{"id":31542,"date":"2016-12-23T05:22:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T10:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?post_type=recipes&p=31542"},"modified":"2016-12-23T06:24:37","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T11:24:37","slug":"low-carb-almond-milk-eggnog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=31542","title":{"rendered":"Low Carb Almond Milk Eggnog"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, when faced with the necessity of making my holiday favorites more friendly to my blood sugar, I finally got up the gumption to make my own eggnog. And I took it one step beyond just substituting a low carb sweetener for the sugar. A lot of diabetics find the lactose in milk raises their blood sugar levels. I myself can drink it in small quantities but I decided to experiment anyway, as almond milk has become a low carb staple in my pantry. It\u2019s wonderful stuff in its own right, much tastier than soy milk, and is a great replacement for milk when baking and cooking. So I simply followed the eggnog recipe in my\u00a0America\u2019s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook<\/em>, swapped almond milk for milk and erythritol and stevia for sugar, and hoped for the best low carb almond milk eggnog possible.<\/p>\n

The Results:<\/strong>\u00a0Bottoms up! I am thrilled to discover that eggnog made with almond milk tastes just like the regular kind. It was wonderfully thick and rich, and there wasn\u2019t a hint of almond flavor. With a little whiskey or rum, and the traditional sprinkling of nutmeg, it\u2019s a perfect low carb treat with which to ring in the holidays. Or have it alcohol-free as a breakfast or brunch treat. My only complaint is that the recipe said it made 10-12 servings and it was more like 8 servings.<\/p>\n

I decided to make my low carb almond milk eggnog with the whipped cream that the traditional recipe calls for, to make a really rich eggnog, but if you wanted to go dairy-free, you could add in more almond milk after the custard is chilled. The custard itself was incredibly thick, so you would want to add something to thin it out a bit and make it more drinkable.<\/p>\n

If you want to make this with almond milk but use regular sugar, you can sub in 1\/2 cup sugar where I\u2019ve put in erythritol, and omit the stevia extract. \u00a0Just remember, if you do that, it won’t be low carb almond milk eggnog!<\/p>\n

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