{"id":17037,"date":"2015-01-14T08:44:30","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T15:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=17037"},"modified":"2015-01-14T08:44:31","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T15:44:31","slug":"coffee-and-almond-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2015\/01\/coffee-and-almond-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee and Almond Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Almond<\/a>Giving up milk in my morning coffee\u00a0left me sad. \u00a0I like my morning coffee to be creamy with a little sweetness. \u00a0I don’t add sugar to coffee but was able to get that sweetness from the milk. \u00a0Taking that away meant that I needed a substitute and the search for something suitable took me months.<\/p>\n

I tried everything and was coming up short.<\/p>\n

I tried bulletproof coffee and I tried coffee with just a little bit of coconut oil and a dash of coconut sugar. \u00a0All of this was fine but it wasn’t good. \u00a0I wanted good.<\/p>\n

Morning coffee is one of my favorite\u00a0routines and eases me into the day. \u00a0I’m not dependent on coffee and I don’t have withdrawals when I go without. \u00a0I really just enjoy the whole process of it. \u00a0Grinding the beans, that first smell of brewed coffee, and making a cup to take to my desk.<\/p>\n

I love this whole thing about mornings.<\/p>\n

So when looking for a replacement to milk, I didn’t want coffee to become this process and something that isn’t sustainable.<\/p>\n

With bulletproof or coconut oil coffee, the blender was needed which meant another thing was dirty and needed washed. \u00a0Plus, how would I make this while traveling? \u00a0Too much of a process and not sustainable.<\/p>\n

I started testing out non-dairy milks. \u00a0Most of the almond milks I tried ended up having a weird taste in coffee. Coconut milk from the dairy aisle tasted like a mess of chemicals. \u00a0None of those played well in coffee, the milk sank, separated, and never mixed unless I used the blender.\u00a0 \u00a0Vanilla almond milk + a pat of butter in the blender tasted like a latte but that became a whole process and I’m not looking for added fat in my coffee. \u00a0That might be a nice special treat but not daily.<\/p>\n

Canned full fat coconut milk was awesome but not cost effective. \u00a0Even the cheapest can is $0.99 and that only lasts for about a day.<\/p>\n

Finally, FINALLY, I found a good solution. \u00a0Califia Farms<\/a> makes almond milk that plays nicely with coffee and you don’t have to bust out a blender either.<\/p>\n

It is a little bit more pricy but worth it. \u00a0Their flavored milks have very little sugar which is nice especially if you’re trying to reduce your sugar intake. \u00a0I prefer the vanilla almond milk but have also used the toasted coconut as well and they both work well to make tasty coffee.<\/p>\n

Yes there is an adjustment period going from milk to almond milk, but it doesn’t last long. \u00a0I heat the almond milk up slightly (don’t take it past a simmer or it starts to break down) and then pour the coffee right on top. \u00a0They blend together and I’m back to having creamy slightly sweet coffee in the mornings.<\/p>\n

Not a big process since the blender is no longer needed. \u00a0Also sustainable because most coffee houses offer almond milk as an alternative to cream.<\/p>\n

Does it taste like real milk? No, that’s why there is an adjustment period.<\/p>\n

I can only find this brand at my local Whole Foods but since it brought back the joy of morning coffee, it’s worth it.<\/p>\n

If you’re wondering, Scott is able to handle milk just fine so he uses\u00a0100% grass-fed milk in his coffee. \u00a0I also can only find that at Whole Foods.<\/p>\n

It did take several months for me to find a good replacement but now I’m back to being a happy girl with her morning cup of coffee!<\/p>\n

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Disclaimer: This is NOT an ad for Califia Farms, they don’t even know I exist. \u00a0I really enjoy their almond milk and am sharing that with you.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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