Do you know how flavored coffee is made? Do you suppose flavors like caramel macchiato, peppermint mocha, bananas foster, or Irish cream milkshake are natural? I’m here to tell you that flavored coffee actually comes from stale, bitter, unwanted coffee beans that are chemically bound to laboratory derived flavoring agents. Read the full scoop on how flavored coffee is made here.
I hope you’re thoroughly grossed out and want to flavor your coffee yourself.
Here’s how to make tasty almond coffee!
ingredients:
1 cup strong unflavored brewed coffee, hot or cold
several drops of pure almond oil
Sweetener and milk of choice
I used Starbucks French roast coffee, chilled it in the freezer after brewing, and then added my ingredients. I used stevia as the sweetener. If you’re going to use sugar, add it while the coffee is still hot so it will dissolve better. Good milk choices include half & half, cow’s milk, soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, and rice milk. Pick whichever you prefer! I used organic 1% milk in mine.
Other flavoring agents to try:
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Ground cloves
Pumpkin purée
Brown sugar
Vanilla extract
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Peppermint oil
Experiment with your own flavorings and nix the propylene glycol used to bind artificial flavors to coffee beans!
Karolina's Kitchen 
One of the best additives for iced coffee if you don’t want to spend the time to brew it yourself: http://www.chameleoncoldbrew.com/. Cold brewing is a slower process but totally leads to a superior coffee experience :-)
Sounds amazing! I’ll have to check it out. I miss seeing you!
Whole Foods on Charleston has it last I checked! We should get… coffee… or lunch this weekend, haha :-)
We have company in town from Reno, but I will let you know when they leave so we can plan a coffee outing. BTW, check out slickdeals.net today for a special Groupon for Whole Foods: $10 gift card for $5!