• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

The Kiwi Country Girl logo

  • Start Here
    • Our story
    • Family
    • Travel
  • Recipe Index
  • Farm & Garden
    • Farm
    • In the garden
  • DIY & Crafts
  • Shop
  • Free Downloads
    • Freezer Meal Storage Guide
    • Free 1 Week Meal Plan
    • Bread Baking Ebook
  • Blog
  • Join The Kiwi Country Homestead
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipe Index
  • Farm & Garden
  • DIY
  • About
  • Shop
  • Join The Kiwi Country Homestead
  • Free Downloads
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • ×
    Home » In the kitchen » Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer

    Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer

    Published: Jul 18, 2016 · Modified: Sep 11, 2018 by Laura · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

    Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer - the best flavour of coffee creamer just got an easy homemade twist - 3 ingredients, 2 minutes - it's the most delicious cup of coffee ever!

    Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer - the best flavour of coffee creamer just got an easy homemade twist - 3 ingredients, 2 minutes - it's the most delicious cup of coffee ever! | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    If you are someone who is happy with just a splash of milk in your morning coffee, I am so sorry. Coffee will never be the same again. But if you are someone who loves a splash of coffee creamer - in particular French vanilla, you are in luck. Your favourite creamer just got made from scratch - it's homemade French vanilla coffee creamer!

    America has definitely got a lot to answer for. Not only am I sure I gained weight (I refuse to get on the scales!) I  have also come back with insatiable cravings for so many of the delicious things we ate over there.

    The first morning we were in the States we went down for our standard issue Holiday Inn complimentary breakfast and 2 awesome things happened. 1. They had a waffle maker aaaand the waffles were in the shape of Texas. Mind. Blown. And 2. Sitting right next to the coffee machine were teeny little serves of French vanilla coffee creamer. I usually don't even put sugar in my coffee but these little packets of vanilla-y sweetness made that cup of coffee. Every morning after that I kept my eyes out and if the breakfast had it, I had it. No more boring milk in my coffee, it was sweet vanilla coffee all the time.

    Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer - the best flavour of coffee creamer just got an easy homemade twist - 3 ingredients, 2 minutes - it's the most delicious cup of coffee ever! | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    If you're unfamiliar with coffee creamer, which you might be given that the only coffee creamer I've ever seen in a New Zealand supermarket is a standard powdered creamer and only 1 variety, it's basically fancy milk to put in your coffee. You can get non-dairy powdered creamer which we tried and I did not like at all, or liquid creamer which I think is a bit more real! It's basically half & half (half milk, half cream) sweetener and some sort of flavour. And not surprisingly, once I looked at the list of ingredients when we got home, a whole lot of other stuff that I couldn't tell you what it actually is. So yes, I loved it when we were in the US, but it's probably a good thing we can't buy it here because I really can't imagine it's all that good for you.

    So obviously given the disappointment that was going back to coffee with milk, I knew I needed to make some sort of homemade coffee creamer. And I did!

    Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer - the best flavour of coffee creamer just got an easy homemade twist - 3 ingredients, 2 minutes - it's the most delicious cup of coffee ever! | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    3 ingredients, 2 minutes to make it and you have one epic cup of morning joe. It takes less time to make the creamer than it does to make the coffee!

    Even if you can buy it where you are, you can make it at home before you could even find your car keys to go to the store! It'll keep in the fridge for about a week which means that you can make a big batch and have fancy coffee everyday. Or try to be good and just have it on the weekend. It's such a nice treat!

    I used Puhoi Valley Organic Half & Half - but if you can't find it you can just use equal quantities of whole milk & cream. You could also use trim milk in the place of whole milk buuuuut this is special weekend coffee and the whole milk makes it super creamy and delicious!

    Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer - the best flavour of coffee creamer just got an easy homemade twist - 3 ingredients, 2 minutes - it's the most delicious cup of coffee ever! | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    Add the half & half to a small jug along with condensed milk & vanilla extract and whisk together, or add all ingredients to a bottle or jar and shake to combine.

    Make your coffee as you normally would but instead of adding boring old milk, add delicious homemade french vanilla coffee creamer and be super excited about life and the delicious coffee that kind of makes you feel like it's Christmas. Also, I have a feeling this would go down so well in iced coffee too!

