- 1/3 cup instant coffee
- 1 cup instant dry milk powder
- 1/2 cup powdered coffee creamer
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup store-bought instant vanilla pudding mix
Measure all of the ingredients into a clean, dry bowl. Use a fork to combine everything evenly. If you are ambitious, you can powder everything in a blender. I don’t always do this because I am lazy. You do get really impressive results from it though, and it is easier to do than one would expect. Transfer the mixture to a resealable container, or a pretty jar. This makes a good gift, especially in the winter time.
To Prepare: Place 1/4 cup of dry Rich Vanilla Cafe mix into a coffee cup. Add hot water to fill up the cup (about 3/4 cup hot water). Stir and serve.
I invented this recipe because I couldn’t find powdered vanilla flavorings. The closest I could come was French vanilla pudding mix. After I made this recipe, and then tried it, I was amazed at how smooth and creamy it was. Also, all of the powder dissolved when I stirred it. I didn’t find the normal “sludge” of undissolved mix at the bottom of my cup. It turns out that the pudding mix has chemicals added to it to make powders dissolve completely with only a little bit of stirring. Since then, I have included pudding powder in many of my coffee and cocoa drink mixes. It really improves the finished product a lot. When store-brand pudding mixes can be purchase 2 or 3/$1 it is a pretty cheap way to make hot drink mixes into something really special.
In some of the recipes the pudding mix is optional. If you prefer not to chance adding the chemicals to your family’s diet, then they can be omitted. I’ve also seen organic pudding mixes that look like they would probably work in this type of recipe too. If you find any at your local natural foods store, give it a try and let me know about your results.
How about another yummy coffee mix recipe? Try this Mocha Espresso Coffee Mix.
Thank you so much for this recipe! I’ve been making it regularly since discovering it on your site and you’re right…there’s NO SLUDGE at the bottom of the cup! I plan to try several of your other recipes. Again, thank you for posting it.
Lisa
This is a great recipe! If you are not a “true” coffee lover the coffee might need to be cut back just a bit, or add more pudding, creamer and sugar. But I LOVE coffee so the coffee flavor it’s yummy to me
I made 12 batches of it for Christmas presents, along with some of the other flavors you offer recipes for!
Cheap and delicious! Now I have to try the mocha mint recipe.
Very good!!
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I’ll give this a try using coffee from my favorite fair trade, organic coffee roaster – http://virtuescoffeeroasters.com. Only the best for the best!
great recipes. cant wait to see more. Will definitely check back
great coffee. just what i need to perk up my morning.
This is soo yummy! I don’t like strong coffee but this is a perfect balance. The best part is the sugar and cream are already in it so one scoop and boiling water and your done-just enjoy:) thank you for this recipe-awesome!
It DOES sound good! Have you tried it with sugar free instant pudding/granulated sugar substitute? Just wondering….. Thanks for posting the recipe! I’ll give it a try.
I made this the other day, using decaf coffee so that my teenager could try it. It was SO GOOD! I’m going to make a couple more batches today. (I make two batches at a time so that I can use up the entire box of pudding mix.) So smooth and creamy and vanilla-y — it’s definitely a winner! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us.
I made it without the coffee in it. It tastes like general foods international vanilla creme which apparently has been discontinued. My daughter loves it and calls it “Emily coffee”
I did this without coffee also and just add it to my brewed coffee versus the regular. It was pretty good
I meant to say brewed coffee instead of instant….I also made a batch with pumpkin spice pudding…was great since fall is creeping up fast.
Hmm.. Sounds good, wanna try
So delicious! I made it with decaf coffee so I can enjoy it on cool fall afternoons. It is delcious. I, too, plan on making it for some family members for Christmas. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
This is GOOOOOD!
I like creamy and sweet so I added 1/2 cup more of creamer and sugar, and its absolutely Delicious!
Thank you so much!