Maple Cinnamon Coffee With Collagen

Enhance your morning coffee experience with this delightful maple cinnamon coffee recipe! It’s easy to make, tastes delicious, and has a nice boost of nutrition from the addition of collagen. Plus, maple syrup in coffee is a wonderful way to sweeten your coffee naturally.

I love coffee just about any way you serve it, but adding a few subtle flavors, like maple or cinnamon in coffee, really is my favorite way to go. I think you’re going to like this one!

CAFE AU LAIT VS LATTE

‘Cafe au lait’ is the French way to say ‘coffee with milk’. A cafe au lait is made with strong brewed coffee and steamed milk, and most often served with equal parts coffee to milk (there is no hard and fast rule on this ratio though).

A latte on the other hand is made with espresso, steamed milk, and topped with foamed milk. A latte will generally contain 1-2 ounces of espresso and 8+ ounces of milk.

TELL ME ABOUT THIS COFFEE RECIPE

Level of difficulty: Easy.

Flavor: Coffee accented with hints of cozy cinnamon and sweet maple

Time: It will take you less than 5 minutes prepare your cinnamon and maple syrup coffee

INGREDIENTS NEEDED

Hot, Strong Brewed Coffee: put your morning coffee on to brew as usual

Ground Cinnamon: did you know you could add cinnamon to coffee? You can, and you should, and you will when you make this lovely morning coffee.

Pure Maple Syrup: maple syrup in coffee adds sweetness and a lovely hint of maple flavor

Unflavored Collagen Powder: adds protein and a lot of nutrients to your morning coffee – this is the one that I like to use

Milk: you can use whatever milk you prefer (dairy or non-dairy) to make a homemade cafe au lait. I recommend using 2% or whole dairy milk.

OVERVIEW: HOW TO MAKE THIS MAPLE COFFEE RECIPE with cinnamon and collagen

1. Brew your morning coffee as usual
2. In a liquid measuring cup, add milk, maple syrup and a few dashes of cinnamon. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute to warm up
3. Add 1 scoop of collagen to the milk mixture and froth with a handheld milk frother
4. Pour coffee into your mug, filling it about ⅔ full
5. Top with frothed milk mixture and a few additional dashes of cinnamon

EXPERT TIPS

Want to reduce the number of dishes you use? Warm and froth the milk mixture in the mug you plan to use instead. If you don’t care too much about the amount of frothy milk on top of your cafe au lait, warm and froth the milk mixture in the mug you plan to use and top with coffee instead. Add the dashes of cinnamon on top and enjoy!

What is the best milk to use for a cafe au lait? You can use any type of milk you like to make your maple cinnamon coffee with collagen.

• Dairy milk: 2% or whole milk are both great options. Note: the higher the fat content is in your milk, the better it will froth.
• Non-dairy milk: oat milk or almond milk are both good alternatives to dairy milk. If you have another non-dairy milk preference, go for it!

What collagen powder should I use for this coffee with collagen? I like and use Vital Proteins unflavored collagen peptides powder, but you can use whatever unflavored collagen powder brand you like in this coffee recipe!

No collagen? No problem! If you do not have or do not supplement your diet with collagen, just skip this step. Your coffee will be wonderful without it too.

Use pure maple syrup! If you are going to put maple syrup in coffee, make sure you’re using the good stuff! I do not recommend using pancake syrup in your coffee.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO MAKE A CAFE AU LAIT:

• A way to brew your morning coffee, such as a standard drip coffee maker or French press
• A handheld milk frother – this one is really awesome
• Coffee mugs – these are the ones shown in this post

LOVE THIS RECIPE? YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY:

• Gingerbread Coffee
• Chocolate Covered Strawberry Coffee
• Homemade Cold Brew Coffee

Maple Cinnamon Coffee with Collagen

Meredith

Up your morning coffee game with this delightful maple cinnamon coffee with collagen recipe! Easy, delicious, and fuels you for your day.

5 from 5 votes

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Prep Time 5 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 1 Serving

Calories 99 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 serving hot strongly brewed coffee
• ▢ ⅓ C milk of choice
• ▢ 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• ▢ 3-4 dashes of ground cinnamon + more to top
• ▢ 1 scoop unflavored collagen powder

Instructions

 

• Brew your morning coffee as usual
• In a liquid measuring cup, add milk, maple syrup and a few dashes of cinnamon. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute to warm up*
• Add 1 scoop of collagen to the milk mixture and froth with a handheld milk frother
• Pour coffee into your mug, filling it about ⅔ full
• Top with frothed milk mixture and a few additional dashes of cinnamon

Notes

*If preferred, you can warm and froth the milk mixture from steps 2 and 3 in the mug you plan to use and top with coffee instead. Add the dashes of cinnamon on top and enjoy!

*Nutrition facts were calculated using 2% dairy milk

Nutrition

Calories: 99kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 47mgPotassium: 271mgSugar: 16gVitamin A: 80IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 121mgIron: 1mg

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