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Butter Coffee: Just a Trend or ‘Bulletproof’ Breakfast?
Drinking coffee is a morning ritual for people all over the world. The jolt of caffeine helps them wake up and get their day started. And everyone has their preferred way of preparing their cup of joe: Some like it black, some prefer cream and sugar and others opt for soy or almond milk with agave or stevia to sweeten it. No one will bat an eye at these different coffee preparations, but if you add butter to your coffee, you may get a few raised eyebrows.
What Is Butter Coffee?
“Butter coffee is a hot, blended beverage in which you blend freshly brewed coffee with butter, and often an additional fat: usually MCT oil,” says Ariane Resnick, CNC, private chef and bestselling author of five books, including “Wake/Sleep: What to Eat and Do for More Energy and Better Sleep.” MCT, or medium-chain triglyceride, is a type of fat considered easier for the body to digest than other fats.
To make butter coffee, she explains, you blend brewed coffee with a tablespoon of butter and, if you want MCT oil, a tablespoon of that, as well. Adding a sweetener is typical but for those following keto, they’ll opt for liquid stevia or allulose, since caloric sweeteners aren’t allowed.
Butter coffee is often a breakfast substitute. “I recommend it as a breakfast replacement and that’s…
