Homemade Dairy Free Heavy Cream Creamer
Whole30 + Keto homemade dairy free heavy cream coffee creamer recipe + video! Made with just 3 ingredients and only 3 carbs! Paleo, low carb, gluten free, grain free, sugar free, clean eating, real food.
Do you love your coffee with cream? But dairy isn’t your friend? I have got the homemade coffee creamer for you!
This homemade dairy free creamer tastes JUST like heavy cream, but is dairy free and made with just 3 ingredients! First, make my homemade cold brew, then make this creamer, and you are going to have the best coffee of your life!
Dairy Free Coffee Creamer Ingredients
This homemade coffee creamer is made with soaked raw cashews, a can of coconut milk and water. That’s it! Such simple ingredients! It gets so creamy and thick. You would never guess this wasn’t heavy cream.
I try and avoid sweetened coffee, since it activates my sugar cravings. But if you’re ok with it, you could definitely add your favorite sweetener to this creamer. Monk fruit would keep it keto!
Dairy Free Coffee Creamer Equipment
There are tons of ways you can store your coffee creamer, but here are the accessories I love for it!
- My Vitamix blends up the creamer perfectly! Highly highly recommend!
- I love this glass creamer container to hold the creamer
- I love these Erasable Labels that I keep on all my mason jar lids to write the contents and date
- I must insist you serve this over my cold brew coffee. The smoothest, most delicious coffee you’ll ever have!
Watch How To Make Cold Brew + My Dairy Free Creamer
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Homemade Dairy Free Heavy Cream Creamer
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2.5 cups 1x
Ingredients
- (1) 12.5-ounce can of unsweetened coconut cream (see notes for my favorite brands)
- 1.5 cups raw organic cashews, soaked in water overnight (see notes for quick soak method)
- 1 cup water (or more to desired consistency)
Instructions
- In your high speed blender, add the entire contents of the canned coconut cream, your drained, soaked cashews, and water.
- Blend on high for 1-2 minutes until completely smooth.
- The consistency should be exactly like heavy cream. If it is too thick, add more water until desired consistency.
- I like storing mine in this glass creamer dispenser. It will keep for at least 1 week in the fridge. This makes about 2.5 cups worth of creamer. I’ll keep 1 cup worth in the fridge, and store the rest in pint size mason jars in the freezer.
Notes
My favorite brand of coconut cream is Sprouts Brand Organic Coconut Cream. My 2nd favorite brand is by Whole Foods 365 Organic Coconut Milk, which you can even buy on Amazon if you don’t have a Whole Foods near you.
If you need to do a quick soak of cashews, soak them in boiling water for 1 hour to soften them.
I like my creamer unsweetened, otherwise it gets me craving sugar. If you want a sweeter creamer, you can add your sweetener of choice! Monk fruit would keep it keto, or you could use soaked dates, date paste, maple syrup, honey, coconut sugar, etc.
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29 Comments on “Homemade Dairy Free Heavy Cream Creamer”
You use both terms coconut milk and coconut cream. I know you can refrigerate a can of coconut milk and just use the thick cream from the top. Could you clarify what type of canned coconut milk or cream is best to use. Thanks.
Thanks for the question Paula. I always use coconut cream, but if you prefer you can use coconut milk. They are pretty much interchangeable, the coconut cream is richer which I prefer. I sure hope you like the creamer!
This looks & sounds divine! I’m curious as to how many mason jars you keep on hand to use? In light of the current food situation, I’m going to definitely make more items at home. Your nut butters, creamers & bone broth are definitely on the to do list! I’m trying to be wise in how many & which size to buy. I too have very limited space!
I usually make 1 or 2 mason jars at a time Brookann. Since the ingredients are shelf stable it is easier for me to store the items in my pantry than in my fridge.
Made this creamer today. I wanted a little flavor in mine, so I added about 1 T of monk fruit, 1 date, 1 T of vanilla, and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. It is good! I suggest you have a small glass of cold brew ready, and then you can taste and adjust as you go if needed. Next batch I plan to try some maple syrup in it too. Or you can even cut back on the water and add a flavored coffee syrup instead – although it won’t be as heathy and natural.
