Its that time of year again. Eggnog time. I love eggnog. I love it baaaaad. Culvers makes the best egg nog shake. Oh heck I loved me some of that when I was pregnant.
On the way to the grocery store I passed Culvers and kept going. But while at the store I saw Biggelow Eggnoggin' tea. I guess it has been around seasonally but Ive never seen it. It is yummy! I wouldn't say it is the same of course but it is tea with a hint of eggnog smell and flavor. It was great with a dash of milk and some purevia (stevia sweetner).
Eggnog will be my one serious challenge this holiday season.
I love eggnog too! But it is SO high in calories and everything else.
I found this recipe somewhere (maybe this site, maybe not - I don't remember). It has no high fructose corn syrup and is made with soy milk.
I haven't tried it yet, though I intend to. If anyone HAS tried it, how was it? Worth it? Or not?
Eggnog with soy milk
Ingredients:
5 cups vanilla soy milk
1 small (4-serving) package vanilla Jell-O Sugar Free Fat Free Instant Pudding mix
6 no-calorie sweetener packets (like Splenda)
1 tsp. rum extract or imitation rum extract
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
Directions:
In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend on high until mixed thoroughly. Refrigerate for a few hours to allow it to thicken. Makes five 1-cup servings!
HG Alternative! For some "over 21" eggnog, add 5 ounces of rum to the recipe. With 153 calories and a POINTS® value of 3* per serving, that's WAY better than an ordinary eggnog cocktail!
Eggnog is going to be a challenge for us. Eliot loves it and would likely be satisfied with non-alcoholic eggnog, where (if calories are too big of a concern) I'd rather skip the sweet stuff and just drink the rum...
I have been starting to look around for a low(er) calorie eggnog that doesn't taste like enthusiastic sugar water or chalk. I'd even be willing to skip the alcohol (maybe figure out something with rum extract, like mentioned above?) if the nogginess is tasty enough.
I just recently learned how high in calories eggnog is...LiannaKole I want to try that recipe, even though I am not a huge eggnog drinker, I like to have a cup or two during the season and I love eggnog drinks from Starbucks and eggnog milkshakes...yea, now I want some eggnog.
I found some organic egg nog that's 140 calorie for 1/2 cup. I can barely drink that much since it's so rich, so I just have a little for dessert. I'd rather have a small amount of the real thing than a big glass with fake stuff.
I know...I love egg nog!! Christmas is official when I drink so much of it I feel strangled. That was last year before I changed my diet and exercise plan. I saw egg nog in the store along with my all time favorite Little Debbie's cherry cordials. I welled up right there in the store. I was sad. But I like losing weight better so I think I am going to be OK.
I second the Silk Nog - it's really yummy and I like it better than eggnog. It isn't so rich so you don't feel like you are about to vomit after drinking an entire glass. lol. Other than that, it's about the same but much less fat and calories!!!
For the record, Rice Dream's Rice Nog has the mouthfeel of a watery Pepto-Bismol...like Horchata (yum...haven't posted enough to link yet, but if you're curious, go look it up!) mixed with paint.
Taste-wise...bleh. Don't do it. Now I know what it was on sale *smiles*
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My weakness isn't eggnog but pumpkin latta's. I do indulge in an eggnog and rum on Christmas and New Year's though...for something I have only twice a year I don't mind the extra calories
For the record, Rice Dream's Rice Nog has the mouthfeel of a watery Pepto-Bismol...like Horchata (yum...haven't posted enough to link yet, but if you're curious, go look it up!) mixed with paint.
Taste-wise...bleh. Don't do it. Now I know what it was on sale *smiles*
Will have to look into the Silk Nog...
Ewww...I love Horachata (which is a watery rice milk), but I find rice dream milk to be too watery and gross. We drink soymilk or vanilla almond milk in our house though. Both very yummy.
Do I even want to know the amount of calories? Can't link it, but a quick search says 90-130 calories/cup...the mere thought of Horchata instantly takes my mind to this amazing little holeinthewall in Oregon, with huge buckets (nay, vats!) of horchata and other delights, pop made with REAL SUGAR (oh my!)...burritos the size of your forearm, tortas and, well...it was a hidden away oasis of spicy, melty cheeses.
*Ahem*
For the holidays, we're getting in a Christian Brother's Brandy Eggnog type thing...I'll have to check the calories on THAT...
Eggnog
