This Boosted Vanilla Bean Coffee is made with vanilla bean ghee and boosted with maca and collagen — a fun & flavorful twist on butter coffee or “bulletproof” coffee. Jump to recipe.

If you’ve never heard of bulletproof coffee, it probably sounds a little bonkers to put ghee in your coffee — but I promise you it’s super yummy + frothy and packed with nutrients!

The bulletproof coffee trend has seriously blown up over the past few years and often goes hand in hand with intermittent fasting. But here’s the one caveat I’ll offer — boosted coffee is not a meal. Fasting works great for some folks and not so great for others. And that’s all I’ll say about that.

Why I boost my coffee: to enjoy the added nutrients and a bit of extra brain-boosting health fat to fuel my day. This Vanilla Bean Coffee is boosted with gelatinized maca, Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides, and 4th & Heart Vanilla Bean Ghee.

Maca root is an adaptogen and a member of the cruciferous family. It supports hormone balance, energy levels, and immune health. Maca is full of amino acids, rich in minerals, and has shown to help improve menstruation symptoms. [1]
Vanilla was used by healers for centuries as a powerful medicinal plant. It’s packed with antioxidants and the vanilloid in vanilla is known to relieve stress, calm stomach pain, and reduce joint pain. [2]
Ghee is similar to clarified butter, which is produced by heating butter to remove the milk solids and water but ghee is simmered longer to remover any remaining water. Ghee has all of the health benefits of grass-fed butter without the lactose and casein [milk solids], plus it’s packed with fat-soluble vitamins A, E, and K, butyrate [which supports gut health], and conjugated linoleic acid which aids in reducing body fat, prevents cancer formation, acts as an antiinflammatory. [3] My favorite ghee is Fourth & Heart, the Madagascar Vanilla Bean, it adds a gorgeous but subtle taste to this boosted coffee!
Collagen is high in glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline, the three main amino acids that your body uses to make connective tissue and therefore provides lots of benefits for hair, skin, & nails and supports healing & recovery. [4] My favorite collagen is Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides. Their collagen is odorless + tasteless, pasture-raised, and sourced from the hides of grass-fed cattle.

boosted vanilla bean coffee

SERVES: 1 | PREP TIME: <5 MINUTES | COOK TIME: 0 MINUTES | TOTAL TIME: <5 MINUTES

This Boosted Vanilla Bean Coffee is made with vanilla bean ghee and boosted with maca and collagen — a fun & flavorful twist on butter coffee or “bulletproof” coffee.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup strong coffee
2 teaspoons 4th & Heart Madagascar Vanilla Bean Grass-Fed Ghee*
1 scoop Vital Proteins collagen
1 teaspoon organic raw maca powder
2-3 drops stevia or 1 tsp maple syrup

INSTRUCTIONS:

Make your coffee as you normally would. [I recommend making in a French Press or stovetop espresso maker]
starting with the coffee first, add all of the ingredients to your high speed blender. Blend until smooth and everything is dissolved.
Pour into your favorite coffee mug and enjoy!

NOTES:

If you don't have this ghee you can use plain ghee and and a pea-sized amount of vanilla bean paste. You can also use coconut oil instead of ghee, if preferred.

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References

[1] — https://draxe.com/nutrition/top-5-maca-root-benefits-and-nutrition/

[2] — https://blog.daveasprey.com/using-vanilla-to-increase-your-mental-performance/

[3] — https://draxe.com/nutrition/ghee-benefits/

[4] — https://draxe.com/nutrition/what-is-collagen/