This iced bulletproof coffee recipe is an easy, delicious treat that will keep you full for a couple hours. Perfect if you’re on a low carb or keto diet – or not!
What is Bulletproof Coffee?
If you’re on the keto diet, you’ve definitely heard of bulletproof coffee, created by Dave Asprey. Basically, it’s coffee mixed with butter and MCT oil. Butter in coffee?! Yes and it’s absolutely delicious. There’s also many benefits to drinking this beverage, such as increased energy and weight loss.
Why MCT oil? MCT’s are medium-chain triglycerides, a form of saturated fatty acid that has numerous health benefits. MCT oil is a concentrated source of fat that creates energy, which almost instantly converts your body to using ketones. Which is exactly what we’re trying to accomplish on the keto diet.
Iced Bulletproof Coffee Recipe
Since my favorite kind of coffee is iced, my bulletproof coffee also has to be. Here’s the easiest way to make one for yourself.
Related: Ultimate Keto Diet for Beginners
Ingredients:
– 2 cups of brewed coffee, chilled
– 2 tablespoons ghee or grass-fed unsalted butter
– 1 tablespoon of MCT oil
Directions:
1. Brew your coffee as you normally would.
2. Add the coffee, oil and ghee to a blender and blend until it’s a bit frothy on top and the fats are nicely emulsified with the coffee.
3. Pour into a mason jar covered with a lid and let it chill in the freezer for an hour or two. *Note: It’s got to be chilled in the freezer, not refrigerator, or else your lovely fats will separate and you’ll have the worst coffee you’ve ever tasted! :)
4. When you’re ready for your pick-me-up, pour over ice and enjoy immediately!
By the way…
Are you new to Keto?
As a keto beginner, my suggestion is to keep your meals simple. It’s really easy to get overwhelmed, searching through recipes on Pinterest each with 15 different expensive ingredients to create one meal.
I recommend starting with the Keto In Five cookbooks. They have 120 recipes, all under 5 net carbs and using only 5 ingredients! They make it so easy to track your macros because they were literally designed for this. Not to mention, these recipes are really easy to prep and taste great.
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