Homemade Coffee Creamer

Though I feel very strongly about eating well, one of the main pre-made and unhealthy things I couldn't give up was coffee creamer! No more will I read this:"INGREDIENTS: WATER, SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL, AND LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE)**, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, COLOR ADDED, SALT, CARRAGEENAN, SUCRALOSE."

 I especially love Peppermint Mocha in the cold months and never seem to grow weary of it! Finally I decided to take the leap, and create a few forms of creamer starting with my favorite Peppermint Mocha.  

The Basic Set Up

2 cups Organic Half-n-Half
           or
1 cup  Organic Heavy Cream
1 Cup Organic Whole Milk
           or just Heavy Cream

Add flavors you prefer and warm milk on medium low until begins to steam.  With Vanilla creamers run mixture through mesh sieve and store in original Half and Half Container or Labeled Ball jar in refrigerator.

Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer
1/3 cup Sugar (More/less to taste. Keep in mind this will seem very sweet but will be diluted again in your coffee)
1 tsp peppermint extract
1 1/2 tbs unsweetened cocoa


REVISED*
I have enjoyed this recipe but feel like I am missing the consistent smoothness. I find with the chocolate flavors etc there is quite a settling,  I do shake it previous to adding to my coffee, but still am not completely satisfied with the composition.  ANSWER* Oganic flavored syrup, like ones used in coffee shops to flavor espresso. Its right. Mix right in with Half and Half or cream. 


8 tbs or more taste flavor
1 quart organic half and half 


Here are some organic flavored syrups! 
Liquid Planet http://www.liquidplanet.com/estore/home.php?cat=79
Monin           http://www.moninstore.com/prod_Detail.html?prodID=118&flavor=Monin-Vanilla-Organic-Syrup


Sugar Free Vanilla
(I always prefer to use Fructose(Fruit Sugar) over Sugar to not raise my blood sugar, and its not the terrible Fake Sweetener)

4-8 Packets Truvia (depending of taste)
1/2 Vanilla Bean scraped and brought to heat pan with cream(or 1 tbs real vanilla extract)

Vanilla Bean
The Vanilla Bean is so delicious it always inspires me to add real vanilla bean to other things.  I could seriously drink it straight, forget the coffee. 
1/2 Vanilla Bean scraped and boiled in milk(or 1 tbs real Vanilla Extract)
1/3 cup Sugar(More/less to taste. Keep in mind this will seem very sweet but will be diluted again in your coffee)

NOTE: Add all your scraped vanilla beans to one container of sugar. Makes wonderful fragrant vanilla sugar you can use for baking.

Hazelnut
1 tbs Hazelnut Extract
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/3 cup Sugar (More/less to taste. Keep in mind this will seem very sweet but will be diluted again in your coffee)

Dairy Free
Substitute Almond Milk or Coconut Milk

Glory Beams Shine on Homemade Creamer! 

FDA? Nay.

Would you eat from a fruit stand in Mexico? Not likely, unless you were acclimated to their abundance of bacteria! Imported fruit is not much different. The FDA is under resourced and underfunded, and tends to have looser regulations than other concerned regions such as Europe.  In fact, Europe bans milk and meat products from the United States due to our use of hormones and regulation standards. The ability and willingness of the FDA to check even half of the imported foods are not as assuring as one would hope. The regulation management for many countries is very poor regarding chemicals and even banned regulations here are used actively.  Walmart,  is the largest importer of Chinese grown produce. Chinese produce and products are found time and time again to contain lead and arsenic. 

Even if it is not important to your dietary interests consider the effects of all the hormones on small children seriously. For example milk cows are given a growth hormone and other hormones to promote them to continue to produce long after what would be a normal lactation period.  Because of this and the constant manipulation and over-milking they develop puss and infection on their utters.  For this they are treated with antibiotics and the milk as well. All milk sold commercially is then homogenized to eliminate separation of the cream from the thinner milk water.  Homogenization prevents the human body from properly digesting the milk, leaving behind the many vitamins, minerals and short chain fatty acids that are naturally found in milk. There is much research that hormones in milk can produce adult acne, hormone dependent cancers such as testes, prostate and breast, and excessive amounts of antibiotics and hormones. Cancer is caused by the mutation of cells. The chief activity of synthetic hormones and steroids is cell mutation.

SOLUTION- There are many health reasons why organic food is a smart choice, foremost your body is not being pumped full of unnatural disease causing chemicals. With local sources many foods grown locally can be grown with native seeds and without the heavy use of pesticides and fertilizers; cows and dairy without excessive hormones. Milk could be sold raw, without the use of homogenization. There would be very little need for pasteurization and transportation and storage measures. Local foods eliminate the need to import foreign fruits and veggies that have been grown in questionable conditions and with liberal pesticide regulations and can increase the use of organic foods.