Dairy Free Cashew Milk Eggnog Recipe without Coconut
The holiday season calls for delicious homemade eggnog, and I have just the recipe for you! We’re making traditional eggnog with egg yolks, but instead of using regular milk and heavy cream, this version uses dairy-free cashew milk and almond creamer. Plus, it is naturally sweetened with dates that pairs so well with the warm spices. Bring on the holiday spirit!
Ingredients
- 6 medjool dates
- 1.5 cups cashew milk
- 1.5 cups unsweetened almond milk creamer, or dairy-free half and half
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup natural cane sugar, or honey
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil. Place the pitted dates in a heat-proof glass and pour the boiling water over the dates fully, letting them sit and soften for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, add the dates and cashew milk to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the date milk through a fine mesh sieve into a medium saucepan. Add the creamer, nutmeg, sea salt, and cinnamon stick. Stir together and heat the mixture over medium heat, until the mixture is hot and almost to a simmer, then turn the heat to low.
- While the milk heats, add the egg yolks and sugar into a bowl and whisk to combine. When the milk is hot, add a spoonful of the hot milk to the egg yolk mixture and whisk constantly, tempering the egg yolks. Do this 8-10 times, slowly adding the hot milk and mixing to ensure you are not scrambling the eggs.
- Pour the tempered egg yolks into the saucepan with the remaining milk. Whisk and heat for a few minutes to gently thicken, ensuring the temperature does not go above 160 degrees F so that you aren’t left with scrambled eggs.
- Finally, remove the cinnamon stick and pour the eggnog into a glass container to cool. Allow it to cool to room temperature, and then transfer to the fridge to chill. It will thicken more when chilled.
- Serve eggnog with homemade coconut whipped cream or a sprinkle of nutmeg or cinnamon! Feel free to add a dash of brandy, bourbon, or dark rum to your festive drink for a boozy version.
Nutrition
Calories: 241kcal, Carbohydrates: 42g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 292mg, Sodium: 146mg, Potassium: 289mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 37g, Vitamin A: 446IU, Vitamin C: 0.04mg, Calcium: 67mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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