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Hi everyone, I'm Lisa Manzo, registered holistic nutritionist, fitness trainer, owner of Pure

Energy Wellness Lofts and author of Healthy is Sexy. Welcome! We are going to make a drink with some holiday spirit

I'm so excited to show you my dairy-free, gluten-free, refined sugar-free eggnog recipe

here today. It's going to be wonderful, your family and friends are going to love it and they're going

to beg you year after year to bring this drink to your next festive Christmas holiday party

So welcome to Real Food Live

Lisa Manzo here, welcome to my kitchen where we are going to make a festive eggnog drink

So traditionally, eggnog is typically known as also egg milk punch. And I say punch because typically people add some rum to their eggnog

So although I'm not featuring rum in today's eggnog recipe, you can most definitely add

it if you care to. So let's talk a little bit about eggnog

So eggnog is typically made two ways. One with raw eggs and one with tempered, cooked egg yolks

So today we are tempering the egg yolks. I find that most people feel intimidated when they see a recipe that says it involves tempering

But I promise I'm going to show you how simple this is. I like to temper the egg yolks for safety, but a lot of people do suggest that raw egg

recipes are fine. However, you do typically add in alcohol, quite a bit of alcohol when it's raw eggs

And so there's nothing living in anything with that much amount of alcohol

But because today we are featuring a recipe without alcohol, we are going to temper the eggs

So we are going to start off with six extra large egg yolks

We're going to do a can and a half of organic, full fat coconut milk

And full fat is very, very important. It's what's going to really thicken that eggnog up and so that it's not in a liquid format

So we really want it thick. Remember how I always, always talk about not being afraid of good fats like coconut milk

So let's not worry about that. We're also going to use a cup and a half of unsweetened almond milk

And our spices here today are a cinnamon stick. We have ground cinnamon, so a quarter teaspoon of ground cinnamon

We have nutmeg, ground nutmeg, and that's a half a teaspoon. And then two teaspoons of vanilla extract, so pure organic vanilla extract

And then half a cup of maple syrup. So that's our sweetener

So I have come on over to my stove here. I have started to warm up the cup and a half of almond milk

And I've done this with the cinnamon stick here. So look at that beautiful cinnamon stick

And you can really start to smell all those beautiful Christmas smells

Like cinnamon reminds me so much of Christmas. And so you want to stir the cinnamon stick around in the almond milk until the flavors

until the smell becomes really, really fragrant. And the almond milk has been dissolved by about a third

And then what we're going to do with this almond milk is we are going to place it into

the egg yolks. So I'm going to bring you back over to my egg yolks. I'm going to just lower this for a little bit

And so what we're going to do here is take these eggs and start separating them

So with the egg whites, make sure you put them in the fridge

You can make an egg white omelette. You can even add the egg whites to some of your baked goods

So you don't want to get rid of that. So you're just going to crack it

And we're just going to separate here the yolk from the egg whites

There we go. And we're going to place the yolk into our bowl

So like I said, it's six extra large egg yolks. So guys, if you have any questions or any comments or you have a favorite eggnog recipe

that you'd love to share with us, please send in your comments, your questions, any of your recipes

I'd love to hear from them. I have you live here with me, which means I can answer any of your questions and just

interact with you. I'm not alone here. So send them on in

There we go. So separate these. And so you're going to use this bowl with your egg yolks to start tempering

There we go. So nice and quick process here. There we go

I absolutely love Christmas time. It is one of my favorite times of the year because it's just such a happy, happy time

When I think of Christmas, I automatically immediately think of eggnog. For years, I've had to stop drinking eggnog, which has been pretty sad because of my dairy intolerance

But once I created this recipe, I was super excited because it tastes identical to the

store bought eggnog that I can't drink. And most of my family and friends don't even notice the difference

So they tend to ask me when I'm going to be bringing my eggnog to our family Christmas party

So I'm really, really excited about that. And I hope you guys will be too once you see how easy this is and see how easy it is to make

So you're going to whisk together the egg yolks and the maple syrup

So I'm using, of course, pure maple syrup here. And once that becomes thick, we're going to set this bowl aside and see how my almond

milk is doing on the stove. So that almond milk takes about 10 to 12 minutes to dissolve there

Dissolve by about one third. And then we're going to use that to temper this mixture here

So once that's thickened, I'm going to bring over the almond milk for you here

So you're going to discard the cinnamon stick. So there we go

And then what we want to do is we're slowly adding the almond milk to the egg yolk and

it's done very slowly so that the egg doesn't cook. Okay, so that's what we don't want

So you're going to constantly whisk while you're slowly adding in this almond milk into

the egg yolks. So you can really smell that cinnamon. So just by cooking the almond milk and the cinnamon for about 12 minutes, that almond

milk has turned into a flavorful cinnamon flavor. So what's great about making your own eggnog is that you can change up the flavors, which

is fantastic. So you can use an orange peel, you can use cinnamon like I did today, you can use vanilla

any of your spices, which will change the flavor of the eggnog and will add a natural flavor

You might be watching this and thinking, why would I make my own eggnog when I can just

go to a nearby grocery store and buy a festive carton off the shelf

So we talk a lot about additives and preservatives that are in store-bought products and so we

want to be mindful of that, especially when a recipe like this is so easy to make and

it really doesn't take a lot of time. So store-bought eggnogs do have a lot of thickeners, stabilizers and emulsifiers inside

the product. And so we, by making it on our own, we're thickening it naturally with our coconut milk

we're sweetening it naturally with all of our spices and our cinnamon and our maple syrup

So it is definitely better off to make it if you can

So there are companies out there like Oh So Delicious, which does create a festive holiday

eggnog and they do come out with it every Christmas. So it's nice to see that and it's coconut-based

