While searching for shake recipes, I stumbled across a large thread from a year or two ago on the Atkins forums about an Induction-friendly breakfast shake. There were pages upon pages of people ranting and raving about how delicious the shake was and how they were all experimenting with different flavors. Well, the shake was actually just raw eggs, a dash of cream, Splenda and cinnamon mixed in the blender until frothy like the consistency of milk or eggnog.

I love eggnog probably more than anyone I know and used to be able to down a gallon in a day before starting this WOE, but the idea of actually mixing the raw eggs myself grosses me out. Has anyone ever made homemade egg shakes before? I read that it tastes like eggnog and you can modify it to taste like a vanilla milkshake or pretty much anything depending on flavorings. I think this would be a great way to make breakfast because I hate cleaning up the kitchen in the morning and I've recently become addicted to my magic bullet blender.

PS: I know the risks of consuming raw eggs, so please leave that discussion out of this thread. Thank you!

I personally have not made eggnog from scratch, but my MIL used to make one for herself every morning. I know she doesn't have one every day now, but she still does sometimes. I think she just uses eggs, milk, vanilla and sugar.

Ohh...I LOVE eggnog!! Let me know how this tastes!!

I've made a sugar-free eggnog during the holidays for a friend who is diabetic and loves it. I love it, too, but my eggnog is made from a cooked custard base of eggs, heavy cream / water. And we add a "floater" of Black Jack...not so cool for breakfast or Induction. It's absolutely delicious; I could drink a quart, but it's way over the Induction allowance of heavy cream. I put it in the category of super-special "It's my dinner" treat.

As for a morning egg shake, it seems to me you'd need to use much more heavy cream (even if you dilute it with water) than we're allowed on Induction to make it taste like anything except raw egg. And I wouldn't like that texture either...egg whites slidin' around. And, if we're trying to stay close to Induction, milk and milk substitutes are out.

But what do I know? Maybe not. I'll search around for a recipe; I'm up for anything that's Induction friendly, quick, and NO BIG CLEAN-UP.

Raw eggs are never a good idea.

Here's a link from an Atkins board:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...breakfast.html

And one from Sugar-Free Sheila's site (scroll down to the Easy Breakfast Shake):

http://www.sugarfreesheila.com/RecipesPage.html

The Low Carb Friends people call them "Egg Creams":

http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/lo...eam-ideas.html

They must be good; lots of low carbers seem to love them.

Thanks, JerseyGyrl. That sounds delicious; I think the pumpkin will take away the "egg white slidin' around issue" I might have, as well as thickening the shake, adding fiber, veggies, and taste.

I could keep pumpkin and cream in the freezer, already measured into the recipe amounts and just pop them in the blender when I want a shake.

Sandy, I had the concern that it would be slimy like pre-cooked scrambled eggs too, but many posters insisted that once it's blended long enough until frothy, its not slimy and much more like the consistency of milk. They were only using the daily Induction allowance of cream and a teaspoon or two of Splenda plus a dash of cinnamon. I think I'm going to try to get myself past the "raw eggs" mentality and try it--most healthy people can consume raw eggs without any problem, and the chance of getting salmonella is extremely low. It'd probebly also be great with a dash of Da Vinci/Torani syrup instead of Splenda...my orange flavor might make it taste like an orange dream popsicle, and I'm actually planning on getting an eggnog flavor at some point.

Jerseygyrl, that shake looks yummy. I love pumpkin.

Here's the thread where they're all discussing the shake, there's lots of great reviews and recipes: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...breakfast.html

SO...I sucked it up and made one. 2 eggs, cream, and a few splashes of Torani vanilla syrup. I added more cream and syrup than allowed to get me "used" to it so my head wasn't worried about flavor and texture...and I must say it is very, very good. It TASTES great...my mind is still screaming "YOU'RE EATING RAW EGGS! GROSS!' but it does taste a bit like a mixture between a vanilla milkshake and eggnog. No sliminess, by the way. It became smooth and frothy much like milk. I blended it in my Magic Bullet for about 30 seconds.

I don't think I'll make this again. I feel queasy, probably because of my weak stomach.

Use raw eggs at your own risk!

There is a risk of salmonella with raw eggs.

If salmonella risk is a concern, you might try finding a provider of local eggs near you. Less transport plus free range plus less-cramped quarters reduces salmonella risk considerably. I know you said you didn't want discussion on the raw egg part, but free-range eggs tend to have a slightly better vitamin/nutrient profile as well.

I never said there wasn't. I said the risk was very small, which it is.

mandalinn: Thank you for the info. I don't think I'll be making the egg shake again anyway, it wasn't really for me. I also read that it can be made using eggbeaters instead so I'll probably do that if I ever want to make it again in the future.

Was listening to a paleo podcast, and he talked about downing 3-4 raw egg yolks (just the yolks) as part of his breakfast. I'm just not sure I could bring myself to do that, though. Although I said that once about sashimi as well ...

The shake is an interesting idea, though.