Buttery Coffee--I Tried it So You Don't Have To!

So, I am pretty susceptible to getting caught up in trends, especially when it comes to coffee. L can tell you that we own more ways to make a cup of Joe than there are living creatures in our house. 

That said, the first few times I heard references to Buttered Coffee (aka Bulletproof Coffee, aka Montana Latte, aka Let's Call a Cafe Breve the Low Fat Option) I had no desire to try making some for myself. But then, I started hearing about it everywhere: NPR did stories on the new phenomenon, debates about its benefits showed up in my Facebook newsfeed and finally the Bourgeois Pig Cafe put up a banner advertising their Montana Latte. After so much exposure, I had to see what the fuss was about.

The three websites I looked at said that you should use Ghee and something called "Brain Octane" to make your coffee "Bulletproof." I was not going to buy magic oil off the internet for a taste test, so after a little research showed that Brain Octane is refined coconut oil, I decided to use regular old coconut oil for my coffee. As such, I will not refer to the final product as Bulletproof Coffee, because I didn't use the recommended snake highly refined oil or the insanely expensive highly valuable Bulletproof Coffee Beans. Instead, I will refer to this concoction as a Montana Latte, because that sounds folksy.

By the way. This is what Ghee and Coconut Oil look like at room temperature:

The recipe also calls for coffee made with 8 oz of water and 2 1/2 tablespoons of ground coffee. For reference, that is the strength of brewed coffee used in a Starbucks Frappuccino. 

So, you just mix the coffee and the oils and enjoy!



Just kidding. A trip through the blender helps the final consistency a great deal:

After that, it almost looks like coffee!

I'll give L the chance to share her thoughts about the taste.

Yeah, that's accurate.

After drinking the whole concoction, I will say that I wasn't hungry for the rest of the day. It did not stop me from putting away the traditional/boneless combo at a Buffalo Wild Wings opening I'd been invited to later that evening (thanks, Bush!) but I didn't feel the need to. All in all, the best thing I can say about the concoction is that I got a huge amount of caffeine from that coffee, but the fat kept me from feeling jittery at all. I might even consider making some again if I know that I need to go hard all day.