Given I am in the holiday spirit, let's chat about Egg Nog. As a child, and up until last year - okay even now, I have quite an affinity for Egg Nog. My favorite has always been Anderson & Erikson (it's an Iowa thing) Egg Nog. It is so creamy and Delicious... I actually began craving it following a Thanksgiving visit to an Iowa grocery store (no Minneapolis store carries the brand).
I have found a lot of recipes online for lite egg nog, and I have tried most of them it seems. To be honest, my favorites have been the ones that call for the use of Sugar Free/Fat Free Vanilla Instant Pudding. Here is my version and current go to snack this holiday season:
Ingredients
1 cup of 1% or Skim Milk
1 - 2 tablespoons of Sugar Free/Fat Free Vanilla Pudding (I prefer Jello brand)
Sprinkle of Pumpkin Pie Spice or Nutmeg (to taste)
Combine the milk, pudding mix, and spices. Mix together well, I have found a mini-cocktail whisk or a pair of chopsticks work great. Taste. If you want it more "eggnoggy" add more pudding mix, if you want it more spicy, add more PPS or Nutmeg. Enjoy.
One quick thing = you can add a bit of vanilla whey protein if you wanted to amp up your protein intake. I personally have struggled with drinking milk since my surgery, it just doesn't sit well with my stomach, and fortunately, this is a method I can tolerate the milk.
Okay, one more quite tidbit - if you don't drink it right away - say come back in 10 - 15 minutes, you will have a glass of vanilla nutmeg pudding awaiting you.
Check on this quick history of eggnog while you enjoy yours (or you can Google it): http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/eggnoghistory.htm
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