Comments on: Holiday Eggnog & Eggnog Ice Cream

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:13:37 +0000

I’m in Southern California, and it is still quite warm here, but I am already getting so excited about the Fall and Winter seasons. Can’t wait to try this recipe out. I am also planning on attempting a homemade pumpkin spice latte, it would be a lot less expensive and more nutritious at home than at Starbucks!

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:57:35 +0000

Yum! Was actually thinking since I have so many fresh chicken eggs I should try to make some this winter. Thanks for the recipe!

By: Muriel Truax

Muriel Truax — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:01:44 +0000

If you are lactose intolerant, you can make this recipe with almond milk. It’s still very good.

By: Tami

Tami — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:52:55 +0000

I got my weekly fresh batch of raw milk and eggs today, so I thought I would give this a try right away. Wow, I’m surprised at how good this is! Thank you for a wonderful egg nog recipe!

The only thing I would do differently next time is greatly reduce the amount of vanilla or use vanilla that does not have alcohol in it (I recently discovered that and can’t wait to try it soon). I can taste the alcohol from the vanilla really well and I don’t like the taste of any alcohol, so that sticks out like a sore thumb for me. Perhaps a half teaspoon?

Oh, and I suppose one more thing I would do differently would be to reduce the amount of cinnamon to equal the nutmeg. I had plenty of cinnamon leftover at the bottom of my drink, so perhaps it didn’t need as much.

So if anyone is wondering, I am pregnant at the moment and made this with:

Raw milk
Fresh egg yolks from our local farm
Raw honey
Himilayan Salt
And all the spices and such
Blended for 30 seconds on high in my VitaMix blender

Yummy! I will certainly be making this again! Thank you, Lindsay!

By: Leanne

Leanne — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:23:55 +0000

I’m a relatively “new” reader of your blog, and I really enjoy it! The recipes all sound really good, and my family has enjoyed the ones I’ve tried so far — the chicken and dumplings were a big hit, for example.:-)

This egg nog sounds good, and if I can find a good source of raw milk (the closest I’ve seen is almost 1/2 an hour drive one way) and local eggs (my usual egg source dwindles off during the winter) I’d like to try it.

One question about this recipe, though. You say this is a “quality protein holiday drink.” But the egg whites (where the majority of the protein in eggs is found, I believe) aren’t included. Yes, I know milk has a good amount of protein, and it’s our family’s main “protein” drink — but that’s without adding more sugar. Just wondered.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:46:39 +0000

According to Weston Price: Many of the books also caution against consuming raw or lightly cooked eggs out of fear of salmonella or listeria. In fact, it is fine to consume the yolks raw (as in smoothies or salad dressings). The whites, however, should usually be cooked to neutralize enzyme inhibitors that can interfere with digestion. Also, Dr. Mercola addresses the question thoroughly here with the same viewpoint...egg yolks are perfectly fine! He says: The chances are 0.003 percent of eggs are infected. The translation is that only one in every 30,000 eggs is contaminated with salmonella. This gives you an idea of how uncommon this problem actually is. Secondly, he continues: Salmonella infections are usually present only in traditionally raised commercial hens. If you are purchasing your eggs from healthy chickens this infection risk reduces dramatically. Remember, only sick chickens lay salmonella-contaminated eggs. If you are obtaining high quality, cage-free, organically fed, omega-3 enhanced chicken eggs as recommended above, the risk virtually disappears. Read more in his articles on raw eggs here and here. So overall, it is definitely a matter of choice. There may be a very slight risk, but the health benefits out way that in my opinion.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:54:19 +0000

Hmmmm….are you positive that even fresh free range eggs would be completely and 100% safe from salmonella? Because that is where the danger lies and even free range chickens still poop!

I’m pregnant and I know that next Christmas I won’t be, so I think I’ll forgo making my own this year and wait try it next year. It’s just a little thing really.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:36:39 +0000

I love eggnog and will have to try your homemade version–I’m sure it is cheaper than store bought, not to mention healthier!

By: zsera

zsera — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:11:38 +0000

I LOVE egg nog as well. It is so yummy.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:11:21 +0000

We can, I never liked Egg Nog lol.

We’re more hot chocolate, and hot apple cider people.