The best coffee creamer is a matter of taste. First of all, some people like their coffee black—no milk, no creamer. If you’re one of those people, that’s so cool! Everyone thinks you’re pretty tough, like a cowboy who makes thick, dark coffee over a campfire and spits a bunch. But hey, there’s no shame in wanting your coffee light and sweet—a little sweet, creamy goodness in a hot cup of coffee just tastes good. And our diversity makes us beautiful!
We’ve tried a lot of coffee creamer over the course of several taste tests. We’ve taste tested vanilla coffee creamer (perf for at-home vanilla lattes), hazelnut coffee creamer (for people who want their morning coffee to taste like Ferrero-Rocher), and sweet cream coffee creamer (the best neutral coffee creamer, for people who don’t like flavored coffee), along with loads of others. What we have here is a roundup of all the best of the best tasting coffee creamer at the grocery store. Kick your cowboy ways and join the sweet side.
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- Nutpods Almond + Coconut Toasted Marshmallow
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Okay, some people want creamy coffee that isn’t necessarily sweet coffee. Sure, you could just add some regular cream or oat milk, but if you’re looking for the best neutral coffee creamer with just a hint of flavor, you should try Nutpods Toasted Marshmallow. The creamer is made with a very luscious blend of almond and coconut milks, and it has a subtle marshmallow flavor that hints at sweetness without actually being sweet. This creamer is totally unsweetened—no sugar and no artificial sweeteners. Just creamy plant-based milks and a kiss of flavor. We didn’t expect that the best sugar free coffee creamer would be totally unsweetened, but we really fell for this stuff. —Gwynedd Stuart
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- Simple Truth Oatmilk Non-Dairy Creamer Sweet Creme
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We love a sweet cream coffee creamer (we’ll get to more of those in a bit), but a lot of them are made with real milk and cream, or, at the very least, some milk solids that keep them from being totally dairy free. If you love sweet cream but don’t do dairy, this is the best coffee creamer to seek out (Simple Truth is a proprietary brand at Kroger-owned grocery stores, FYI). It’s sweet but not too sweet and, miraculously, tastes a lot like real dairy. Plus, “creme” just sounds so fancy, doesn’t it? —Gwynedd Stuart
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- Coffee-mate Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
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This recommendation isn’t good all year long, but when fall rolls around, keep an eye out for Coffee-mate Pumpkin Spice coffee creamer, aka the best coffee creamer for people who love a good PSL but don’t want to go broke getting one at the coffee shop every day. It’s thick, creamy, and the pumpkin spice is nicely balanced. This one earned the endorsement of the most fervent pumpkin spice skeptic on the Sporked team, and that’s saying something! —Gwynedd Stuart
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- Coffee-mate Cafe Mocha Creamer
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Coffee-mate’s Cafe Mocha is the best rendition of a chocolate-flavored creamer we’ve tried. It has a rich milk chocolate taste that perfectly complements coffee. Some of the other mocha creamers we tried tasted like a Hershey’s bar, but this creamer tastes like a Cadbury bar. Both are good, but this one feels a little fancier and a little higher quality. This is the best coffee creamer for mochas at home. —Jordan Myrick
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- Califia Farms Hazelnut Almond Milk Coffee Creamer
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The best hazelnut coffee creamer we tried in our hazelnut coffee creamer taste test just happens to be non dairy, and that’s a big win for vegans and the lactose intolerant alike. I know what you’re thinking: Almond milk creamer just isn’t thick enough. Trust us, this is, plus the subtle almond flavor blends nicely with the hazelnut flavor profile. —Gwynedd Stuart
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- Starbucks Caramel Macchiato Creamer
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Starbucks Caramel Macchiato Creamer makes coffee taste a lot like a Caramel Macchiato you’d get at Starbucks. Iykyk. And if you’ve never had a Starbucks Caramel Macchiato, let me tell you, that they are delicious. They’re super sweet, but the richness of the caramel complements the coffee without overpowering it. I’m not even a coffee fan and I can acknowledge that caramel macchiatos are tasty. If you need your Starbucks fix on a budget, this is the best creamer to buy. —Jordan Myrick
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- Coffee-mate Natural Bliss Real Milk & Cream Vanilla
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Coffee-mate’s Natural Bliss creamers are really good. They’re made with real milk and cream and you can tell from the consistency and flavor. And unlike so many vanilla creamers, this one tastes like sweet, creamy ice cream rather than bitter, astringent vanilla extract. It’s very genuine tasting. Vanilla has to be one of the best neutral coffee creamer flavors, and this is the best vanilla you can buy. —Gwynedd Stuart
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- Coffee-mate Natural Bliss Sweet Cream
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This creamer took the number two spot in our ranking of the best sweet cream coffee creamer, but it deserves a spot on this list because it was a real fight to the finish between this and Chobani Sweet Cream, the best coffee creamer we’ve tried in multiple taste tests. If you like your coffee creamy and sweet, but not flavored, pick up either of these. You’re in good hands. —Gwynedd Stuart
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- Chobani Sweet Cream Coffee Creamer
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Chobani Sweet Cream Creamer is the crème de la crème of coffee creamers. It’s creamy but it isn’t heavy. It’s perfectly sweet (as long as you like your coffee pretty sweet). The rich dairy flavor is unbeatable. It really lets coffee shine. So many of the creamers we tried are oil-based, but this is dairy-based and you can absolutely tell. This would even be good in tea (Gwynedd says she loves this in a good cup of English Breakfast). Chobani Sweet Cream Creamer is truly a 10/10. —Jordan Myrick
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Best Sugar Free Coffee Creamer
Best Non Dairy Coffee Creamer
Best Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
Best Mocha Coffee Creamer
Best Hazelnut Coffee Creamer
Best Caramel Coffee Creamer
Best Vanilla Coffee Creamer
Best of the Best (Runner-Up)
Best of the Best
Other Products We Tried: 365 Hazelnut Creamer, Friendly Farms Hazelnut Creamer, Coffee mate Original Creamer, Coffee mate French Vanilla Creamer, Coffee mate Natural Bliss Coffee Creamer, International Delight Hazelnut Creamer, International Delight French Vanilla Creamer, International Delight Caramel Macchiato Coffee Creamer, International Delight Coffee Zero Sugar Caramel Macchiato Creamer, Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha Creamer, Trader Joe’s Classic Creamer, Trader Joe’s Mocha Creamer, Trader Joe’s Hazelnut Creamer, Trader Joe’s Caramel Creamer, Trader Joe’s Vanilla Creamer, International Delight Hazelnut Coffee Creamer, Starbucks Hazelnut Latte Non-Dairy Creamer, Great Value Hazelnut Non-dairy Coffee Creamer, Walden Farms Coffee Creamer Hazelnut, Happy Belly Non-Dairy Hazelnut Coffee Creamer, Sprouts Organic Hazelnut Creamer, Silk Toasted Hazelnut Almond Creamer, International Delight Sweet & Creamy, Silk Sweet & Creamy, Coffee-mate Zero Sugar Italian Sweet Cream, Great Value Italian Sweet Cream, Barrissimo Italian Sweet Cream
