Recipe: How To Make Bulletproof Coffee In 5 Simple Steps

October 2, 2011 · 57 comments

You read about how Bulletproof Coffee came to be after a trip to Tibet.

You’ve learned how to find the best (safest) coffee in your area.

You can spot low quality butter and choose the real thing that makes your brain work better.

You know what you should be eating to keep your body primed for fat loss and energy.

You understand why some coffee is good for you.

You discovered why bad coffee makes you weak.

Now you can learn how to make the best cup of coffee on earth (with a catch).

Bulletproof Coffee is becoming popular for a reason.  Aside from tasting awesome, it makes you feel lean, focused, and energized.  It allows you to transform your diet without resorting to chewing on sticks of butter (though that’s not a bad idea…).

The only problem is that one of the ingredients – coffee without toxins from the coffee manufacturing process – is hard to reliably find. Until now. After nearly 10 years of searching for a consistently high quality coffee with superb mental effects, without the jittery, anxious feelings caused by mycotoxins in coffee, I’ve produced a coffee that literally upgrades your head.

To celebrate the launch of the finest coffee beans the world has to offer, here is the simple version of how to make Bulletproof Coffee.

Ingredients

5 Steps To Bulletproof Your Coffee

#1 Make coffee: Brew coffee as you normally would.  Make sure it’s the right kind of coffee.  If you haven’t purchased Bulletproof Upgraded Coffee beans, read this post to find the best coffee in your area. Use a brown paper filter.

#2 Pre-heat blender: Boil extra water and pour it into a blender while your coffee brews to pre-heat the blender.

#3 Froth: Empty hot water from the now pre-heated  blender and add the brewed coffee, butter, and MCT oil.  Blend  until there is a thick layer of foam on top like a latte. A Blend-tec or Vitamix blender will do it quickly, a normal countertop blender takes longer, and a handblender works ok if you don’t have a real blender.

#4  (optional) Add cinnamon, vanilla, dark chocolate,  or a sweetener like Stevia, erythritol, or xylitol (this is technically a sacrilege if you use awesome beans, but some people love their mocha…)

#5 : Put on a satisfied look and enjoy the high performance buzz from your creamy mug of Bulletproof Coffee as you watch your chubby, tired coworkers eat low-fat yogurt and twigs for breakfast.  It’s almost unfair.

Oh, and what’s the catch?  You will have no excuse for not getting things done now that you’re powered by Bulletproof Coffee.

Key Points

  • Not all coffee is created equal.  The wrong coffee will sap your energy and leave you feeling lethargic and irritable.  This is the main reason people believe they don’t tolerate coffee.  It’s not coffee they don’t tolerate, it’s the mycotoxins in the coffee.  Make sure you read “3 Steps To Finding The Highest Performance Coffee In Your City” before making this.  You can find coffee that’s guaranteed mycotoxin free here.
  • Only use grass-fed butter like Kerry gold.  Butter from grain-fed animals has a different fat composition.  It doesn’t blend as well, doesn’t taste as good, and lacks fat soluble vitamins (which is one of the reasons this makes you Bulletproof).
  • The MCT oil promotes high energy, fat loss, and brain function. It will make you feel better and get thinner. It also makes the coffee have a better feel in your mouth, but coffee with just butter is ok too.
  • Low-fat diets reduce the amount of fat-digesting enzymes you produce.  If you’ve been avoiding fat for some time, add less butter and allow your body to adapt.  Digestive support may be necessary.  Taking a betaine HCL or a digestive enzyme supplement will help your body digest the butter as you ramp up to digesting real food. This goes double for vegans or people who have been starving on low fat or low calorie diets.
  • Don’t you dare use a low-fat butter substitute. Bleah.
  • Butter is better than even unhomogenized, grass-fed, raw  organic cream.  Processing denatures the casein proteins in normal cream.  This makes them less bioavailable and potentially harmful.  Besides, raw cream isn’t raw after you add it to hot coffee.
  • If you must use a sweetener, use xylitol, erythritol, or stevia.  I’ll be writing more about the negative effects of aspartame, Ace K, sucralose, and other sweeteners soon.

Did you enjoy Bulletproof Coffee?  What does Bulletproof Coffee do for you?

 

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  • Kevin

    I’m not knocking your coffee and am inclined to believe it is better than the rest, but could you provide some concrete examples of coffees that you have no vested interest in?

