coconut creamer is AWESOME in coffee because it’s just so creamy and flavorful. Try this recipe just once, and you’ll be a convert.
Coconut milk is the creamiest non-dairy milk, hands-down, no question. It’s not even close – because it has a higher saturated fat content than other non-dairy milks (and higher than dairy milk, too), it delivers the creamiest taste.
I don’t add the gelatin to the recipe, but into the hot coffee before I add my creamer. I add 1 scoop of collagen powder (I like this brand) and mix it really well so that it dissolves. Then I add my coconut creamer.
Coconut Creamer Recipe
8-10 Servings (depends on how much you add to your coffee…. no judging here! I add a LOT to mine)
INGREDIENTS
- 1 14 oz can full-fat canned coconut milk (this one is my favorite – no additives)
- 4-6 tbs pure maple syrup, raw honey, or your favorite sweetener
- 1 tbs pure vanilla extract (other natural extracts work well too! I’ve tried hazelnut extract.)
- Option: Top each cup of coffee with a dash of cinnamon, cardamon powder, or cocoa powder
INSTRUCTIONS
- Blend the the organic coconut milk, sweetener of choice, and vanilla extract together until the creamer is mixed well.
- Pour a teaspoon or two of the mixture into your coffee or tea. Store the remaining creamer in a glass jar in the refrigerator.
- Make sure to shake the creamer well before using it.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If you have “chunks” of coconut cream in your creamer, you can warm your creamer up in a small saucepan and use an immersions blender to dissolve them.
Coconut creamer recipe update
Last year I changed up my coffee regiment and added a milk frother to the mix. This little machine has been a game-changer! I now pour coconut milk into my frother, add a few drops of my sweetener and vanilla and turn it on. It froths my coconut milk and heats it. It pours perfectly over my coffee and tastes delicious! Plus, you can get a great one for cheap. The Secura frother (pictured below) is inexpensive and delivers awesome results. Check it out.
Related Recipes:
- 3 Reasons to Add Coconut Oil To Your Coffee
- Keto Whipped Coffee Recipe
- Coconut Milk vs Coconut Cream: What’s The Difference?
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Coconut Creamer Recipe (Paleo + Keto)
My coconut creamer recipe is crazy easy to make. All you need is quality coconut milk, a healthy sweetener like honey, and natural extract.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 14 ounces 1x
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk
- Natural sweetener (I used 4 tablespoons of maple syrup)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Blend the coconut milk, sweetener of choice and vanilla extract together until the creamer is mixed well.
- Pour desired amount into your coffee or tea and store the remaining creamer in the refrigerator.
- Make sure to shake the creamer well before using. Enjoy! This creamer will be good for up to two weeks.
Notes
Nutrition info is based on using maple syrup in the recipe. There will be fewer grams of carbs if you use a sugar-free sweetener.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 2 tbs
- Calories: 72
- Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 5.8g (if made with maple syrup)
yummy recipe
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Can you use fresh coconut milk for your creamer recipe in place of canned?
You can, but it won’t be as thick as if you used canned coconut milk.
very nice recipe
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Wrong link to this:
https://thecoconutmama.com/coffee-body-scrub/
This is a great simple creamer recipe however if you are using this in a Keto diet, or a diet where you are relying on the fat burning properties of MCT oil then you may want to substitute the maple syrup with a Keto-friendly alternative such as a monk fruit/erythritol blend. People who are drinking the “fat” coffees definitely want to completely avoid sugars of any kind. Your body will burn the sugar and store the fat which is not the desired result.
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Do you use the whole can of coconut milk? I’m confused by the thick white stuff on top. Are you supposed to toss that and just use the liquid?
The thick white stuff on top is the coconut cream! You’ll want to use ALL of it 🙂
I use only the cream and not the liquidy stuff. Is this what you mean? Or do you mean to have the entire contents of the can used in your recipe?
Love this creamer, so rich and thick and creamy. The perfect alternative to heavy whipping cream. I even drink it like a small dessert! Thank you!
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You have to read the labels on the canned coconut milk, also. Most add gums to thicken. I usually mix my coconut milk with equal parts water before refrigerating.
so, no cooking, just pop it into a blender, and vola? also, can i use turbinado sugar/sucanaut?
I realize this is an older post, but hope you are all still on it because I just found it while looking at store bought coconut style coffee creamers and want to make my own. I see that most of them have coconut milk, coconut cream, and some have a bit of pea protein.
Has anyone tried making a richer version using homemade coconut cream? How does one make coconut cream anyway?
