The Fall and Winter months are my absolute favorite. While I miss the flowers and sunshine of Spring and Summer, nothing can top the general merriment that the colder seasons bring. I think I enjoy this time of year so much because of all the holiday festivities. I love Thanksgiving and Christmas is our favorite. I love the smells, the bustle, the colorful leaves, the need for a scarf and boots, and of course, all the marvelous beverages that resurface. While I enjoy a nice PSL from Panera and a minty Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks, I realize that those are not always the best options for my health or my pocketbook.

So I created a little concoction that gives me the warm and fuzzies of my favorite holiday beverages, but without the expense and with added health-boosting ingredients including:

  • Cinnamon and Nutmeg Essential Oils: Cinnamon can promote healthy cardiovascular and immune function, while nutmeg supports the nervous and endocrine system and can improve energy. Plus, they both taste great and really give it a holiday flare.
  • Coconut Oil: This adds a lovely creaminess to the coffee and the benefits and uses are endless.
  • Grass-fed Butter: Butter in coffee sounds weird, I know. But I promise that you won’t even taste it, and it adds an awesome serving of healthy fat into your diet.
  • Coconut/Almond Milk: For those who don’t tolerate dairy well, coconut milk and/or almond milk are excellent alternative; and of course, you can remove the butter.

It took me a few rounds of testing, but I finally made a batch that I L-O-V-E, so I wanted to share it with you, my friends!

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup of your favorite coffee
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 drop cinnamon essential oil
  • 1 drop nutmeg essential oil
  • 1 tsp coconut sugar
  • small pad of grass-fed butter
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 1/8 cup coconut milk
  • 1/8 cup almond milk (you can use both coconut milk and almond milk or one or the other – whatever you prefer and have on hand!)

How to Make

  1. Brew your coffee
  2. Mix all other ingredients and heat on low until combined
  3. Place coffee and mixture into blender and blend until combined
  4. Enjoy!

What’s your favorite holiday beverage? Have any recipes? Share below!