What kind of coffee person are you? For the longest time, I took my coffee with LOTS of cream and sugar, as little taste of coffee as possible. For some reason, I took a turn in college and started to drink coffee just black, no packaged creamer and no sugar. I guess drinking good coffee makes you not want to cover up the taste of the actual coffee, go figure! Since then, I’ve stayed away from vegan coffee creamer with the primary reason being that some of the creamer ingredients just kind of creep me out, right? All those weird oils and chemicals don’t sound like something I want in my cup of jo, especially if I’m drinking my favorite cake flavored coffee. But, did you know it is SUPER easy to make your own creamer? Like, put ingredients in the blender, whir it up and shake in a jar easy. I was expecting this recipe to include coconut milk, which I don’t usually have on hand) and was pumped to find that I didn’t have to put on real pants and make a trek to the grocery store to make it (priorities) since it was made up of oats, coconut, and water. The original recipe doesn’t call for peppermint, but in the spirit of Christmas sneaking up on us (2 weeks?!), I wanted to throw in a little bit of festive flavor.
Now, on to even better news, you can win an awesome cookbook that has all kinds of oat centered recipes, score! Last week we talked booze,but this week is all about oats. The cool thing about this cookbook is that the recipes are just breakfast centered, but also include recipes for dinner, different kinds of oat milk (I have the banana oat one chilling in my fridge right now) and even savory granola.
Recipe by Kathy Hester From OATrageous Oatmeals: Delicious & Surprising Plant-Based Dishes From This Humble, Heart-Healthy Grain
 printed with permission of Page Street Publishing.
Peppermint Vanilla Creamer + Cookbook Giveaway!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup 1x
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup rolled oats (24 g)
- 1/4 cup finely shredded coconut (24 g)
- 1 cup water (237 ml)
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar (15 ml, or sweetener of choice, to taste)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions
- Break the oats and coconut into tiny pieces with your blender. Add the water and let soak for 10 minutes. Blend again for about 3 minutes or until smooth, then run the creamer through a fine mesh strainer over a small bowl to strain out the oat pieces.Put the liquid, sweetener and extracts back in the blender and blend until the sweetener is incorporated and dissolved.
Ali Seiter says
My all-time favorite breakfast food has to be a green smoothie topped with homemade granola. Never fails to satisfy! Thanks for an awesome giveaway. 🙂
joeyfromsc says
My fave breakfast food is oatmeal with dried fruit & nuts in it…honey drizzled on top & some cinnamon! YUM! lol
Thanks for the chance to win!!
Joey
thepeacepatch says
An apple with cashew butter always makes me happy. 🙂
thenomadicvegan says
My all-time favourite breakfast is oatmeal, but during the week this gets supplanted by a green smoothie. Not because I prefer the taste of green smoothies, but because it’s such a convenient way to make sure I’m getting my daily dose of leafy greens, and also because I like to nurse it for a long while at work so it keeps me full into lunch. Which is where oatmeal comes back into play. Yes, I currently have oatmeal every day for lunch. First lunch, that is (I eat four meals a day). Confused yet? I know it sounds weird but it works for me!
Miss Polkadot says
Coffee creamer made from oats? That’s pretty cool. Speaking of oats: they’re my favourite breakfast food, too. Usually in the form of oat bran with some caramelized banana, chia seeds, wheatberries and cocoa mixed in, then topped with almond butter. It’s heavenly.
Heidi says
One of my favorite breakfast is steel-cut oats with some pumpkin/sweet potato with some cinnamon, chia seeds, and a bit of almond butter.
veronique says
My favorite breakfast is a nice big warm bowl of steel cut oats with banana and peanut butter. Yummy!
Julia says
When I was in high school, I’d fill my mug 1/4 way full with coffee and fill the rest of it up with vanilla creamer. Looking back, I have no idea how I functioned off of all that sugar!
I must get my hands on that cookbook! I loooove healthful recipes, and adore the idea of making healthy homemade creamer.
The Frosted Vegan says
Ohh that sounds exactly like me!!