    You are welcome 🙂

    Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer - the best flavour of coffee creamer just got an easy homemade twist - 3 ingredients, 2 minutes - it's the most delicious cup of coffee ever! | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer

    Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer - the best flavour of coffee creamer just got an easy homemade twist - 3 ingredients, 2 minutes - it's the most delicious cup of coffee ever!
    5 from 1 vote
    Print Pin Rate
    Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 2 minutes minutes
    Author: Laura

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup half & half or ½ cup whole milk & ½ cup cream
    • ¼ cup condensed milk
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions

    • Add all ingredients to a jug & whisk together or add to a jar or bottle and shake to combine.
    • Add as much as you like to your coffee and enjoy!
    • Store in the fridge for 1 week.
    Tried this Recipe? Tag me Today!Tag @thekiwicountrygirl or tag #thekiwicountrygirl!

     

    « Pumpkin Week Recipe Round-Up
    Homemade Marinara Sauce »

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Cynthia Gullion says

      October 10, 2020 at 7:05 am

      I just made this coffee cream it’s just what I was looking for excellent!! Thanks for all the great tips. Cindy

      Reply
    2. jayne says

      July 23, 2016 at 10:58 pm

      Delicious! Coffee would never be the same again after using this!

      Reply
      • Laura says

        July 27, 2016 at 8:31 pm

        It's really not - but I can't stop drinking it and now I need to exercise way more! Haha

        Reply
    3. Shari from GoodFoodWeek says

      July 22, 2016 at 5:13 pm

      We are coffee snobs, we only drink our coffee at cafes - except traditional Turkish coffee {short blacks} when we have guests over...

      Reply
    4. Claire @ My Pink & Green Life says

      July 19, 2016 at 3:57 am

      Haha, I'm a black coffee lover myself but my mom loveees super creamy coffee, so this would be the perfect thing to make for her! I remember seeing your Texas-shaped waffle and I thought it was adorable. I'm thinking I need a Minnesota-shaped one to celebrate my beautiful home state, but where on earth do you find a thing like that?! 😛

      Reply
      • Laura says

        July 21, 2016 at 9:01 am

        You should make it at Christmas and put a cute label on the bottle for your mum! Oh boy those waffles were out of control...it was the only state that had them though! I want a New Zealand shaped waffle iron...haha! You'll have to tell me if you find a Minnesota one!

        Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    Hi, I'm Laura!

    I live on a farm in rural New Zealand with my husband Josh, our kids Sadie, Macey & Finlay and our black lab Sage. We're all about simple & delicious, family friendly recipes that are made from scratch as well as tasty treats! Read More…

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

    Multi Cooker Recipes

    Bowl of bacon bone and vegetable soup on table with slice of buttered bread

    Bacon Hock and Vegetable Soup (slow cooker and instant pot)

    White rice in a bowl with Crock Pot Multi cooker

    Multi Cooker Rice (Instant Pot)

    Shredded chipotle chicken in a bowl

    Multi Cooker Shredded Chipotle Chicken (instant pot or slow cooker)

    Plate of hard boiled eggs

    Multi Cooker Hard Boiled Eggs (Instant Pot)

    Pan of devilled sausages with mashed potato

    Devilled Sausages

    Whole pumpkin in instant pot/multi cooker

    Instant Pot Pumpkin Puree (Multi Cooker)

    Popular Recipes

    Pan of devilled sausages with mashed potato

    Devilled Sausages

    Overhead of bowl with potato salad, chives and tea towel in background

    Easy Potato Salad Recipe

    Homemade beef burger with fries in the background

    Homemade Burger Patties (Josh's secret recipe)

    Close up of scoop of cheesy mince pasta with herbs on top

    Cheesy One Pan Mince Pasta

    My all time favourite Carrot Cake recipe - loaded with grated carrot, crushed pineapple and crunchy walnuts and smothered in cream cheese frosting, this will become your favourite carrot cake recipe too! | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    My Favourite Carrot Cake Recipe

    Homemade Burrito Spice Mix (or taco seasoning) - the perfect blend of spices to make your favourite Mexican meal in minutes! Perfect for beef burritos, nachos, chicken strips for tacos, refried beans or anything Mexican! | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    Homemade Burrito Spice Mix (with free printable labels)

    • Recipe Index
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact me

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility Policy

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact

    As a Mighty Ape Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2022 Brunch Pro on the Brunch Pro Theme

    256 shares
    • Pinterest
    • 5Facebook
    • Email
    • Print
    256 shares
    • 5