Thank you Hamilton Beach for providing me a FlexBrew 2-Way Coffee Maker to test. All opinions are my own.
I love cinnamon and I love vanilla. These are two of my favorite ingredients to use in most of my sweet treat simple recipes. Since Hamilton Beach was nice enough to send me a FlexBrew 2-Way Coffee Maker to test and review I thought I would make a Cinnamon Vanilla Coffee Milk Shake. I knew that this would be the perfect simple recipe to use to test their FlexBrew 2-Way Coffee Maker.
Before I begin with how I made this amazing and simple recipe I want to tell you all about the Hamilton Beach FlexBrew 2-Way Coffee Maker. I have things I love about it and things I wish they could change about it.
The Hamilton Beach FlexBrew 2- Way Coffee Maker allows you to brew your coffee by the cup or by the pot! I love this option. During the holidays we have company and it is so much easier to brew an entire pot of coffee instead of brewing one cup at a time. The option to brew one cup at a time is great when my husband only needs one cup before he walks out of the door for work. One unit that brews 2 different ways is terrific and in addition, it is lightweight so it can easily be moved and transported. In addition, another awesome feature that I got really giddy about was that the cord pushes back into the unit. This piece of awesomeness makes me so happy because it prevents an ugly cord from being out on the counter top.
Another great feature that the Hamilton Beach FlexBrew 2 -Way Coffee Maker has is that it allows you to not only have the ability to brew now or set a timer to brew later but it also gives you the option to brew a cup of regular or bold coffee.
Here are a few things that are important to know before using the Hamilton Beach FlexBrew 2 -Way Coffee Maker:
- The Warming Plate will be hot, extremely hot, whether or not you are brewing a single cup or a pot of coffee. There are a few ‘warning’ signs that let you know this but often times ‘warning’ times can be overlooked when you are in a hurry, so be careful.
- If you plan on brewing a single cup, you must follow the instructions carefully or you will get an error message. With the single serve option you cannot fill the water reservoir to the top but only to the 14 oz mark. In all honesty, this is something that I wish that Hamilton Beach could change. Often times in the morning I get busy and do not have time to measure my water for the water reservoir and half the time my eyes are glued shut and I cannot see the measurement and in the end I get an error message.
The Hamilton Beach FlexBrew 2 -Way Coffee Maker is a great product. It is simple to use and has the ability and features to please every coffee lover in the house and any company that you may have. Yes, with any product there are things that could be changed, but these are not end of the world features.
Now onto my Cinnamon Vanilla Coffee Milk Shake!
Ingredients
- 1 single cup of coffee (I used Vanilla flavor)
- 4 scoops of vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup of vanilla coffee creamer
- 1 tsp of cinnamon
- whipped cream (optional)
Instructions
- Brew your single cup of coffee
- Add coffee, ice cream, coffee creamer and cinnamon to a blender
- Blend
- Pour into mug
- Top with whipped cream
- Sprinkle a dash of cinnamon onto shake
I really like that you can do single serve or brew a whole pot. This eliminates the need for 2 machines.
Oooh! Yummy! I am going to make this. And soon! This sounds divine.
I always thought of cinnamon to be more of an autumn flavor. Never thought about having it in a milkshake!
I love it when a coffee maker gives the option to brew it now or later. Sometimes I want my coffee waiting for me in the morning when I first get up. I love that recipe and I am going to try it. I love these types of drinks in the summer.
i love all things coffee- so this sounds good
This looks refreshing and so delicious. I love sweetened coffee drinks in the summer.
That looks so amazing. I cannot wait to try this out!
Good tip on the hot plate warning sign. And that drink does look really rich, great, and tasty!
This looks so good! I have to try this. I love milkshakes and this looks like a tasty treat.
Really a different idea. Looks so cool and delicious. Vanilla is my most favorite one. I love this coffee pot idea and I like the cinnamon flavor as well. Will have to check out this coffeemaker. Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe.
That coffee looks delicious. So you use grounds for the one cup? I don’t know about that one. I think I would just do a smaller pot.
Yum! A single serve machine is perfect for this summer treat. I would love to try this.
This brewer sounds so easy to use. I would love to make these during the warm weather months.
A nice milkshake sounds so good right now, this is something I would love to make as the weather gets warmer!
That looks delicious! I’m going to have to check out that coffeemaker!
Who needs Starbucks when you can make something that yummy at home!
Yum! This looks and sounds so yummy! I’m not a coffee fan but in Milkshake form everything is better, right? Looks so good!
Wow I could so get into this. I don’t drink coffee but I could definitely enjoy one of these.
This sounds really good. I love coffee, cinnamon and vanilla. Putting them all together in a milk shake equals awesome.
Oh my goodness this looks amazing. I so miss my coffee treats, trying to cut out the caffeine dying this pregnancy;
That sounds so delicious. I love these pictures!
Uh oh, remind me not to tell my son in law about this coffee machine! He already has four coffee brewing systems but this one is so cool I know he would run out and buy it too! Heck, I may have to buy one for myself.
I think I need one of those in my life! I want to make that shake!
The perfect afternoon pick me up!
Nice! I always love a good coffee maker even though I am addicted my my Keurig!
We have this coffee maker and we LOVE it! I rarely ever make K-cups anymore but I can if I want to which I like.
I adore anything with cinnamon! I like the idea of the coffee pot. Hopefully the can update the hot pad issues because I’m super clumsy and would inevitably burn myself.
This sounds so cool!! Love the recipe – how can you go wrong with coffee and a shake!!
I will definitely have to check this out! Your recipe sounds delicious!