Whether you’re looking to dial back on animal-based saturated fat or simply incorporate more plant-based alternatives, making the swap from traditional half & half to plant-based half & half can trim 2 grams saturated fat from every ounce.
We picked up 8 different plant-based half & half options on store shelves that all have a clean label with no sugar added – all of the stuff we do want, and none of the stuff we don’t want. Texture and flavor vary wildly, though, so below is Molly’s ranking of each, based on our informal taste test with real-world coffee lovers!
Traditional Dairy Half & Half: 2 tablespoons provides 40 calories, 3 grams fat, 2 grams sat fat, 1 gram carb
TOP PICKS FOR FLAVOR + TEXTURE
Califia Farms BetterHalf | Coconut Cream & Almondmilk, unsweetened
- Ingredients include almondmilk, coconut cream, acacia gum, gellan gum
- Per two tablespoons: 15 calories, 1.5 gram fat, 1 gram sat fat, 0 carbs, 0 sugar
Picnik | Collagen Creamer, unsweetened
- Ingredients include cashew milk, coconut cream, MCT oil, acacia gum, gellan gum
- Per two tablespoons: 20 calories, 1.75 gram fat, 1.5 gram sat fat, 0.5 grams carbs, 0 sugar
Forager | Half & Half, unsweetened
- Ingredients include cashew milk, coconut cream, dates, acacia gum, gellan gum
- Per two tablespoons: 20 calories, 1.5 gram fat, 1.5 gram sat fat, 1 gram carb, 0 sugar
RUNNER UP OPTIONS
Califia Farms Almondmilk Creamer | Almond & Coconut Cream, unsweetened
- Ingredients include almondmilk, coconut cream, locust bean gum, gellan gum
- Per two tablespoons: 20 calories, 1 gram fat, 0 sat fat, 0 carbs, 0 sugar
Nut Pods | Almond + Coconut Creamer, unsweetened
- Ingredients include coconut cream, almonds, acacia gum, gellan gum
- Per two tablespoons: 20 calories, 2 grams fat, 0 sat fat, 0 carbs, 0 sugar
milkadamia | Macadamia Creamer, unsweetened
- Ingredients include almondmilk, coconut cream, acacia gum, gellan gum
- Per two tablespoons: 20 calories, 1 gram fat, 0 carbs, 0 sugar
LAST PICKS, NOT OUR FAVES!
Laird Superfood | Superfood Creamer, unsweetened
- Ingredients include coconut cream, Aquamin™ (calcium from marine algae), organic mushroom extracts (chaga, lion’s mane, cordyceps), organic acacia gum
- Per two tablespoons: 30 calories, 1.5 grams fat, 1.5 grams sat fat, 0 carbs, 0 sugar
MALK | Oat + Almond Milk Creamer, unsweetened
- Ingredients include organic oats, almonds, flaxseed, and Himalayan salt (no gums)
- Per two tablespoons: 15 calories, 0.5 gram fat, 0 sat fat, 0 carbs, 0 sugar
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