Not ready to resort to decaf but still want to enjoy less-caffeinated cups of coffee? A simple change in brewing method—the temperature and brewing time—can lower the amount of caffeine in your cuppa.
I Need Coffee details a few ways to reduce the amount of caffeine in your coffee, including brewing at a lower temperature and brewing faster. Using a French Press or a Vietnamese filter brewer will produce coffee with less caffeine than a typical drip coffee maker because both are brewed at a lower average temperature and faster. (Using an Aeropress would seem to fit these lower-caffeine requirements as well.)
As mentioned previously, switching to espresso will also get you less caffeine, because espresso is brewed really fast. You can add hot water to make an Americano if you want a regular-size cup of coffee. According to the article's caffeine chart, a one-ounce shot of espresso has 30-50 mg of caffeine versus the 140-200 mg in drip brewed Robusta coffee or 75-130 mg in Arabica coffee (per 6 ounce cup).
You can also switch to instant coffee, but that might be going too far.
For lots more on caffeine sensitivity and coffee, check out the full article below or learn more about what caffeine actually does to your brain.
Caffeine Sensitivity in Coffee | I Need Coffee
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If you're looking for a way to spice up your morning brew with some flavor without adding a ton of sugar or artificial sweeteners, the solution may be as close as your spice cabinet. A dash of cinnamon stirred into a cup of coffee or a cinnamon stick at the bottom of your cup can add a ton of flavor to a cup of coffee without adding anything potentially unhealthy, especially for people watching their refined sugar intake. 
If you like your coffee with cream, you might be wasting you money. As Redditor firstroundko108 points out, using milk with a flavored extract works just as well and comes with several advantages. First of all, it will cost you a lot less to buy milk and a bottle of almond or vanilla extract to it. Additionally, milk will preserve longer than creamer so you don't have to worry about wasting it. Just make your copy of coffee, mix a few drops of your extract of choice to some milk, and mix it in. That's all you have to do.
We've discussed how delicious pour-over coffee can be, but making it doesn't require a ton of special equipment like many pour-over fans assume it does. You'll need a few things, namely a carafe, funnel, filter, and some coffee, but that's about it—you can go out and buy specific pour-over equipment, but if you're just looking to experiment, you can probably do it with items you already have at home. 
