You can't have Christmas without eggnog, right?...
...and since I can't submerge myself in a vat of my favorite store-bought variety this year, I knew I had to concoct my own dairy-free version (and it wouldn't hurt if it was a bit less than 10,000 calories per sip).
Growing up, it seemed like eggnog was a staple during the holidays. That, along with making Christmas cookies, watching Clark Griswold's painful house decorating experience, and belting out Gene Autry's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, were classic moments in the making.
Though I love the vegan nog I made last year, this year, I wanted something a bit more true to the traditional variety, sans alcohol and copious fat grams. 🙂
Skinny Eggnog (Paleo)
Ingredients
- 1 c. light coconut milk
- 1 c. dairy-free milk such as almond or hemp
- 3 T. coconut sugar
- ⅛ t. + 1/16 t. powdered stevia extract
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 t. vanilla
- pinch sea salt
- 1 t. freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Beat egg yolks until lighter in color.
- Add in sugar and stevia and beat until sugar is dissolved.
- Combine milks, salt, and nutmeg in a saucepan, and bring the mix to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the pan from the heat, and slowly mix it into the egg/sugar mix, stirring continuously.
- Return everything to the pot, stirring continuously, and heat until temperature reaches 160 degrees, or about 1-2 minutes (don't go longer or it will curdle). I usually turn off the heat after about 30 seconds and let the pan sit there for another minute or so while stirring.
- Add in the vanilla.
- Chill and serve!
Notes
Nutrition
Adapted from this recipe
Thick and rich with the classic flavor from the fresh nutmeg, this is one recipe you'll definitely want to have around for company (haters be-gone!).
Now all I need is the official Glass Moose Mug Set, a la Christmas Vacation, and my yuletide joy will be complete. 😀
Do you drink eggnog? What's your favorite holiday tradition?
Shared with: Allergy-Free Wednesday
Cassidy @ Cassidy's Craveable Creations
I've never attempted eggnog, but yours look delicious and I can't wait to make it 🙂
xo,
Cassidy
Mark
Looking awesome.
I'm not shy, but I might say that I never had an eggnog before. Am I a freak? I might try this one out, maybe to impress my wife. But who knows.
Anyway, thanks! The pictures look awesome.
amber
Hello Sweet Lauren,
You know I do love eggnog, but I've never made it. I am definitely going to try this recipe for my family over the holiday break!
Hope you're doing well. Have a wonderful holiday.
Hugs,
--Amber
Lauren
Hi Amber,
I hope you and your family enjoy it if you try it! Have a great Christmas girl! 🙂
Mike @TheIronYou
That's totally my kinda egg-nog. Super Coconuty with loads of nutmeg, I'm so trying it this coming weekend!
And great pictures Lauren, very festive too!
Mary @ Fit and Fed
I really like the idea of this. I make a vegan Irish cream with coconut milk and often lighten it up with soy milk (there's just one kind that I really like, that isn't chalky at all). But I should try your light coconut milk/almond milk combination, that sounds promising and not fattening at all. You did a really beautiful job with this photo with the sparkly tinsel in the background and the nutmeg shavings and cinnamon stick making the eggnog look very tempting indeed.
Lauren
Thanks Mary! I like the combo of the two milks as well. It's perfectly rich without being sickening. 🙂
Matt @ Runner Savvy
Looks good! I've never had eggnog.
Lauren
The hell you say!