You want me to put Butter in my Coffee?!

Good Morning!

Boy, it has been a while! Over a year! Don’t worry, I’ve been keeping a list of things I want to Blog about, it’s just a matter of finding the time. I don’t know where it goes (lame excuse, I know)! This is going to be a quick post, I’m waiting for our repair man, Humberto, to come fix the dryer. The other night is was drying and then is sounded like there was a small person fighting to get out. Kind of scary, then it stopped spinning all together. Hopefully it’s a quick fix!

This morning I made Bulletproof Coffee for the first time. I’ve seen it on Pinterest and Instagram, all those Paleo links I follow…. Paleo, that’s a whole different blog. I love it, the concept, the health benefits, the variations of “plain” meals. The only sad thing is no bread. I LOVE BREAD, I digress.

 

Back to Bulletproof (This time, baby, I’ll be Bulletprooooof… Can’t help it, every time I say bulletproof the song starts playing in my head. Good thing I like that song, for now). There are quite a few sites that talk about the benefits of Bulletproof Coffee. It started “trending” when Dave Asprey came back from a trip in Tibet where he drank hot tea mixed with yak butter. He enjoyed the benefits (more energy, jump start on fat burning, no caffeine high crash) so much he developed his own version and called it Bulletproof Coffee. Here is the link to Dave’s site. Here is the link to Dave's site. He promotes his own coffee and oil but I did not use his product. I view it as Name Brand v. Generic Brand, I’m a Generic Brand kind of girl, unless you’re talking about shoes and purses. That’s my weakness. Don’t tell the Hubby ;)

Wait, who am I kidding, he already knows.

I recommend getting some quality coffee, fresh and organic. Today I used Panther Coffee, a local coffee roaster. So delicious. I brewed a cup in our Keurig machine. Any way you brew your coffee is fine.

You’ll also need grass-fed butter, not grain-fed. You’re probably like “what’s the difference?!” Grass-fed butter means the cows were allowed to graze on fresh grass, absorbing more nutrients, making the milk they produce much healthier and contain more vitamins than grain-fed cows. I used Kerrygold Grass-Fed Butter.

 

The last ingredient you will need MTC Oil or Coconut Oil. I used MTC Oil, bought on Amazon. If you do shop on Amazon don’t forget to shop http://smile.amazon.com to support a charity of your choosing!

 

There are a few recipes out there, some adding up to 2 tablespoons of butter and 3 tablespoons of MTC Oil. I just started with one of each. I also added a packet of Truvia to make it a little sweeter. I’m a sweet coffee drinker so if you usually drink yours black I would try it without a sweetener first. The butter and oil make the finished product so creamy and delicious!

Now, to make the coffee all creamy and delicious, you MUST blend. Stirring will just leave the coffee oily and gross. Blending is the secret. I used my Magic Bullet, other people have used food processers, blenders, handheld immersion blenders… so whatever you have, just be sure to blend! If you use a magic bullet blend for a second or two and then release the pressure created from the steam. I did that 4-5 times.

The quick and dirty on how to make Bulletproof Coffee:

Ingredients

            1 Tablespoon Kerrygold Grass-Fed Butter

            1 Tablespoon MTC Oil

            1 Cup of Coffee

Brew your cup of coffee. Add the Butter, MTC Oil, and Coffee (and sweetener if that’s your thing) into a blender. Blend for a few seconds. A foam will settle to the top. Pour into your favorite coffee cup and enjoy! Easy-peasy Lemon Squeezy!

Have you tried Bulletproof Coffee? What do you think?