Coffee? Yes, please!
All through college I hated basic brewed coffee. My first brush with the glory that is coffee came in the form of a Frappuccino. The frozen coffee drinks fueled me through hours of studying, but it wasn’t until I got my first job out of college that I learned to appreciate and love a mug of freshly brewed hot coffee.
I worked at a museum and it was always freezing in my office, so I turned to hot coffee as a way to warm up when I forgot a sweater at home. I slowly grew to love coffee and convinced Ryan to register for a coffee maker when we got married.
Once we had a coffee maker of our own, I began buying different flavored coffees to try and have discovered some incredibly delicious and unique flavors over the years. Does drinking flavored coffee disqualify me from being a real coffee drinker? Probably. But I just love it so much!
Below you will find a list of some of my favorites!
A quick note: I do not love ridiculously strong coffee, so most of the flavors below are medium or light brews.
- Barnie’s Coffee Kitchen Santa’s White Christmas
During the holiday season, this is one of my favorite flavored coffees to brew in the morning. The decaf and regular versions are both incredibly fragrant and combine coconut, sweet caramel, roasted nuts and vanilla flavors to create a fabulous cup of coffee. One of my best friends used to work at Barnie’s and said this is always a best seller and I can understand why! It’s a favorite for sure!
- World Market Chocolate Pecan Pie Coffee
My sister gave me this coffee for Christmas. (My family knows flavored coffee is the way to my heart!) From the moment I opened the bag and smelled the ground beans, I knew I would love this coffee. It almost tastes indulgent and the smooth notes of pecan and chocolate keep me coming back for more.
- Godiva Coffee Pumpkin Spice
This is a seasonal flavor that I snatch up every time I see it for sale in the fall. The pumpkin pie flavor is very strong and since I usually find pumpkin spice coffee flavors a little dull, I was thrilled to taste cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin and creamy vanilla in every sip of this coffee. Plus, whenever I brew this coffee, the whole house smells like fall! (As I searched for this coffee flavor online, it looks like it may have been discontinued after this past autumn. I hope this is not true!)
- The Fresh Market Peppermint Crème
I think this flavor may claim the top spot in my favorite flavored coffees list. I pick up a bag or two every December from The Fresh Market and try my best to enjoy it sparingly so it lasts for a few months after Christmas. I can’t get enough! It tastes amazing combined with hot cocoa for a delicious peppermint mocha.
- Archer Farms S’mores
I owe Ashley a big thank you for putting this coffee on my radar. The graham cracker flavor shines through and when I’m feeling rather indulgent, I’ll top a cup of the coffee with whipped cream to make it feel extra special. It’s light, fragrant and flavorful.
- The Fresh Market Chocolate Raspberry Kiss
The Fresh Market sells this coffee around Valentine’s Day every year and at first I thought I would not like it at all. I am not a huge fan of chocolate and raspberry flavors together, but after I sampled a cup at the store, I had to throw a bag in my cart. I’ve been enjoying this coffee a few times a week ever since I bought it back in the beginning of February.
Favorite Coffee Extras
Here are two little extras I use to brew my perfect cup of coffee:
Since Ryan is not a coffee drinker, we bought a Keurig coffee maker so I could brew one cup of coffee at a time. I use my refillable K-cup all the time since it allows me to brew whatever flavored coffee I am loving at the moment. It’s fabulous, more cost-effective and better for the environment that typical K-cups, too!
I cannot get enough of frothy milk on top of my coffee. It makes a home-brewed mug feel extra special! I love my Aerolatte milk frother. I simply microwave milk or almond milk and then froth it with the frother before pouring it on top of my coffee. I’m convinced it is the little things that take a boring mug of coffee to the next level!
Questions of the Morning
- Do you love flavored coffee? If so, please share your favorites below. I am always on the lookout for new flavored coffees to try!
- What is your go-to drink order at a coffee shop?
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Right now I’m loving Green Mountain’s Golden French Toast. It’s funny how many people walk by my cup and ask if I have pancakes somewhere.
My go-to coffee shop drink would definitely have to be a large nonfat latte with with two Splenda. Love it, and I think it’s even better in the iced form. I’d switch it up, but when I do, I think I tend to pack on too many calories!
I recently tried the My K-Cup and the coffee just didn’t taste good; it was pretty watery even though I filled it up. What is your trick? How much do you put in it?
I don’t usually buy flavored coffee but when I order a drink I love anything peppermint or mocha flavored!
Still haven’t found the right grind for my reusable k cup! I buy Starbucks caramel syrup and have it with my coffee at home. I used to work there so for me theres nothing like it!
