3 Reasons to Add Coconut Oil To Your Coffee

Coconut oil coffee? This metabolism-boosting drink fuels your body and boosts your immune system!

This may not surprise you, but I put coconut oil in my coffee? It’s delicious! But I don’t do it just for it’s yummy-ness. Coconut oil gives me Super-Mama Powers! For realz. Coconut oil gives me a boost in energy and helps me to fight all the super germs I come in contact with every day when taking care of my Coconut Babies. The end result is somewhat similar to bulletproof coffee – brew your coffee with your preferred method, select fats (ghee, MCT oil, or coconut oil), and blend.

3 reasons to add coconut oil to your coffee

• Energy Boost: As I mentioned above, coconut oil gives you energy! How does this work? Well, coconut oil contains MCTs (Medium Chain Triglycerides). MCTs absorb quickly and are metabolized as fuel.
• Increase Metabolism: Medium Chain Triglycerides convert into fuel for immediate use by the body. When you eat MCTs (like in coconut oil), this results in potentially accelerated metabolic conversion! And since coffee offers metabolism-boosting properties, adding coconut oil in coffee makes sense!
• Immune Support: Coconut oil contains Lauric Acid (aka the super healthy fats found in human breast milk). Lauric acid is potent in antimicrobial properties. 

I use to add a spoonful of coconut oil to my coffee and just stir it in. But throughout the morning, the oil would rise to the top, and I would end up sipping on pure coconut oil. Blah! So now I blend my coffee in my Vitamix or immersion blender. My coffee is creamy and delicious, and the oil gets all incorporated (no more oily lips).

I like to add other superfood goodies to boost my coffee, like collagen peptides (protein), and peppermint (affects the brain’s satiety center, which triggers a sensation of fullness after meals). But you can just coconut oil if that’s your jam.

Coconut oil coffee ingredients

It will not surprise you that you need both coconut oil and coffee to make this recipe. Use your favorite coffee brand – that’s really a matter of personal preference more than anything else. I prefer homemade coconut oil, although there are some good storebought coconut oils out there too.

For additional flavor, I’d recommend vanilla (you can make your own vanilla extract at home) or peppermint, plus whatever sweetener you prefer. (Coconut sugar is an intriguing option.)

If you’re looking for more coconut oil recipes – give my Coconut Oil Fat Bombs, Coconut Oil Fudge, and Coconut Oil Popcorn. Love coffee? Try my whipped coffee recipe! It’s my favorite way to drink iced coffee!

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