Raw eggnog without bananas?

[katchmoleen]

My family loves eggnog, and I would love to make a raw version that'll knock their socks off. But all the recipes I have found so far have bananas in them and one of my daughters is allergic. Anyone have a good bananaless recipe?

[mblessed]

katchmoleen, I have made this and liked it very much. I believe I made it with cashew milk instead of almond milk. I couldn't taste the turmeric but it did add a nice color. I also probably used less agave, as I don't like things too sweet!

Hope this is helpful!

Nut Nog
Ingredients:
4 cups of Rich Almond Milk, (see below)
½ cup agave syrup
1 tsp. non-alcohol vanilla
½ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. turmeric
Directions:
Blend all of the ingredients until smooth. Chill well before serving.
Rich Almond Milk
Ingredients:
2 cups almonds, soaked (1¼ cups before soaking 8 hours)
3 cups purified water
Directions:
Blend the almonds and the water in a high-speed blender* on high speed until smooth
and strain through a nut milk bag or a knee-high panty hose.

[katchmoleen]

Ooooo, going to put those almonds on to soak right now! Thanks.

[mblessed]

It was my pleasure! :)

[RawKnitster]

I've tried it with mango instead of banana. Delish!

[lovenlife]

I had nut nog at a raw cafe and it was out of this world delish! Not sure what was in it but recipe above looks aobut right.

[margoss]

pls share the mango nog recipe if you have it. thanks

[Tirza]

Cashews would also be delish.

The bananas might be for thickness besides sweetening. I would use this as an opportunity to use Chia Seeds. They thicken and blend up nicely in smoothies and they have so many benefits.

Rather than agave which is ?-able, I would just use dates. Or dried pineapple. Natural. Easy.

[BDraw]

what's the recipe using bananas? My son is begging me to buy/make eggnog, but I haven't even thought of a raw version. Please share your secrets. Thanks!

[Chickadee]

Yummy Persimmon Nog! posted by Lauraw

Persimmons are still in season and on sale where I live, so I wanted to share this yummy twist on a holiday favorite. The persimmons give this nog an indescribably thick, creamy texture...and the nog is a beautiful shade of light coral. Adapted from John Larsen's Persimmon Nog recipe, page 148, The Complete Book of Raw Food (Thanks, John!):

2 Cups almonds, soaked
3 Cups purified water

Blend the above in a blender to make almond milk (strain through fine mesh, saving the pulp for other recipes). Pour the milk back into the blender and add:

6 dates, pits removed (I like to soak them and remove the skins, too)
3 ripe persimmons, peeled and seeded (Be SURE to peel them!!! Seeding, IMO is optional; I didn't do it.)
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cardamom
dash or two of sea salt (to taste)
agave nectar, honey, or more dates (to taste)

Blend for 30 seconds. Taste and adjust saltiness and sweetness as needed. Makes enough for 2-4 people, depending on your portion size. I like to serve it chilled or over ice. Cheers!


I've made this and have to say it's really awesome!

(I haven't tried it yet, but there was also a suggestion to use the meat and water of a Thia coconut (young coconut), blended up instead of the nut milk).

[RawKnitster]

pls share the mango nog recipe if you have it. thanks

My bad! I looked it up and found I did use banana in it, too. Don't see why it wouldn't work with just mango.

1 cup almond milk
1 cup chopped mango
1 banana
1" of vanilla bean (seeds only)
pinch of cardamom
pinch of cinnamon

Blend and dust with fresh grate of nutmeg.

Happy Holidays! :)

[katchmoleen]

Hi everyone, I made the nut nog with a few modifications, and it turned out DELICIOUS. Even the most skeptical non-raw people said it was good. My 14yo son did say it tasted NOTHING like real egg nog, while my oldest daughter said it tasted JUST like eggnog....so take your pick. The chia seeds made it the perfect thickness too.

Nut Nog
Serving size: 1 cup
Number of servings: 6
Ingredients:
6 cups of Rich Almond Milk, (see below)
1 cup dates, soaked
1/4 cup chia seeds, ground in coffee grinder
2 tsp. non-alcohol vanilla
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. turmeric I didn't have this, so my nog wasn't nice and yellow, but it tasted good)

Directions:
Blend all of the ingredients until smooth. Chill well before serving. Dust with additional nutmeg

Rich Almond Milk
Ingredients:
4 cups almonds, soaked (2 1/2 cups before soaking 8 hours)
6 cups purified water
Directions:
Blend the almonds and the water in a high-speed blender* on high speed until smooth
and strain through a nut milk bag or a knee-high panty hose.

[MrsJohnnyG]

YUM, thanks for sharing all these great recipes... Katch, I'm going to have to try the one you ended up making! (Turmeric is a good cancer-fighting spice so I'm going to be including that when I make it!)

[mblessed]

katchmoleen,

That sounds lovely! I love that you added chia seeds and used dates instead of agave!
I would love to partake of a glass right now! :)

Very nice tweeking on your part!

[Tirza]

My bad! I looked it up and found I did use banana in it, too. Don't see why it wouldn't work with just mango.

1 cup almond milk
1 cup chopped mango
1 banana
1" of vanilla bean (seeds only)
pinch of cardamom
pinch of cinnamon

Blend and dust with fresh grate of nutmeg.

Happy Holidays! :)

We tried this one this morning and both of us loved it. I used cashews and water instead of almond milk. I couldn't believe how it did not need any extra sweetening! I even forgot the vanilla and we loved it.
Thanks.

[JennaHoneyBear]

what's the recipe using bananas? My son is begging me to buy/make eggnog, but I haven't even thought of a raw version. Please share your secrets. Thanks!

I added frozen bananas and oh my...it turned out delicious!! Boyfriend said: "I'll have a big glass of that....and can you make more so we can have seconds?"
I blended up a ton of it and filled up a mason jar for him!

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp180/cuppiebaer/HolidayNog.jpg

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Beautiful Picture!!! Bump a da bump for the Holidays!! :)