Homemade Sugar-Free Cappuccino Mix

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My homemade sugar-free cappuccino mix recipe is the perfect holiday gift. Treat your friends so they can make deliciously spiced and creamy cappuccinos at home.

Jar of homemade cappuccino mix.

This homemade cappuccino mix is special for two very important reasons:

1. It is a coffee drink!

2. Thanks to sugar-free products, I can actually drink it!

What a perfect gift for that person who is dieting or has to watch their sugar. At last, something for us! This sugar-free cappuccino mix couldn’t be easier to make. All you need to do is combine the ingredients in a bowl. Those ingredients I hear you ask? Instant coffee, Nesquik, powdered coffee creamer, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and Splenda.

The homemade coffee mix has the perfect blend of warm spices, sweetness, coffee, and creaminess. To gift, I pop some of the dry mix in a half-pint jar and add a festive tag with instructions (I’ve included them below too). Then to make a homemade cappuccino, all you or your loved ones need to do is combine a few tablespoons of the mix with hot water and voila, it’s coffee time!

Cappuccino mix ingredients

Recipe Ingredients

  • Instant coffee
  • No sugar added Nesquik (or any brand no sugar added instant chocolate drink mix)
  • Powdered coffee creamer
  • Ground cinnamon
  • Ground nutmeg
  • Splenda 

How to Make Homemade Cappuccino Mix

Put all of your ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Put all of your ingredients in a mixing bowl in the quantities listed in the recipe below. 

Ingredients mixed together.

Stir that up well and yep, that’s it, you’ve made your cappuccino mix!

Of course, I am doubling this because y’all know how I like to double things!

Jar of cappuccino mix.

I just put mine in a little half-pint jar and cut a circle of Christmas fabric with pinking shears to put under the screw-on ring.

I have tags available below to put on this too.

Now, how do you make a cappuccino from your mix?

All you need to do is add 3 tablespoons of cappuccino mix to 8 ounces of hot water, stir, and you have yourself a homemade cappuccino.

Storage

When stored in an airtight container in a cool dry place (like your pantry) this dry coffee mix will last up to 2 months.

Recipe Notes

  • Now personally, I don’t care for nutmeg and I never have. However, I bought it just to use for this recipe and decided I’d put it in as the original recipe called for. I figured I’d change my mind and perhaps realize that I hadn’t given nutmeg a good chance before. Guess what? I learned that I just really don’t like nutmeg. If you do, that’s great! If you don’t, I would encourage you to leave it out and add more cinnamon in its place.
  • If you don’t mind not being sugar-free, you can use any type of sugar in this recipe: granulated sugar, coconut sugar, brown sugar, you name it!
  • Have fun with the coffee creamer and use any flavor you like, like hazelnut or french vanilla non-dairy creamer.
  • If you want an even creamier cappuccino, substitute the hot water for hot milk instead.

Check out these other cozy drink recipes:

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Skinny Pumpkin Spice Latte at Home

Mocha Coffee Floats

Easy Eggnog Recipe (Without Eggs)

Gingerbread Spiced Coffee

Sugar-Free Cappuccino Mix

My homemade sugar-free cappuccino mix recipe is the perfect holiday gift. Treat your friends so they can make deliciously spiced and creamy cappuccinos at home.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cappuccino, coffee
Servings: 4
Calories: 149kcal

Ingredients

  • 1.25 cups powdered coffee creamer
  • 1 cup no sugar added chocolate drink mix (like Nesquik)
  • 2/3 cup instant coffee granules
  • 1/2 cup Splenda
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (or additional cinnamon)

Instructions

  • Mix all the ingredients together and store the mix in an airtight container.
    1.25 cups powdered coffee creamer, 1 cup no sugar added chocolate drink mix (like Nesquik), 2/3 cup instant coffee granules, 1/2 cup Splenda, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (or additional cinnamon)
  • To prepare, place 3 tablespoons in a cup and add 8 ounces of hot water. Stir.

Nutrition

Calories: 149kcal
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To get printer-ready tags for gift-giving, visit this link.

*There is still a bit of sugar in this recipe as it naturally occurs in milk products. Use your own discretion, please.

For other gift mixes visit here.

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190 Comments

  1. Hey Linda Thank you so much!! I appreciate you just reading Southern Plate but I am truly thrilled that it is coming in handy, too!!

    Michele Thank you! me, too!

    Susie Q You have me smiling so big my cheeks hurt!! Thank you so much!

    Gina I was hoping I wasn’t the only one having to come up with sugar free gifts!! Thank you! Hope your MawMaw enjoys it!

    Jen Now your singin’ my tune! I want to eventually experiment with different flavors of creamers and such, I think it would be divine! So many possibilities here!

    Heather Now, I’m actually a bit of a coffee snob. I buy whole bean and grind them fresh each time I make coffee. I have never liked instant coffee straight (I mean mixed up like coffee) but I do like this mix very much! As far as instant coffee goes, I think that wal mart brand is about as good as they come! I like it better than Folgers brand. I always keep instant coffee on hand to use in some recipes such as tiramisu and cappuccino frosting.

  2. How is that instant coffee? I’ve always had bad luck with it, maybe I’ve just had the wrong brand in the past. Looks like Wal-Mart brand there in the pic, am I right? It sounds like a fantastic mix and I love that it’s sugar free! I look forward to seeing your other treats recipes!

  3. wow, sugar free…I’m passing this to the mamaw… it will be a huge hit! thanks for giving me a chance to share with the diabetics in our family!!

  4. Thank you again! These mixes are going to finish off my Christmas shopping just wonderfully! Especially the chocolate gravy mix. I have a sister who used to live in Arkansas and loved chocolate gravy. Thank you so much. You are top notch in my book.

  5. I have watched and kept up with all of your gift mix posts and have incorporated some of them into our holiday baskets. I believe this one will end up being my absolute favorite!

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