    • Clay

      In step one, Dave points to a link on buying coffee in your area. Obviously, he doesn’t have a financial interest in those.

    • Bryan

      Kevin,
      Not sure why it matters if he has a vested interest. It’s clearly stated, nothing to hide. For me, I was happy to buy from dave because he has done the research to find the best quality stuff. Frankly, living in the suburbs, I found it hard to find good quality coffee.

      Try a bag to see for yourself. I know am glad I did. Or you can take your chances with your local barista, if you have one.
      -Bryan

    • Dave Asprey

      Kevin, look at the “how to find the best coffee in your city” post for examples. I have shared extensively all I know on the topic, and only offered my coffee after enough people asked me to do it. I’d rather people be healthy than me make a few bucks selling coffee. But if both are possible at the same time, that’s even better. But not required. :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=562154705 Mirabai Galashan

    Kerrygold is out of stock on Amazon currently -how would grass-fed organic Ghee work?

    • Dave Asprey

      Even better! :)

    • Edward Vega

      One of his blogs said u can use any organic UNSALTED grass fed butter but he prefers Kerrygold.

  • http://twitter.com/PaleoPeriodical Karen Phelps

    Forgive me if it’s obvious, but the link on MCT oil is busted, and I’m wondering if coconut oil would suffice?

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  • http://twitter.com/AnkitAShah Ankit Shah

    Would it be ok to take your fish oil along with the bulletproof coffee in the mornings? How about Vitamin D?

    • Dave Asprey

      Those are both best with fat at the same time!

  • Christina Hatziemmanuel

    Dave, I have a large amount of organic virgin coconut oil sitting in my house. Would this be an ok substitute for the MCT oil?

    • Dave Asprey

      Our MCT is about a 1:6 extract. Coconut oil is good but you’ll get fewer mct that way.

  • Christina Hatziemmanuel

    sorry, double post

  • Beth

    How would you recommend making it iced?

    • Dave Asprey

      Any decent blender can blend ice in!

  • Hunter

    On days where I don’t want to wake the family up, would mixing it by spoon be alright?

    • Dave Asprey

      Health wise yes, but shaking it in a sealed thermos makes better results. Small battery powered frothers are super quiet too.

  • http://twitter.com/PeterDeep Peter Deep

    I brought organic coconut oil (I live in México, no one has heard of MCT) and organic sweet butter to my favorite cafe (which serves locally grown organic coffee) and a bunch of us customers tried this. It is delicious and everyone loved it. Unfortunately, I went back later in the day for another cup, went home and felt like I should eat something as I hadn’t eaten all day. Eating resulted in a huge stomach ache for me for the rest of the day. Not surprising (I guess) since I had already consumed a stick of butter. At any rate, this stuff tastes great and I’m interested in doing the intermittent fast diet. One step at a time.

  • http://twitter.com/rungranolarun Dana Solof

    Just wondering what you think of using an espresso maker? You’ve said that toxins are killed with the high heat, and I prefer Americanos. Also, the Hario pour over is plastic, why wouldn’t you use a ceramic one?

    • Dave Asprey

      Espresso is just fine. I use the hard clear plastic because it is lighter in my suitcase, it does not require preheating like ceramic, and it doesn’t break. It also costs $8. ?

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  • http://twitter.com/eccalkins Eric Calkins

    Is there any downside to stepping all the way up to, say, half a stick of Kerrygold (~7.5-8 tbsps) per two cups of coffee? Is that too much, particularly with the MCT oil? Easier for my wife and I to just toss the whole brick in the VitaMix with 4 cups of coffee and split the results, but I’ll go back to cutting it up if it’s better to reduce that…

    • Dave Asprey

      I did that much for a while with no ill effects!

      • http://twitter.com/eccalkins Eric Calkins

        Good to know, thanks!

        Also, just a couple of data points for you: my wife actually prefers the mouth feel of Bulletproof Coffee *without* the MCT oil. And while adding it doesn’t bother me, and I don’t feel any ill effects from it, I don’t exactly love it either. I’d swear it tastes subtly not-as-good, even though MCT is supposedly odorless/tasteless.

        Quick Vita-Mix question: Is it possible to blend the coffee *too much?* If you have a Vita-Mix, you know that blending on high for an extended amount of time can actually cook whatever it is you’re mixing. Can that heating action cause any unwanted effects to the grass-fed butter? I just want to hit that sweet spot where everything is nicely, thoroughly blended with a huge head of foam, but I’m not destroying any beneficial compounds through excess heating/agitation…

  • http://twitter.com/jenniferlove_ JenniferLove F.