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Ahh that reusable k-cup is GENIUS! I just got a keurig this weekend and after I finish the sampler pack that came with it, that will be my next purchase. Great timing for this post : )
Hope you love it!
I love coffee, and strong-brewed ones are my favorite. Now that I’m pregnant, I’m drinking just a *tiny* cup of French Market dark roast in the AM, but before, my go-to was the yellow-packaged Cafe du Monde coffee with chicory (apparently chicory may be risky during pregnancy, so I didn’t want to take my chances). I mostly drink coffee because I love the flavor (why I add just a splash of milk into mine), and I love an espresso from time to time. Generally I don’t do flavored, but I make an exception for TFM’s peppermint crime. It’s so good and I’m glad I found it via your blog!
I love the re-fillable K-Cups. They allow me to be able to test out different types of coffee and save some money on not always buying the K-Cups! Great investment.
Ahh thank you so much for this! I am a flavoured coffee FIEND, and a total coffee addict, so I’m always on the lookout for new flavors. Will definitely be bringing some of these into my rotation 🙂
I love blueberry flavored coffees and coffee with cinnamon in it! I have had the blueberry muffin one from Dunkin Donuts and it’s pretty good, but still on the lookout for an even better one. 🙂
i’m not a fan of most flavored coffee, i like my espresso flavored with syrups. strong coffee is my jam. my mom always brews trader joe’s wintery blend during the holidays, it’s pretty tasty.
my go to order is a non fat vanilla latte with and extra shot of espresso, no matter the size.
The boyfriend and I are obsessed with coffee (though he drinks way more than I do). Every time we go to the store, he can’t leave without a new bag. It’s a delicious problem!
I LOVE the almond coffee that is sold in a bag by Dunkin Donuts in the spring! It reminds me of the Good Humor bars!
The Fresh Market has the best favored coffees! The 2 you mentioned and their coconut are my. Top 3, hands down!
That mug of coffee at the top of your post looks delish! I can’t believe you made that yourself at home!
I owe it all to my milk frother!
I bet if I had that little milk frother I would drink a lot more coffee at home! For now I’m all about the black coffee, but your drinks look AMAZING.
I love flavored coffee! Anything with raspberry is my all time favorite! My go-to drink at coffee joints are just a black coffee. Boring, but so good if you get a great cup! 🙂
That’s so crazy. I was similiar. I never drank hot coffee when I was younger. I lived off Fraps in college from my local D&D. However, I wasn’t in them regularly. I would get occasionally an iced coffee from D&D when I was pulling doubles, but never anything that I needed.
Now, this semester of graduate school, I actually need caffeine. I detoxed off Mountain Dew last year (maybe this is why I didn’t drink coffee??), and this semester, I knew I needed some pick-me-ups due to working all day then late night classes. In the mornings, I brew enough for him, enough for me, then enough for a little bottle for when my night classes start. I like to tell myself that I’ll detox off coffee when this semester is over, which I think is possible; we use so much more coffee now!
sneaking that frother on my registry for my coffee-lovin’ almost-husband (33 days!)
The hazelnut coffee from Panera is my absolute favorite. I recently discovered that they sell it at the grocery stores now, so I’m hooked! I have my own coffee pot in my office at work, and people are usually coming in asking for a cup, so I try to have fun options.
Vanilla Chai Latte all the way. I treat myself rarely but there is nothing better!
Here are some of my favorites!
New England Coffee – Blueberry Cobbler flavor (Publix)
Dunkin’ Donuts bagged coffee – Blueberry Muffin and Chocolate Glazed Donut flavors (Publix and Target)
Paramount Coffee – Fall In Love Caramel Nut Delight and Sweetie Pie Pumpkin Spice flavors (can find at T.J. Maxx!)
I love love LOVE this post! First off I LOVE Archer Farms coffee. You NEED to try their Buttery Caramel. I could drink this for days and never get tired of it.
Do you have a flavored coffee suggestion that would ease an non-coffee drinker into loving coffee haha? Similar to you in college, IF I have coffee, I’m a skinny caramel macchiato girl. I want to try something that isn’t too strong and bitter!
The Archer Farms S’mores coffee is really light! I’d start there! 🙂
Thank you!!
I love the coffees at World Market. If you join their free club, you get a free bag after you purchase 6. You can earn double points on Wednesday.
My brother got me some flavored coffee from starbucks for Christmas. (The kind in the big bag that you make at home) It is so good!
I’m not a flavored coffee fan…belch but I do love my little Aerolatte…I should remember to use that more often!
