Pumpkin Pie Coffee Creamer

So a girl cannot live by cafe mocha alone. Other flavors are necessary, especially with the arrival of fall and all things pumpkin in my house. I found a great homemade pumpkin coffee creamer recipe, which uses heavy cream and whole milk. But because I'm a little lazy, and cheap, I decided to use the same concept with my favorite Coffee Mate Sweet Cream Natural Bliss. It's the exact amount needed in the recipe (16 oz.), plus it's all natural - just milk, cream and sugar. I photographed the creamer in a recycled Frappuccino bottle (yes, from Starbucks), but I store the creamer in the original Coffee Mate bottle in the fridge. It will keep about a week in the and tastes best the day AFTER you've made it.   Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Pumpkin Pie Coffee Creamer
1 container Coffee Mate Sweet Cream Natural Bliss
4 T. canned pumpkin (plain pumpkin, not pie filling)
1 t. pumpkin pie spice
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. pure vanilla extract

Whisk together the creamer, pumpkin, pie spice and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the liquid begins to steam. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Let cool and strain into a clean bowl. Then carefully pour the creamer back into the Coffee Mate container and store in the fridge. You will have a bit too much to pour it all back into the original container. Pour it into a smaller container.

Original Recipe from
Next to Heaven - Pumpkin Coffee Creamer