Our holiday raw food recipe quest continues with dairy free, healthy “eggnog”. Christmas has always been magical for me. Every room of our home was decorated with beautiful garlands and Christmas cheer. My mother turned into the Christmas Angel and our home was stunning with it’s magical transformation. Along with the decorations, came the food and drinks. Tom & Jerry’s (made with vanilla for me), eggnog, dozens of different cookies. Christmas wasn’t just a holiday, it was a month long event.
I have continued this tradition for my family. Boxes of decorations and ornaments make their way out of storage and our home begins it’s own transformation. Pine garlands, lights, and wreaths on every door, inside and out. As the decorating starts, I find myself craving the traditional holiday beverages. But the traditional recipes are not exactly healthy. Milk, cream, sugar and eggs. Sounds divine but not for my heart or my waist. So, with the inspiration from my friend, Joanna from Fresh Blessings, I give you the raw food, healthy version of eggnog. Dairy free, sweetened with dates, a little agave, and loaded with healthy ingredients and nutrients. I have served this to my non-raw friends and they love it. Toast the holidays to health with this wonderful beverage.
Egg”less”nog
- 1/2 C Almonds
- 1 Young Coconut (flesh from)
- 3 Dates
- 3 T Agave
- 1 1/2 t Cinnamon
- 1/2 t Nutmeg
- 1/2 t Cloves
- 1 t Rum Extract (not raw but completes the eggnog flavor)
- 3 C Water
Place all ingredients in blender and blend until very smooth. Strain through nut milk bag. Top with a sprinkle of extra nutmeg. You can serve this warm or cold.
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this sounds lovely. I’ve never used fresh coconut this way, straining after blending. Do you soak the almonds first?
Heavenly!
Yum! I recently made raw eggnog that turned into a thick sauce by accident. But this looks great.
This sounds great! I just made a raw one from VegNews that was a little too watery. I am going to try yours!
I always soak my almonds and nuts the minute they come through the door to release the enzyme inhibitors. I usually then dry them and they are ready to go. They only get soaked again if needed for texture, etc. In this recipe, it is your choice. It doesn’t really matter either way for the consistency, but for health reasons you might want to.
I just added rum extract to my shopping list. This looks amazing
I can not wait to try this!!!!
Sounds delicious! If I can’t get a young coconut, could I use dried coconut instead? If so, any idea how much dried coconut would equal the flesh from one young coconut? Thank you!
Dear Susan,
I want to thank you so much for what you do here on your website. You have so many beautiful recipes and such amazing information available to anyone and I am so happy I found my way to your website.
All the raw eggnog recipes i have found so far all have banana in it and my boyfriend and I are not fans of that flavor! So I am excited to try out your eggless nog! recipe!!
Oh and I do have a question for you -
I have been asking around if people know any great raw cheese recipes?? My Boyfriend and I are looking for AWESOME raw vegan dairy alternatives. Is there anything you could recommend?
Thank you very much SUSAN!
I so look forward to all your emails and updates!
Jess
Bellisimo! Love hearing about your holiday traditions. We’re doing the same thing at our house and take it well into January. This year, with your inspiration, raw cookies have been added to our goodies as well as raw dips and crackers.
Cheers!
xo
Eco Mama
There is a recipe on this site! Check out http://www.rawmazing.com/recipes/raw-vegan-cheese/
If you reconstitute it it might work but it won’t be the same as fresh. You get about 3/4 cup of flesh out of a young coconut.
This looks so yummy!
This sounds great! I bet that the almonds and the coconut really make this a creamy treat.
Sounds delicious! Beautiful dishes too.
May I say, I love the picture and the wonderful cup and saucer… really great!
Just found your site, love it!! I am not raw or vegan, just vegetarian, but I have been longing for an eggnog recipe that is soy-free. Yours looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it. Thanks so much for sharing!
(((Delectable!)))
you rock lady!
can’t wait to try this!
This looks amazing, yummy and truly healthy.
Thanks!
Sarah
I just made this recipe and OH MY GOD! This is the best raw eggnog I have ever tried/made!! The other recipes I have found and tried all had banana in them and when completed, had a banana flavor to it that stayed with you – did not like that. But THIS! No Bananas anywhere! And it tastes AMAZING! One note is that I was not able to find any rum extract in stores near me so I had to exclude that. I also used only 2-2.5 cups of water to make the taste thicker. YAH BABY!! Thank you Susan! I am so happy you made this available to everyone!!!!
Happy Holidays!!
I just made this, having all the ingredients and needing something warm for a cold Ohio winter night. Delicious! I also saved the pulp from straining it and added a spoonful the next couple mornings to my raw oatmeal, and that was also really good!!
Susan,
Do I need a young coconut or can it be any kind of conconut? I am having a hard time finding yound coconuts.
Jessie