I am trying to get away from the heavy cream and half and half that I currently use. Yes, I like my coffee really rich! LOL
Appreciate all of your wisdom and suggestions with this!
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Coconut cream is the thick cream on top when you open a can of coconut milk! You can also buy cans of coconut cream also!
Can you steam this recipe to help with everything separating ?
Great suggestion for someone like me who loves coffee but is allergic to milk. I used canned coconut cream, because that’s what I had on hand, added a tap of cinnamon and doubled the maple syrup. It was delicious!
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Just made this its really yummy thank you
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Thank you for this simple recipe. I made it with 4 Tbls of our local honey. I used it to make an iced mocha with my homemade chocolate syrup. It was delicious; my teenagers loved it too! A definite keeper.
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If I wanted to make hazelnut flavored coconut milk creamer, would I just substitute the vanilla extract for hazelnut extract?
I notice you put gelatin in your coconut creamer but I did not see how much you use in the recipe. Due to health issues I am having to make more food items at home and finding a creamer has been hard. I already put organic coconut oil in my coffee but I miss the cream and I don’t do milk, so I am excited to make this. Using your recipe I have already ordered the coconut milk and gelatin…thanks.
I think she was saying she added gelatin to her coffee, as well as creamer, not that she added it to make the creamer 🙂
I’d rather use cane sugar than syrup. Do you have a suggestion as to how much I should add?
I added almond milk to thin it down some. My daughter didn’t care for the thick version. We both love now and it does last up to two weeks but we use it up way before two weeks. Thanks.
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I am thinking of adding soy milk. How much almond milk did you add? Did you add the gelatin? What purpose is that for?
It got separated in the blender and wont go together ive blended it several times. Maybe because the maple syrup is refrigerated? Should i have refrigerated my coconut milk first?
My friend can’t live without her morning cup of coffee! She is always looking for ways to make her eating habits a little healthier, and I think she would love the idea of a healthy coffee creamer. I’ll make sure to pass along this recipe. It looks delicious to me, and I don’t even drink coffee!
How long can I keep the coconut milk in the fridge?
She says it lasts 2 weeks in the fridge
I live in Brazil and will try your coconut creamer recipe…
Will use honey as sweetener cause I don’t find affordable maple syrup down here …
I will also add some cinnamon powder as well… (I’m very fond of it…)
Thank you!
P.S.: Have you ever tried adding plain “cacao” powder -(raw chocolate) to it …?!
This sounds yummy! How long will this keep in the refrigerator?
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I tried this recipe this morning and found it lacking in sweetness even after 1/4 c. of maple syrup, so I added 1 tsp. of raw sugar to my coffee…still not quite right, so a small amount of 2% milk – that did the trick. By the way, I used the whisk on my immersion blender and that made it nice and creamy.
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Great idea. I am going to use my whisk attachment too
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I’ve found that blending the whole can of coconut milk (brand: native forest) in my magic bullet and then placing in the fridge keeps it from separating!
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Just wondering how you are blending this. I’ve tried mixing it with a spoon, immersion blender, and in my Ninja, but it comes out more like a whipped cream than anything else. I love the taste in my coffee but I can’t get past the little “chunks” that seemed to be left behind from hand mixing. Don’t really like the texture that comes from the blender. When I switched to the low fat version of organic coconut milk I didn’t have this problem, it was creamy and pourable right out of the can. Maybe I’m not using the right brand. Any help you could give would be great! Thanks.
I know this comment is 3 years old but I wanted to reply for anyone else who has this problem.
Put your can of coconut milk (unopened) in a bowl of hot water. I don’t know how long it actually needs to sit in there because I go do other things and forget about it for a while, usually 30 minutes or so.
THEN open it and blend it with your other ingredients. You will have a super smooth texture.
Another option is to just keep blending until there are no chunks.
Thanks for this awesome idea!
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When I store this in the fridge, it becomes sold. Any comments?
After I blend this, it become solid once I store in fridge. Any comments?
Oh my!! Just made this and added some cinnamon! Don’t think I’ll be needing half & half anymore! ☺️
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Hey Coconut Mama!
Thanks for the heads up on the homemade coconut creamer. I’m also a local oregonian wanting to find a creamer for my new awesome stumptown coffee. I brew it cowboy or pour over style and then add it to the blender with coconut oil (now creamer), maca and vanilla and it is awesome!
Best to ya!
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It’s not really a recipe, but a suggestion to use canned coconut milk instead of coffee creamer.
Valid suggestion, just not a recipe 🙂
Ugh ^^ …and the smiley face is not any less snarky.