Allison (Spontaneous Tomato) says
My favorite breakfast is probably chilaquiles, but I also love oatmeal with lots of cinnamon.
Aimee B. says
My favorite breakfast food is pancakes with hashbrowns and Gardein breakfast sausages. I know that’s 3 foods, but they are all on the same plate for ONE breakfast, lol!
Heather S says
My favorite breakfast is crepes!
Marfigs says
Oh I hope this is open internationally? *fingers crossed* My favourite breakfast is a green papaya, zucchini and pumpkin smoothie with buckwheat groats, chopped figs, and lots of cinnamon. Yum!
Barbara Barker says
I created a no-oatmeal hot cereal from ground flax and chia seeds, heavy cream, butter, sugar free hazelnut syrup. Tasty, filling and cures all elimination problems on a LCHF food plan.
Becca F says
I love pancakes, with hash browns being a runner up.
Bianca @ Sweet Dreaming says
pancakes pancakes!!! with chocolate chips 🙂
Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files says
Oatmeal has always won me over! Boring I know but with a bit of maple and almond butter on it and I am in heaven!
ammauceri says
I love avocado toast and green smoothies! Thanks for the chance to win. 🙂
cavoletto says
I’m not vegan but this creamer sounds insanely good!! 🙂 My favorite breakfast however is an almond pancake topped with loads of fruits and a drop of maple syrup 🙂
Lydia Claire says
Definitely pancakes and waffles!
Corrine says
Vegan scramble with veggies. =)
Kathy Hester says
I love your variation! I’ll have to try that as a cocoa base 😉
Karen says
Yogurt and oatmeal.
★★★★★
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
What an awesome idea to make a peppermint flavoured coffee creamer, perfect for Christmas! My favourite thing to have for breakfast would have to be a crispy and buttery chocolate croissant… actually they’re pretty good any time of the day!
Elizabeth Bee of Apex says
Leftover vegetarian curry from Indian restaurant is wonderful in the morning! But for more traditional fare, I like maple-flavored vegan sausage and tofu scramble. (Love this creative oatmeal-based recipe.)
Truc says
I think I’d have to say french toast for my favorite breakfast food….but it’s a close one!!!
J_W says
I love the Field Roast Breakfast Sausages for breakfast!
Sadie says
I love waffles and would love a copy of your new cookbook!
Maureen Sullivan says
Oatmeal cooked like Creme Brûlée with bananas on top and good, dark coffee.
EVA says
I absolutely CANNOT have savory for breakfast. I’m gagging just thinking about it! Honestly, I feel super weird if I don’t have a heaping bowl of Rice Chex with almond milk for breakfast- my breakfast every single day for 3 years straight and still going strong! If I HAD to pick a second, I love an almond butter and jelly sammich. Hey, it’s basically un-eggy french toast!
I Wilkerson says
ONE favorite breakfast food–impossible! Okay for something unusual, I like a half of an avocado filled with salsa!
Alison says
Current favorite is an egg sandwich-over easy egg on a toasted bagel with American cheese, mayo, tomato, and srriacha!
EMC says
All time favorite? Crepes with strawberry jam topped with sour cream…
Corrine says
Steel cut oatmeal with blueberries.
Beth says
My all-time favorite breakfast food: any kind of pancakes! Especially apple pancakes with maple syrup 🙂 Nothing better than childhood nostalgia right there, although I tend to go with different kinds of oatmeal on a daily basis for a quick and satisfying breakfast. 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
Nicollette D says
I can’t believe how many things can be done with oats! Kathy is a genius.
My favorite breakfast foods are tofu scramble, savory oats, and pancakes.
Krissie says
My favorite is bacon and eggs — but I know to only indulge in this on very special occasions!
Kailey Nicholas says
my fav breakfast is chocolate chip pancakes and breakfast potatoes/hash browns!
Aubrey says
Homemade hash browns, fresh berries with yogurt, and of course a great cup of coffee!!
Ilana says
This sounds great! Do you have an estimate for how long it will keep for?
Heart of a Baker says
Hi Ilana! It should keep for a week!