Basic Coffee Creamer + Spiced Vanilla Coffee Creamer

This coffee creamer is delicious! It uses only 2 ingredients and provides the perfect base for any flavors you can dream up! Included is a recipe for Spiced Vanilla creamer. It's sweet, spicy, rich and addictive. [Note: to add flavoring to a Basic Creamer you made ahead, combine your base and flavorings in a small pot, bring to a light simmer, remove from heat, cover and let steep for 1 hour before straining. Then you can use or refrigerate your flavored creamer. This recipe is from Food 52 site and credits Tiffany. And I love that it's simple but does not use that sweet condensed milk

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients

• Basic Coffee Creamer

• 1  cup half-and-half cream or 1  cup heavy cream
• 1⁄4 cup  coconut sugar (or regular sugar)

• Spiced Vanilla Coffee Creamer

• 1  cup half-and-half cream or 1  cup heavy cream
• 1⁄4 cup  coconut sugar (or regular sugar)
• 1⁄2 vanilla bean
• 1  cinnamon stick
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, just a pinch

Directions

1. Basic Creamer:
2. Combine the sugar and cream in a small pot. Bring to a light simmer and then reduce heat to low, stirring for 2 minutes until the sugar has dissolved.
3. Remove from heat and strain the creamer into a jar or storage container. You can use it as is or store it and add flavors later. The creamer will last up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator if stored properly.
4. Vanilla Creamer:
5. Combine cream, sugar, cinnamon stick and cayenne pepper in a small pot. Split your vanilla bean and scrape the seeds into the pot, then add the bean.
6. Bring to a light simmer and then reduce heat to low, stirring for 2 minutes until the sugar has dissolved.
7. Remove from heat, cover the pot and let the vanilla bean and cinnamon steep for 1 hour.
8. Strain your creamer through a fine mesh sieve into a jar or storage container and use immediately or refrigerate.