Sugar Free Caramel Macchiato Taste Test

With February almost gone and March about to arrive, we're going to sneak in a few shorter blogs covering some things we don't normally do on Six-Seven-Eight.

Megan and I are both dedicated coffee drinkers, and we do everything from making flavored pre-ground coffee in the morning to grinding our own beans and using the French press for a little after-dinner java love.

Awhile back we picked up a sugar free caramel macchiato creamer, which was off the beaten path, since the sugar free options are usually pretty boring. We then bought a different brand by mistake the next week not realizing they weren't the same, so there was only one thing to do - a blind taste test!

This was also a perfect opportunity to use all those little red sauce containers we keep "accidentally" bringing home from restaurants...

Our two competing creamers are from International Delight and Coffee Mate. We used Folger's Vanilla Biscotti flavored coffee (side note - it's the best in that line, followed by the awesome-smelling Berry Cobbler version). The tasters were Megan, myself, and our friend Cristal.

For this taste test we just used filtered water in the coffee maker, and nothing crazy like the French press. Here's the test coffee, with Coffee Mate on the left and International Delight on the right side.

Surprisingly, International Delight came out on top from all three taste testers, despite the fact that I usually don't care for that brand. They're both good, but in this case we had a clear winner - tasty, smooth, and not overly sweet. Give it a shot if you dig flavored creamers and want to try something new.