The Basics of Healthy Coffee Recipes

I used to enjoy mochas and lattés, as well as many of the Christmas drinks that we may be missing if we are looking for healthy coffee recipes but suffer from food intolerance such as gluten intolerance, or dairy intolerance (casein or lactose). For some people, even soy is off limits. As a result, and from the experiences of my own life, I have compiled a short list of useful ingredients that will help you craft your own gourmet healthy coffee beverages from scratch in the comfort of your own home

I hope that you will not only enjoy the result of these coffee recipes, but also enjoy their flavour, and the major savings your pocketbook will enjoy. Without further ado, below is a list of ingredients that will help you prepare some of the coffee recipes that I have included for your reference at the end of this article.

You will find that with this list, as well as the coffee recipes that follow, you ought to be able to craft a fairly wide assortment of organic coffee drinks that you can prepare and savour even given nearly any common food intolerance. You should find that the result will often be slimming coffee that has fewer chemicals, preservatives, and cholesterol compared with the typical major chain drinks.

Healthy Coffee Recipes Ingredient List:

• Organic coffee
• Sweetener (optional)
  • Agave nectar
  • Honey
  • Brown sugar
  • Maple syrup
  • Refined sugar
  • Coconut ice cream
  • Vanilla or other syrup
  • Coconut milk
  • Spices (optional)
    • Cinnamon
    • Nutmeg
    • salt
    • Cocoa powder (depending upon recipe)
    • Milk substitute (for recipes that call for foam)
      • Hemp milk
      • Almond milk
      • Gluten-free rice milk
      • Coconut milk
      • Other flavourings or extracts (depending upon recipe and tastes)
        • Vanilla, maple, peppermint, almond, etc extract
        • GFCF soy-free Chocolate shavings

Healthy Coffee Recipes:

a)      Basic coffee

1. Start with a brewing a pot of black organic coffee. You can start with whole gourmet coffee beans and make it in a French coffee press if you like. You can also brew a pot of cheap fair trade coffee in an automatic coffee maker. Whatever works for you. I prefer a French coffee press to get the coffee oil and bit crema for the best flavour release.
2. Keep a few cans of whole coconut milk in the fridge. You can use light coconut milk, but that will just mean that you will have less to work with, since what we want is the chilled coconut cream that high in healthy coconut oil, with less of the water.
3. Cream: Scoop out a tablespoon of the cream and stir it very well into the coffee (or however much cream you would normally use.
4. Milk: If you prefer milk in your coffee, try hemp milk. I use it often and like the consistency and flavour in coffee. I find that almond and rice are thinner, although they can be very low calorie and better than black if you really want something in your coffee.
5. Choose one of the sweeteners listed above. This part doesn’t change much from how anyone would sweeten their coffee. If you are vegan, beware of white refined sugar, as well as brown sugar, which can contain animal products such as bone char. I recommend trying agave nectar. You may want to try Stevia, although it is not my cup of tea,

b)      Slim down mocha

1. Add a tablespoon of cocoa powder to the above recipe. I like to put mine right into the French coffee press or the basket of the automatic coffee maker.
2. You can do the same with the sweetener. Syrup or nectar will work the best, I find.
3. Use extra coconut cream. You can try adding a scoop right to the top like whipped cream, but I really like to just mix it in and use a bit less, to cut down on the calories in coffee.
4. Tropical cappuccino: What do you think? Look below for some tips.
5. Iced gingerbread present: What do you think? Look below for some tips.

You can use the above ingredients, directions and coffee facts to create many more recipes that build upon these. Imagine adding coconut ice cream and gingerbread cookies with coffee in a blender. You can make foam with hemp milk with a whisk or with an espresso steamer. Use these tips to round out the above recipes on your own and you will be well on your way to a full repertoire of healthy coffee recipes.