dairy-free alternatives for half & half
/Half & half has been a must in my coffee/tea for a while. Sugar, I do without. Recently, I was curious about alternative creamers that are dairy-free. I am glad I bought the range, because it was hard to tell just based on reading or even other’s opinions. In the end my favorite was, by far, Ripple’s plant based half & half. It was the creamiest and best tasting. The fat content doesn’t seem much different, but that was not my goal. Here are some pictures to show my taste test…
My taste test included: Trader Joes’ Organic half & half, Nut Pods original, Forager organic dairy-free, Ripple original.
Each cup of coffee had the same amount as did the half & half samples.
Here is an image just after the samples were poured in, without being stirred.
The regular half & half to me tastes perfect, but it has dairy, so if you are looking for a dairy free half & half, as I was, of the three that I tasted, the Ripple had the best consistency and taste! The Nut Pods was a bit textured and almost in little pieces, the Forager didn’t seem to do much to the coffee, and the Ripple was quite similar to the consistency of regular half & half and had a pleasant somewhat nutty flavor.
Here’s a short video showing the cups after they have been stirred…