This homemade, brown sugar creamer is the perfect sweet addition to any coffee or tea for a delicious treat, anytime! It rivals the popular coffee shop version in cost, taste, and ingredient quality.
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Brown sugar creamer has a deep, caramelized, sweet flavor from the brown sugar and a creamy texture from the half and half. There’s a faint hint of vanilla that accentuates the richer notes of the brown sugar sweetness and a touch of salt that balances everything out.
If you’re looking for more homemade coffee creamers, we’ve got a bunch. See our gingerbread creamer, peppermint mocha creamer, pistachio latte creamer, cinnamon dolce latte creamer, and caramel macchiato creamer.
Brown Sugar Creamer Ingredients
You only need a few ingredients for this recipe, and I bet that most of them are already in your fridge or pantry. Find ingredient notes (including substitutions and swaps) below.
- Half and half – we used half and half here, but you could use heavy cream or whole milk instead. Know that heavy cream will make for an even richer, thicker creamer, and whole milk will be less creamy.
- Brown sugar – brown sugar or coconut sugar will both work here, but know that brown sugar will make for the sweetest, most caramel-like taste.
A full ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Recipe Variations and Modifications
- Make it dairy-free – to make this creamer dairy-free, grab a dairy-free half and half. Most local grocery stores carry this! If you can’t find it, simply use a can of full-fat coconut milk.
- Make it gluten-free – this recipe is 100% gluten-free as written.
How to Make Brown Sugar Coffee Creamer
The process of making this creamer is incredibly easy! Follow along below for the full how-to.
Step 1: To medium a saucepan on the stove, add all of the ingredients, and whisk to combine.
Step 2: Bring the mixture to a simmer, then turn off the heat. Let the creamer cool, then store it in the fridge in a covered container, like these mason jars, or pour over coffee as you would like!
Recipe Tips
- Adjust the sweetness – use more or less brown sugar depending on your desired level of sweetness.
- Adjust the amounts – this recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to make a larger batch.
- Give it a shake – the sugar should be well incorporated into the mix from simmering the ingredients on the stove, but since it is homemade and does not contain any stabilizers, give it a good shake before pouring.
How to Serve
This creamer is absolutely delicious poured over an iced or hot coffee, but is also really tasty mixed in with black tea for a brown sugar milk tea version.
How to Store
Store the creamer in an airtight jar (think: mason jar) in the fridge. As far as how long you can store it goes, you’ll want to look at the label on your half and half to see its expiration date – keep your creamer in an airtight container in the fridge until you reach that date.
Frequently Asked Questions
While everyone’s meter for sweetness will be different, we found that this brown sugar creamer is incredibly balanced with just the right amount of brown sugar to add a little sweetness to your coffee or beverage of choice without being saccharine.
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Brown Sugar Coffee Creamer
Ingredients
- 2 cups half and half
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt fine
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a medium saucepan on the stove and whisk together.
- Bring the mixer to a simmer, whisking occassionally.
- Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool. Store in a mason jar in the fridge and pour over coffee as desired.
Recipe Notes
- Adjust the sweetness – use more or less brown sugar depending on your desired level of sweetness.
- Adjust the amounts – this recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to make a larger batch.
- Give it a shake – the sugar should be well incorporated into the mix from simmering the ingredients on the stove, but since it is homemade and does not contain any stabilizers, give it a good shake before pouring to combine any separation.
- Use heavy cream or milk – if you want an extra creamy version of this recipe, use heavy cream in place of the half and half. If you prefer a less creamy version, substitute whole milk.
- Make it dairy free – use full fat coconut milk to make this recipe dairy free.
- Substitute the brown sugar – use coconut sugar in place of the brown sugar for a nuttier, less sweet flavor.
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Lovely recipe – here in the UK we can’t buy creamer and I miss it a lot. This is such a quick recipe and highly improves my morning iced coffee!
We are so so happy we could help, Victoria!!
Why is the serving size?
Hi Tanya! You really can’t go wrong!… all personal preference! We recommend 1 to 2 tablespoons!
I followed the recipe exactly and the mixture curdled. Do not let it simmer at all. Just let the sugar melt. I knew I shouldn’t have listened to that part. Oh well!
I read if your heat is too high your milk will curdle. So you have to have it on low heat. Even when microwaving milk you have to use half power or it will clump.
Is it supposed to be so thick?
It sounds delicious! Do you know how long it lasts in the fridge?
Great question, Andrea! Should be good for up to a week in the fridge!
This tastes absolutely lovely. Smooth,sweet but not overpowering.
Awe yay! We are so happy you enjoyed it, Leah!
Are the calories per serving or for the whole recipe?
Great question, Elizabeth! The nutrition info represents one serving!
So delicious! How long should this be able to keep in the fridge?
Oh yay! We are so happy you love it, Zoe! It should last a good week in the fridge!
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This sounds delicious. Two questions though, could I use almond milk and could I use Splenda brown sugar?
Great question, Joann! Absolutely!
I cut this recipe in half using almond milk and splenda brown sugar. I used about 1 tsp. in a cup of chai tea. It was good and not too sweet. You could use more if you like sweeter tea.
Great tips Jo Ann! Thank you so much for taking a moment to share!
I think this would be great in chai tea!! I’m going make this over the weekend & try it in my coffee & my Chai tea!
That sounds amazing, Jennifer!
Ran out of coffee creamer this morning so decided to make this using evaporated milk. Amazing and tasty. I’m from NM and this reminds me of Natillas. A traditional egg custard, love it! Thanks for sharing
Awe that is so sweet, Dulcie! We are so happy you enjoyed it!
Yummy! Thank you for posting. Such a simple way to ensure knowing exactly what is going into your creamer. And being able to adjust th sweetness!
This creamer is delicious! I love the original recipe for myself. I was thinking about making a dairy free version for my mom, but she doesn’t usually like coconut milk. Would I be able to use oat milk instead?
Excited to try this! Do you by chance know approximately how long it will keep good in the fridge for?