It may have been 90 degrees in the shade today, but I have fall on my mind. I blame my friend, Nikki. She posted some delicious pumpkin treats she made this week on her blog. I knew had to make my own pumpkin treats seeing as there are a bazillion miles between us (she lives in this little town called Manila.) and she cannot easily share. I also was convinced I had a rouge can of pumpkin in my pantry, so when I went to the store I picked up what I needed to make flavored creamer with the idea that I would make pumpkin spice creamer. I got home busted everything out and then realized the can of pumpkin I was picturing to be in my pantry was very likely the one in Nikki was holding in her photo.
Oops.
I wanted creamer more than I wanted to go to the store, so a cupboard scrounge led me to decide to try a Spiced Rum variety. I also wanted to make it vegan becuase I like to limit my dairy and coffee creamer just isn't worth it to me. I am happy with the results, though I would like it to be a bit creamier. All the online recipes I found called for adding a thickener like xanthan gum or even cornstarch. Both options are icky, so I went with a soy creamer instead of straight soy milk and coconut cream instead of coconut milk.
If you make it I would love to know what you think of it!
Vegan Spiced Rum Coffee Creamer
1 cup soy milk creamer (or whole milk)1/2 cup coconut cream (or half and half)
4 T maple syrup
1 t rum extract
1 t cinnamon
1/4 t ground cloves
Pour all ingredients into a glass jar and shake well. It's great on iced coffee and hot coffee.
I have fall on my mind too (I keep seeing fall spiced recipes everywhere!). This sounds delicious and the perfect way to include a bit of fall in morning coffee until we reach the real thing. It was a lot cooler today, so it must be soon, right?
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty yummy, though if you don't like cloves (my husband doesn't)nutmeg would probably be even better.
ReplyDeleteI loved you used the coconut cream from Trader Joe's. I bought it last week and haven't known what to do with it! I can't wait to try this, Claire!
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