Coffee Drinkers - How do you prepare your coffee at home to avoid places like Starbucks?
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I haven't done this in a while, but last summer I was drinking iced coffee with a scoop of vanilla protein powder and SF caramel syrup. If I closed my eyes, it allllmost tasted like a caramel macchiato.0
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Hot cocoa packet, 1 tbsp half and half, 1 tbsp flavored creamer, fill with coffee.0
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Im addicted to their java chip so I have mastered it at home for about 200 calories
1/2 c double strength coffee chilled
1/2 cup regular almond milk (30 cal)
2 tablespoons hersheys syrup (100 cal)
1/8 tsp xanthan gum (target sells it, helps keep it from separating)
Ice. Blend and then add 1 tablespoon chocolate chips (70 calories) And blend quickly just to break them up.
Viola!!! Delicious!!!
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I have a friend that drinkss bulletproof coffee (coconut oil and milk/cream) but she can drink black if it's good coffee. I drink coffee that's an insult to coffee drinkers, which means it usually has a good deal of sugar/milk so I don't drink it often (and I find most store bought creamers are bland and tasteless). My favorite mix is International Delights Salted Caramel Mocha, which is similar to the one Starbucks makes. I've made a copycat recipe I found on pinterest when I can't find it (it's seasonal, dangit), and it's not bad, but not quite the same. I'd go to the googles and see what you can find.0
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super_b_star wrote: »Just as the title says. It's so obvious that it's much healthier (and cheaper!) to make your own at home. And while I understand people can simply like it black, I'm more curious as to what other 'recipes' people have up their sleeves for this. Thanks!
Quarter cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk and a tablespoon of creamer, usually hazelnut. I want to try cashew milk, because I've heard good things.0 -
I use Sumatra (dark) with raw sugar and cinnamon. To cool it off, sometimes some soy milk.0
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1 cup
Fill with coffee.
Melt into kitchen chair.
Enjoy.
Then go shovel horse and cow poop.
I just couldnt end it at ,coffee black. its my creative side,,LOL0 -
Teaspoon of instant coffee
Hot water
Dash of milk
Repeat about 12 times a day.0 -
Turkish. Medium sweet.0
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- I buy good quality, whole bean coffee
- I ground that coffee fresh every evening before bed
- I get up and press "start" on my coffee maker
- I poor myself a cup of quality coffee with a splash of milk
- I step out onto patio with said cup of coffee and watch the sunrise before jumping into the shower
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I've noticed that cold coffee tastes better too. It's all I drink these days. I make a pot and make enough for 2-3 days worth of coffee. It keeps perfect in the fridge and a quick great way to make iced coffee!0
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I use my keurig everyday. I need 2 cups before I can function. I use around 2 TBS of a creamer of my choice. I have been using sugar-free french vanilla coffee mate lately. I am used to the flavor of smaller amounts of creamer. When I go to Starbucks i get a "skinny" coffee, so skinny latte or skinny mocha with extra shots. Its less calories and still tasty.0
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I just drink folgers w coffee mate. About 3 tbsp. I know, I'm bad.0
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grind my own beans, usually 1/2 vanilla nut and 1/2 regular roast. Daily is non fat 1/2 and 1/2, about 2 TLB and stevia. On weekends we put in ground cinnamon and anise. Haven't learned to like black coffee, something about that creaminess with the edge of bitter that my taste buds love. Also, we make a big pot and then then use the leftovers for iced coffee the next morning (we live in Phoenix).0
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I use half and half and sweeten with honey. Using half and half I don't pour as much.0
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DivineLotus wrote: »I use my keurig everyday. I need 2 cups before I can function. I use around 2 TBS of a creamer of my choice. I have been using sugar-free french vanilla coffee mate lately. I am used to the flavor of smaller amounts of creamer. When I go to Starbucks i get a "skinny" coffee, so skinny latte or skinny mocha with extra shots. Its less calories and still tasty.
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I was using the almond joy creamer (or other flavors - that one was my favorite).
I was also drinking a protein shake in the morning after my workout.
I did away with the creamer. Now I shake up my protein with almond milk and use that as my "creamer". It isn't as sweet, but I got used to it.0 -
I buy a Kona blend at Sprouts and grind it in the store. I drink it black (sorry notsorry if that isn't deemed "helpful" per the OPs standards).
@super_b_star - you may want to buy bulk coffee at a place like Sprouts where you can buy a little and try it out. Making coffee at home is a learning curve - you need to get the proportions between coffee and water just so. I'm a big fan of Sprouts Kona blend which is a medium roast. It took me a long time to get to straight black coffee but it was all a matter of finding the beans and proportions. Don't be fooled by "flavored" beans - they are more of an essence than a straight up flavor. You can also return everything to Trader Joe's so if you buy something and don't like it no loss.
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Most of the time I have it black...but once in a while I will microwave some milk (whole, 2%, or even unsweetened almond) and add a teaspoon or two of unsweetened cocoa powder and a little stevia to make a mocha. I will do this with french press coffee, or if I am being really ambitious use the moka pot. I may or may not add vanilla extract and often add cinnamon. If I really want to get complicated, I will froth the milk as well with a battery powered hand frother.0
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I normally drink about 350mL of black coffee in the morning. Fresh clean water and freshly roasted beans used within their optimal lifespan (5-7 days) is key.
I use a number of different methods of extraction but I find myself going back to a pour-over Hario V60. I grind medium-fine and use a ratio of about 1:16 grams of coffee grounds to water--so around 22g for 350mL of water at a temperature of about 90C. The pour-over should take about 3 minutes or so for the ideal grind and extraction.
Yes it's a somewhat junior high school science project approach to coffee, but the method ensures a solid baseline for judging different types of coffee and the ritual itself (I find, anyways) is perfect way to get started in the morning.0
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