    I could have done this in the vitamix, but I actually prefer a french press for this. I used to froth milk for my espresso in one (I don’t drink milk anymore since going keto) by adding hot milk to the unit, then giving it a good couple of pumps. The fine wire mesh does a fantastic job of getting everything blended and whipped, and produces a wonderful foam.

    I was skeptical at first, but this coffee is really, REALLY delicious. I usually add Horizon Organic Heavy Cream to my coffee but I think I’ll be making the switch to butter and coconut oil. Thank you for the blog post! Now I have something to link back to when friends or family tell me that I’m killing myself by using so much fat in my coffee.

    • Dave Asprey

      Cool idea! I’m going to try this. ?

      • http://twitter.com/jenniferlove_ JenniferLove F.

        I learned that trick a year or so ago from http://lifehacker.com/5803452/use-a-french-press-to-make-frothy-milk-for-an-easy-homemade-cappuccino after I was looking up reviews for a milk frother that didn’t require my having to turn on my espresso machine.

        Also Dave, I’ve gone up to the 28g (2 tbsp) of grass fed butter to mimic the taste of heavy cream, do I need to increase the MCT as well? I’m currently using coconut oil, which I’ve kept stock of for years (since it’s great for cosmetic uses as well as for cooking. There is no better lip balm or skin conditioner out there, and it makes tasty fried eggs!) I’m currently keeping that to 1tbsp. My coffee is now around 500kcal, however, compared to what I used to order at Starbucks a decade ago, it’s still lower in calories, ZERO carbs, and it tastes a hell of a lot better.

        • Dave Asprey

          The MCT is 6x stronger than coconut oil, and it helps with the mouth feel of the coffee. It’s worth trying once to see if you can feel it. Most can!

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  • Kim

    The link to the post about finding the best (safest) coffee in your city doesn’t seem to be working. Is it just me? I’d really like to read that article.

  • cbelling

    How long do the Bulletproof coffee beans stay fresh for?

  • Angela

    I’m tempted to try this. After having the bulletproof coffee, can I have regular coffee until I break my fast at 2:00? Also, when I make the bulletproof coffee, is it ok to save half of it for later (heat it up in the microwave)?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/jenny.anderson.5855594 Jenny Anderson

    Do you have any alternatives to adding the butter? i am lactose intolerant, but would still like to try the morning combo of the coffe with fat.

    • http://www.nerdstalker.com/ Nerd Stalker

      If you can handle it Grass fed ghee is a good option.

  • http://www.nerdstalker.com/ Nerd Stalker

    I must be missing something painfully obvious but nowhere can I find how many (suggested) “scoops” of the ground coffee to put in, to make a single serving? and what would a “scoop” be?

    • Edward Vega

      me 2, i cant find the right ratio. I am now grinding 2 tbs of beans to 4 cups of coffee on my french press but it seems like im going thru coffee way to fast. I only have one cup a day. Also add 2 tbs of Kerry butter and 1 tbs of MCT. If anyone else would like to share it would be great.

      • http://www.nerdstalker.com/ Nerd Stalker

        So I finally found a general trend that most use 2tbs kerry unsalted, 2tbs mct oil, 5tbs Bulletproof coffee to 16oz. of water.

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  • Crystal

    What are your suggestions about home roasting? From the reviews I’ve seen, all of the nearby coffee shops sell their coffee in blends. There is one place that I plan to check out this week since they aren’t listed online, but I don’t know if they will be any different.

    However I just found a shop that sells green coffee beans for home roasting. Is home roasting recomended? What type of bean would you suggest to use?

  • Abigael Crecca

    I use Artisana Coconut Butter – is that MCT? I am going to try this right now before I go for my walk. I will use the Artisana- but, would love to hear is Coco butter is what you mean!

    • Abigael Crecca

      after reading down- I have my answer. I am sticking with what I have for now. Maybe try the MTC later.

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  • Albert

    Is using an italian mocha express to make the coffee fine?

  • Bronson

    whats the best way to brew the coffee? I though i read somewhere that it’s best to use a steel filter because paper filter absorb the oils from the coffee. But in this article it uses a paper filter as best method.

  • mezza027

    Tastes SOOOO good!! But I think the MCT oil is giving me a stomach ache.

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