Homemade French Vanilla Creamer Recipe

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Ingredients:

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2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup white sugar
1 cup powdered milk
2 -3 tsp vanilla extract (3-4 tsp if using artificial)
2 -3 tsp butter, melted
1/4 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

If you use Metric units, don't worry about exact conversions. It doesn't matter. It's the ratios that are more important than the exact measurements.
Heat up the milk and the water to moderately warm. You could boil the milk for a short while, if you like, because this would caramelize the milk sugar a bit and actually enhance the flavor, since French Vanilla is actually a combination of vanilla with a caramel overtone. I just heated the milk and water in two batches in a 2 cup (1/2 liter) Pyrex cup in the microwave (1-2 minutes). Just make sure the liquid is not too hot, because powdered milk does not mix well with boiling liquid. If you boil the milk, let it cool considerably before using.
Blend the sugar, milk powder & cinnamon together.
Add the milk and water to a blender and turn it on to one of the slower speeds. I used puree on my unit.
Slowly add the sugar milk powder mix and blend until dissolved. About a minute will suffice.
Add the melted butter or butter substitute, vanilla extract & cinnamon and blend for a few seconds more to incorporate.
That's it. Scoop off and suck down the delicious foam on top and put the liquid into a container. Refrigerate and enjoy!
If you want to use the light brown sugar but only have white, you can add up to 1 T of molasses, refiner's syrup or dark corn syrup. I suppose you could even use maple syrup, but that will obviously change the taste complex. Of course, you might like that!
This could be made with all water and 2 1/3 times the milk powder. However, to enhance the creaminess, the butter or butter substitute should be doubled, as most milk powder is non-fat.
I like a lot of milk in coffee, so these proportions work for me. If you use less milk or creamer in your coffee, but want it sweeter, you could add as much as 50% more sugar.
Alternative flavors: Replace the Vanilla with Almond Extract; Almond and some Orange Extract; Rum Flavoring, Hazelnut or Black Walnut or whatever you desire. The cinnamon should not overpower the vanilla in this version, but feel free to double or triple the cinnamon if you like it. Try replacing the Vanilla with double that amount of Pumpkin Pie Spice mix. There are no rules here! Experiment with the flavors you enjoy, but within the flavoring quantities listed.
Nutritional Considerations: Of course, the sugar is not the best thing for you. But, there doesn't seem to be any reason why you couldn't replace the sugar with one of the measure for measure sugar substitutes either, though I haven't tried it yet. The idea of using the milk powder is that it increases the creamy taste, and doubles the milk solids & proteins of the milk (known as Tiger's Milk ) without increasing the fat content. I used a butter substitute spray made from olive oil, so that helps. Lactose intolerant persons could add Lactaid enzyme, I suppose, though I assume few people would have a problem with an ounce, or so, of a lactose containing product.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	230.82 Kcal (966 kJ)
Calories from fat	66.22 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	7.36g	11%
Cholesterol	26.56mg	9%
Sodium	115.42mg	5%
Potassium	415.06mg	9%
Total Carbs	32.51g	11%
Sugars	32.02g	128%
Dietary Fiber	0.06g	0%
Protein	8.02g	16%
Vitamin C	1.9mg	3%
Calcium	302.1mg	30%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	124.04 Kcal (519 kJ)
Calories from fat	35.59 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	3.95g	11%
Cholesterol	14.28mg	9%
Sodium	62.03mg	5%
Potassium	223.06mg	9%
Total Carbs	17.47g	11%
Sugars	17.21g	128%
Dietary Fiber	0.03g	0%
Protein	4.31g	16%
Vitamin C	1mg	3%
Calcium	162.3mg	30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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