I love New England Coffee flavors – Cinnamon Hazelnut is my favorite, followed by Blueberry Cobbler and Macadamia Nut. Also love Jim’s Organic Coffee-Toasted Praline is delicious. A holiday favorite is Dunkin Donuts Mocha Mint!
My go to drink at Starbucks is just a cup of the Pike roast (I actually don’t like flavored syrups in my coffee, doesn’t taste the same as when it’s brewed) or a soy latte 🙂
I am drooling now!
I typically don’t like flavored coffee, but I have never seen any of these flavors, so maybe I just haven’t had the right stuff! That peppermint cream stuff is especially tempting.
That frother looks so cool! I just added it to my with list on Amazon. I can see owning that soon in my future. 😉
* wish list on Amazon. I was so excited about it I typed too fast!
I do love flavored coffee – lately I’ve been addicted to the Harry and David coffee in my reusable K-cup. They have flavors like Chocolate Cherry Decadence,Moose Munch, Peanut Butter Moose Munch, and my favorites Tiramisu and Northwest blend which is praline! I love to get the sample packs 🙂
I am probably the most boring person when it comes to coffee! Just a little half and half or milk. 🙂 I am going to try and branch out because so many of these suggestions sound yummy 🙂
I love coffees from Toby’s Estate which I usually order online. I had a almond milk latter at Whole Foods yesterday. I cannot seem to get them to foam like that at home!
This post made me smile!! So many awesome flavors. You should look into Smokey Row coffee out of Iowa. Their flavors are unreal!
I LOVE the Kahlua k-cups!! It’s so good and I love the way it smells when it’s brewing, so maple-y and wonderful. I’m always a little nervous when I brew a cup of it at work though, I’m scared people will think it’s alcoholic! haha
I love the Carmel nut flavor by archer farms as well. We have a local coffee shop that had a snicker doodle roast. It is perfectly sweet and has a nice cinnamon note that is just like enjoying the cookie.
I don’t drink coffee but I love anything peppermint so I’ll need to keep in mind the Peppermint Creme coffee if I ever start drinking coffee. I started a fitness blog and I would really love if you guys could look at it and give me tips 🙂
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Awesome post!!
Love this. They all look soo good. My favorite K-Cups at the moment are the Brown Sugar Cake ones by Gloria Jean’s & Island Coconut by Green Mountain. And for the refillable K-Cup I just bought Dunkin Donut’s Peach Cobbler…all super yummy and can be found at Target! 🙂
TOTALLY with you on the flavored coffee. It feels like a special treat to wake up in the morning to a new rich flavor. I love Target’s flavors (especially Chocolate Cherry!), but I frequently scour the food aisle at Marshalls for fun new options!
You MUST visit Moon Doggie Coffee online, they have THE BEST flavors!!!!!!!! Really enjoying the Salted Caramel right now, and the chocolate peanut butter cup is great too!
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It’s pretty much past my bedtime and this post has me craving coffee! I’m usually super boring with my coffee choices but all of this has definitely inspired me to hit up the store tomorrow!
I don’t drink coffee regularly, but when I go for coffee, I usually order a sweet drink like a latte. The peppermint coffee you listed sounds good though!
Do you use cream in your coffee? If so, what kind?
Yum!! We drink coffee everyday at home. My husband makes it, and he prefers his coffee rich and dark, so we never buy the flavored kinds. I think I would like it! I order a soy latte when I am out. We got a fancy espresso machine as a wedding gift, but I can’t figure out how to use it. I think I need to try a frother like yours!
This is such an awesome post! I LOVE coffee! The only flavor of coffee that I do NOT like is Hazelnut, I’m not sure why. My favorite coffee is Caramel Drizzle by Foldgers. Any caramel flavored coffee is a win in my book 🙂
I just bought a Keurig (finally!) a few weeks ago so I have gone a little crazy ordering coffee from Amazon and Keurig. This post is perfect timing! I am currently drinking Green Mountain caramel vanilla. Mmmm! i do enjoy flavored coffees but have found that I can be picky about the taste. I don’t seem to like hazelnut anymore. Or really anything with chocolate. I prefer to eat my chocolate, I guess.
I loveeee flavored coffee. Especially peppermint flavors! You have me cravign some right now!
I too love flavored coffees! We normally drink 8 O’clock French Vanilla but recently tried Life Is Good Banana Bread abd it’s amazing! ! I just found out it’s on sale at Publix through next week and can’t wait to stock up!
New England Coffee Cinnamon Sticky Bun is delicious! My local grocery store brews it fresh every day [along w/ other yummy New England coffee flavors]. I add in some whole milk and splenda and it literally tastes like a flavored latte instead of just coffee- except w/o all the calories and sugar!