The addition of raw cashews is brilliant because it thickens the mixture and adds extra creaminess. Thanks Natalie! This recipe beats any other online coffee creamer recipe I have tried!
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I am so happy you liked my creamer Kathy! I love all the tips you shared. It sounds like it turned out fantastic! I love your flavor additions, sounds delicious.
Can’t wait to try this creamer in the morning! How do you thaw out the frozen cream in the jar? How long does it take to thaw out? Thank you for this recipe!
To thaw the creamer I usually take it out of the freezer and put it in the fridge for a couple of days Alicia. I sure hope you like it!
Love this! However, I have a quick question…. I stored this in the fridge and it became more solid. I hadn’t warm it up to make it pourable. Does this always happen? Should I add more water when making it so it is thinner? Thanks for your help! BTW…. love your cold brew coffee too!
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The heavy cream does harden in the fridge Mary. I usually just scoop it out and spoon it into the coffee and it melts instantly. If you would prefer you can add more water and it won’t get as solid. Personally I like it thick and don’t thin mine out.
I just made this! So creamy and delicious! I don’t have the best blender options – so I started with my immersion blender but that didn’t seem to breakdown the cashews all the way – then in 2 parts I did it in my magic bullet (didn’t start with that cause it’s too small so had to do it in 2) Anyway that helped it and did the trick!
I also got the raw cashew pieces from tjs instead of the wholes figured since I didn’t have a super high powered blender that would be a better option for me! And I did the trick of soaking them in boiled hot water first- because i didn’t have patience to wait till tomorrow 😂
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So glad you liked it Sarah!
Brilliant!! Just made it. I feel like it saved coffee for me. It’s creamy and tastes amazing.
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Yeah! I am so glad that my homemade creamer saved coffee for you Brooke! That makes my day!
I love this creamer! It’s so creamy and delicious that it’s hard to believe it’s non dairy. I also love that the ingredients are shelf stable so I never have to worry about running out and I can make this any time. I might try freezing the excess in ice cube trays for easy cream cubes to pop into blended iced coffees this summer!
Thanks for another great recipe, Natalie!
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I am so happy you liked my creamer Rose. It is lovely to be able to make it with ingredients on hand. Freezing it in ice cube trays is a brilliant idea!
My husband looooves coffee but him and dairy are not friends! Lol so when I made him this with a few little add ins of sweetener & vanilla he was in love! Thank you for this recipe now we use it everyday he’s even started to make it him self!
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I am so glad that you like my dairy free creamer Marina! Even better that your hubby likes it too! Your addition of sweeteners and vanilla sound delicious. I love that your hubby is making it himself. That is fantastic!
I love this creamer. The first time I made it, I used. Regular cashews and did the quick soak. It tasted good but had an gritty Texture. The next time I used raw unsalted cashews and did the overnight soak and it had a very creamy texture. I’m drinking it in my coffee right now😊
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I am so glad you like my coffee creamer Paulette! I am glad it turned out so well for you with raw unsalted cashews. It’s so nice to have a healthy creamer with your coffee. Such a fun treat!
I love making this creamer, it’s delicious! Now that September has hit I want all things pumpkin lol thoughts on giving this a pumpkin twist?
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I do have a pumpkin spiced latte:
https://www.tasteslovely.com/paleo-whole30-pumpkin-spice-latte/
I would probably just add pumpkin puree Jamie! It’s delicious.
Thank you!! Can’t wait to try your pumpkin spice latte recipe!
Q—Where did you get the coffee strainer that fits in your mason jar?
Here is a link to the filter:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0776ZSV8P/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?tag=tasteslovel-1-bg-20
I sure hope you enjoy the creamer Cari!
Will this whip up to set a no bake pie?
I don’t know if the consistency of the creamer would work for a pie Taylor. I do have a recipe for homemade whip cream using coconut cream. I think that might work better. Here is a link to it:
https://www.tasteslovely.com/homemade-dairy-free-heavy-cream-creamer/
I sure hope you like it!
Could you replace the cashews with almonds?
I don’t think it would work with almonds Jessica. Cashews when soaked and blended turn into a creamy base that is used in lots of creamy non dairy recipes. Almonds don’t replicate the same creaminess at all.
I sure hope you like it though.