Coming from someone who didn’t have her first cup of coffee until she was 30, it took me a while to appreciate a piping hot cup of deliciousness. I have also never been one for sweets or dairy, so I generally enjoy my coffee black. I never really got behind the basic Starbucks drinks, such as a frappé-cappa-mocha-delight, but I recently began enjoying a scoop of Low Carb Protein, Keto Elevate, and/or Ageless Multi-Collagen in my coffee.

Some folks enjoy adding a whipped topping to their coffee beverage, such as a whipped cream or dairy product. This is often enjoyable, but what if we flipped the script?

What if instead of adding a whipped dairy product to the coffee, we added whipped coffee to a cup of dairy? I’ll give you a moment to reread that to let it sink in…

This whipped coffee trend is catching on rapidly and allows you to enjoy your favorite type of milk, topped with whipped sugar, instant coffee, and water. I will warn you in advance, the whipping takes a good bit of arm strength, so if you have access to a handheld mixer or emulsion tool, it would be wise to use it.

The first few times I tried to make a healthy whipped coffee recipe, I didn’t realize how long it would take to blend for the coffee/sugar mixture to become a whipped caramel color with stiff peaks.

I also found the hotter the water, the better. If you add cold water, it doesn’t dissolve the sugar enough, and you won’t get the desired texture.

The ratios I came up with for the best results are two tablespoons of instant coffee or espresso, two tablespoons of your favorite sweetener (I prefer monk fruit or Swerve), and two tablespoons of hot water.

I also played around with the base of my healthy whipped coffee and used almond milk, skim milk, and a protein shake using our Low Carb protein blend.

The following are two of my favorite healthy whipped coffee recipes:

Healthy Whipped Coffee Recipes

Keto Whipped Coffee

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp Espresso Instant Coffee
• 2 Tbsp Monk Fruit
• 2 Tbsp Hot Water
• 1 cup Chai Vanilla Milk (or Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk)
• 1 scoop Keto Elevate
• Cinnamon

Directions:

1. Combine Keto Elevate with vanilla milk beverage and set aside.
2. Blend instant coffee, monk fruit, and hot water until a caramel color is achieved and consistency is that of whipped cream with stiff peaks.
3. Add whipped coffee mixture to the top half of the glass of milk.
4. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
5. Enjoy immediately.

Chef Note: You can also add a scoop of Ageless Multi-Collagen in lieu of or in addition to Keto Elevate.

Nutrition Information (made with vanilla almond milk):
Yields 1 serving

• Calories: 139
• Fat: 11 g
• Carbs: 9.5 g
• Fiber: 3 g
• Protein: 3 g

Protein Whipped Coffee

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp Instant Coffee
• 2 Tbsp Monk Fruit
• 2 Tbsp Hot Water
• 1 cup Almond Milk
• 2 scoops Café Mocha Low Carb Protein Blend

Directions:

1. Blend almond milk with Low Carb and set aside.
2. Blend instant coffee, monk fruit, and hot water until a caramel color is achieved and consistency is that of whipped cream with stiff peaks.
3. Add whipped coffee mixture to the top half of your protein shake.
4. Enjoy immediately.

Chef Note: The beauty of this is that you can add any flavor of our Low Carb protein to this and completely change the flavor profile. I have tried this with Vanilla Cream, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Pumpkin Spice, and I promise you I will never visit a coffee shop again. My dad is a bit of a coffee connoisseur and was my taste tester. And he gave these two thumbs up too!

Nutrition Information (made with vanilla almond milk):
Yields 1 serving

• Calories: 193
• Fat: 5.5 g
• Carbs: 15 g
• Fiber: 5 g
• Protein: 26 g