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A tasty and healthy Homemade Sugar-Free Coffee Creamer that is low-carb and made with just three simple ingredients. This clean-eating paleo and keto vanilla coffee creamer is an easy DIY alternative to store-bought. 

sugar-free coffee creamer in a glass pitcher with flowers and ice coffee

This sugar-free coffee creamer recipe also fits the bill for anyone looking for a paleo coffee creamer or a keto coffee creamer recipe.

How Can I Sweeten My Coffee Without Sugar

My recipe has just three simple ingredients – milk, vanilla, and dates. While I use heavy cream for my own consumption, you are welcome to choose any milk that you like to drink.

If you find yourself with leftover dates, check out my archive of date recipes.

To make this paleo: use a non-dairy milk with some creaminess to it like coconut or cashew.

As this is already really low carb, leaving the heavy cream in would make this keto-friendly. All the powdered sugar substitutes that the keto diet uses do really weird things to my sensitive teeth, so this is an alternative that may work better for some keto followers.

sugar-free coffee creamer in a pitcher on a blue cloth with flowers and iced coffee

Do you love healthier drinks that taste amazing? Check out my Mojito Mocktail, Easy Instant Pot Iced Tea, and Mocktails For Kids and Grown Ups!

Here’s How to Make It:

  1. Combine cream, dates, and vanilla in a saucepan and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes. Stir often.
  2. Transfer to a high-powered blender (like Vitamix), and blend until the dates are fully incorporated into the mixture. If you have a conventional blender, blend on high for 2-3 minutes.process shots for making homemade sugar-free coffee creamer
  3. Then using a metal sieve, a piece of cheesecloth, or even a colander fitted with a tea towel (or paper towel), strain the mixture to remove any date particles that may remain.

Variations on Homemade Sugar-Free Coffee Creamer:

  • Almond flavored: Add almond extract (yum) instead of the vanilla.
  • Hazelnut: replace the vanilla with hazelnut extract.
  • Chocolate Hazelnut (hold me): hazelnut extract and 1 tbsp dark cocoa powder.
  • Cinnamon Roll creamer: add 2 tsp of ground cinnamon along with the vanilla extract.
  • Chocolate Mint: 1 tbsp dark cocoa powder, and 1/2 tsp mint extract. (related: try homemade)

someone pouring sugar-free coffee creamer into an iced coffee

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4.78 from 9 ratings

Homemade Sugar-Free Coffee Creamer {Paleo Coffee Creamer}

Servings: 32 tbsp
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
sugar-free coffee creamer in a pitcher on a blue cloth with flowers and iced coffee
A tasty and healthy homemade sugar-free coffee creamer that is low-carb and made with just three simple ingredients. 

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Place all three ingredients in a small saucepan, and heat on medium for 15 minutes, stirring often.
    2 cups heavy cream, 2 tsp pure vanilla extract, 7 dates, pitted
  • Transfer to a high-powered blender (like a Vitamix), and blend until the dates are fully incorporated into the mixture. If you have a conventional blender, blend on high for 2-3 minutes.
  • Then using a metal sieve, a piece of cheesecloth, or even a colander fitted with a tea towel (or paper towel), strain the mixture to remove any date particles that may remain.
  • Transfer the finished creamer to an air-tight container (a mason jar or old salad dressing jar would be great).

Notes

Using a heavy cream that is 40% milkfat will allow this to freeze without getting icy.
If you won't use the creamer before the expiration date on the cream, freeze in ice cube trays. Most ice cube trays have 2 tbsp portions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tbspCalories: 56kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 5mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 0gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 220IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
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40 Comments

  1. Hello…. curious what is the purpose of the dates in the creamer recipe? As a diabetic, what can I substitute with the dates?

    1. The dates are there as a natural sweetener. I would use your diabetic-safe sweetener of choice in place of the dates.

  2. My wife and I, are having trouble finding , Sugar Free and Low Carb , items.. It’s like they double the price, on items for sugar free..
    We just found out, my wife is diabetic.. So now I’m trying to learn, to make homemade items.. Thank You So Much..

  3. I made this it is very good. However, it gets so think and sludge like once it’s refrigerated. Am I doing something wrong? I have to spoon it out of the container because it doesn’t pour.

    1. The milkfat in your heavy cream might be a lot. You could try switching to half-and-half and see if that works better for you.

    1. Cream can vary in milkfat percentage, so it may not have been that something went wrong, it’s just that your cream is thicker. The easiest thing to do at this point would be to thin it a bit with any lower-fat milk that you have on hand.

  4. This looks great, looking forward to trying. Do you have any variations, like chocolate. Can I add high quality cocoa powder as a variation? If you could email me other recipes that would be appreciated, thank you.

    1. I don’t really have other options, but you could absolutely use flavors, cocoa powder, etc.

      Cocoa powder tends to settle at the top after a bit, so you may need to shake it before serving.

    1. I am not educated enough on diabetes to suggest a safe alternative. My grandpa has diabetes and I remember honey being slower to raise insulin but other than that, I don’t know much about how it interacts with blood sugar.

  5. I LOVE LOVE this recipe.. one question though… when I used heavy whipping cream, it became very thick.. so much that it didn’t pour, I had to scoop it out like ice cream 🤔 I prefer heavy cream to half and half .. but could try if that would work better.. 
    Am I doing something wrong? 5 stars

    1. I haven’t experienced that before, Tracy. Maybe try 1 cup of heavy cream and 1 cup of a lower milkfat milk or half-and-half and see if that works better for you.

  6. Thank you for this recipe. I can’t wait to try it. Should I use canned coconut milk or coconut milk from the dairy section?

    1. It’s up to you, Christie! Canned will be a lot thicker and will have “solids” in there that would either need to be blended or heated to dissolve. From the fridge section, it is ready to go, but the consistency is thinner.

  7. Thank you for helping me kick my sugar habit, while still enjoying my beloved coffee! I am not a fan of the aftertaste from many artificial sweetness, so this recipe has been a lifesaver.5 stars

    1. I’m so glad you enjoyed this Linda!

      The few things I have tried with fake sugars definitely had a weird aftertaste. And I find they coat my teeth in a funny way. Blech!