“rec·i·pe – noun – A set of instructions for preparing a particular thing, including a list of the ingredients required.”
I’d say Coconut Mama gave us a “recipe”, as the definition found in the dictionary seems to describe what has been presented…a list of ingredients and how to combine them.
Shout out to Coconut Mama for all efforts to inform, share, and educate. You are appreciated.
Excellent reply, I love coconut mama and her great posts and informative recipes❤️????thank you coconut mama, I love your page and share in my profile all the time. Please keep your recipes coming❤️?
I will try coconut creamer recipe. Sounds delicious.
I always keep a large container of organic extra virgin coconut oil for eating and for moisturizing skin. I love it!!
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You mentioned gelatin , but you don’t have it on the ingredient list for the coffee creamer
recipe. How much do you use, or do you need it
I usually ad a few tablespoons to my coffee.
Hi – your link to the Gelatin recipes (at top) is not working….
I just checked and the link is working for me.
Youvstart out this blog post stating youbuse gelatin in your coffee creamer, but it is not in this recipe. Why not?
I add a few tablespoons of gelatin to each cup of coffee. I think that much gelatin added to this creamer would thicken it too much!
why do you use gelatin though? For what purpose?
Can you help me ? I am wondering what you would do for baby formula if you could not breast feed. Thanks
I had to supplement with formula. I did a lot of research and chose Nature’s One Baby’s Only formula. The can says, “Toddler Formula” but it has the same amount of vitamins, etc. as regular baby formula. I used it on my 1 month old through age 1.
This is delicious! Just made it this morning. I added some almond extract as well. It’s pretty delicious. I would like to know how long this keeps in the fridge and also what bottle you are using in the picture. Thanks for this recipe 😀
Where did you get that darling milk glass – the short, more square-like one? I love it!
It looks like one that you can buy the store bought half and half or heavy cream in at health food store…. They are returnable for a few cents…but cute to keep for other uses as you can see!
Sounds delicious! Love the little milk jug, could you please tell me where you found it?
What kind of gelatin do you use in your coffee & how much. This creamer sounds wonderful!
I use great lakes, in the green canister. You can read more here: https://thecoconutmama.com/2014/07/gelatin-health-benefits-and-uses/
Have you ever tried bulletproof brand collagen? It has a very pleasant creamy taste as opposed to The great lakes product that has a slight funkiness IMO.
you once posted a recipe for coconut ice cream. Would love to try it out but need the recipe. Thanks
I make my own coconut milk from a coconut, how would you adjust this recipe to make cream. I blend the coconut meat and coconut water from the coconut with filtered water. Then strain the meat out in a nut milk bag. Would I use less filtered water?
Full fat coconut milk is 2 cups shredded coconut to 2 3/4 cup water. Boil, steep and strain as usual.
Becky, thank you for your post on the homemade full fat coconut milk. I wasn’t sure how much coconut to use. : )
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I had all the ingredient in my pantry and craved creamer (without added junk) in my coffee this morning. Since I can’t do lactose this recipe was perfect! Delicious!
Where can I find the sweet glass bottles that you have pictured? So glad to have found you!
This wasn’t exactly the hommade I was looking for, maybe I was looking from scratch, I make my own milk I guess I’d just add less water.
I received my coc oil , need recipes. thanks bunches linda
great idea!
how long can this be stored for before it goes bad?
I would also like to know how long this will last in the refrigerator.
Really would like to know how long this will last in the refrigerator. I asked that question a month ago and no reply. Someone else also asked this question and no reply. Can someone who has made this please reply? Thanks.
Loida – 1-2 weeks. Sorry I didn’t see your question until now.
Do you have a recipe for coconut milk?
full fat coconut milk is 2 cups unsweetened coconut to 2 3/4 cup water. Boil, steep for about 1/2 hour and strain in a nut milk bag.
Thanks for the recipe! Is this liquid (i.e. pourable)? Will the full-fat coconut milk separate? Going to give this a whirl today…
Yes it will. Just shake it up before each use.
I shake mine but it separates even more and the fat clumps together. Its not good to travel with for sure…
In other words if I don’t like flavored coffee and I prefer it unsweetened…just plain canned full fat coconut milk is a good sub for creamer?
If this is true Bless You!!! 🙂 I gave up half and half and creamer and although I am a lifetime drinker of coffee I find myself not finishing recently as I am unhappy with the fat free milk I am using!
The only down side to this “is” the flavor…doesn’t full fat coconut milk taste like coconut?
You could always use Almond milk if you dislike coconut milk.