So let's see if anybody has any questions here for me. Any questions

Alright. No questions. Okay, so I'm going to slowly continue doing this

This is probably one of the most important parts here, because like I said we want to

do it nice and slowly so that that egg doesn't cook. So as you can see, it's getting thicker and thicker, which is wonderful

Slowly slowly. And you want to maintain that constant whisk here as well

So I want to talk a little bit about almond milks, because here I have featured the Silk

Unsweetened Original Almond Milk. And the reason I choose to use Silk is because it is one of the brands that does not contain

an ingredient called carrageenan. So carrageenan, that funny hard to pronounce word, is found actually in most organic or

natural food products, even in the health food store. And it's something that I want you guys to be aware of

Carrageenan is a ingredient that they use to help stabilize and thicken products

So you'll find it a lot in say a coconut milk or an almond milk

Silk is the brand that does not include that. And carrageenan has been found to contribute to digestive issues, and also because it's

not digestible, but also could over time create ulcers as well. It also creates this immune response, causing immune dysfunction

So lowering the immune system, which we don't want. So it's definitely an ingredient that we want to start looking out for in all of our products

Alright, so just going to finish tempering this here. And we're almost there

So this is the only kind of patient part of the recipe that you really need to be, otherwise

everything else that you know that I like to do is throw everything in together

So we're going to slowly temper that. We're almost there. And then once this is done, you're going to throw this mixture here in the bowl back into

this sauce pan on medium heat. Okay, so we're going to throw this back in on medium heat

And we're going to add in our coconut milk here as well

So like I said, about a can and a half of the coconut milk

Okay, so before I start here, wanted to read some of these comments

Does the almond milk have carrageenan additive in it? Amazing! I'm so happy you asked that and happy I answered

We're on, we're in alignment. So we completely read each other's mind. So I'm happy I answered that for you

If you have any other questions, please reach out about that. I have an almond allergy

Have you tried with cashew milk? Yes, Kristen, cashew milk is also wonderful because it's got that creaminess to it and

it's got that fat. So definitely you can use an unsweetened cashew milk

Just make sure you read the back and there's no carrageenan in it. Wonderful

And then Cecilia has here, I make a recipe and use cornstarch to replace about two eggs

So that's great because cornstarch is really meant for thickening. You could also use arrowroot as well

That's also used as a thickener. Some people have an allergy or intolerance to cornstarch, believe it or not

So some people can't use that, but it's definitely something that can help thicken it

Thank you for sharing. You go girl, CX, you go too. So I'm going to add in our coconut milk here into our tempered eggs

So just throwing that in. So like I said, it's about a can and a half of full fat coconut milk

We want that beautiful fat in there. It's going to help thicken this mixture up

So one and a half cans. So now we're going to put this back onto the stove on medium heat and we're going to constantly

stir it because we don't want it to come to a rolling boil because we don't want the eggs

to curdle. So we definitely want it to bubble, but not boil

So we're going to throw this back onto the stove on medium heat

So please send in your questions and comments because this would be the perfect time for

me to respond since I kind of have to stay here by the stove and stir this out

So coconut milk is going to melt into the mixture and we want it to combine so that

it's nice and thick. Okay, so we want a thick eggnog. Once we're done this process, we are going to take it off the stove

We're going to add in all of our flavors. So today, like I mentioned, we have two tablespoons of pure vanilla organic extract

We have a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon and half a teaspoon of ground nutmeg

So that's what we're flavoring it with today. And we are going to put it in a bottle and put it in the fridge to chill

So you want to chill it before serving. And also when you are adding it, you know, when you're actually ready to drink it, you

can pour it into a really nice cup or mug and then add or sprinkle in some cinnamon

on the top too. I love cinnamon, so I put cinnamon on absolutely everything I can

That's sweet, of course. So I'm going to just watch this nice and slowly so that it doesn't curdle. Wonderful

So I'll keep coming back and forth to make sure I'm watching this and make sure it doesn't

boil too much. So I wanted to talk to you a little bit about the holidays

So the holidays come around and I instantly notice people getting very overwhelmed and

very stressed, that word stress that we tend to overly use. So there are some little tips and tricks that you could use for the holidays that could

bring your stress level down and really enjoy the Christmas time. So it's not about the hustle and bustle and running to the mall to get gifts and it's

really about spending time with family, tuning in to how grateful you are for all the blessings

that you have in your life and really honing in to the amazing feeling that Christmas gives you

So the blessings, the joy, the gratefulness, the love. So really focusing on those and by focusing on those wonderful feelings, those are the

feelings that are going to reduce the stress of thinking about everything else

So I want you to focus on deep breaths. So taking three deep breaths every single day, multiple times throughout the day will

actually lower stress levels, will actually lower blood pressure levels. So believe it or not, breathing, it's free and it's effective

So breathing through your nose, holding for three counts and then exhaling out diaphragm

breaths for three and doing that three times will actually lower your stress levels and

it actually helps with anxiety as well. So just bring it back to the stove here

So we talk a lot about how although Christmas is such a joyous time and people are enjoying

the feeling of Christmas, we're not really focusing on what Christmas is all about and

it's about appreciation and it's about giving. So when we're thinking about gifts, we're just giving and the feeling of giving feels good

So really focusing on the present moment and how wonderful that feels as well

So really wanted to tune into that restorative yoga for anybody who is really thinking about

doing something for themselves this holiday season. Restorative yoga would be something great to do

It really works on the parasympathetic nervous system which most of us tend to exhaust because

we're always on the go and our adrenals are always fatigued. So working on the parasympathetic nervous system and handing over our keys from the

nervous system to the parasympathetic nervous system for just an hour a couple times a

week will definitely release and decrease stress levels. So those are my holiday tips on decreasing stress

I hope some of you can try some of those techniques. I find the breathing technique really works for me in the car

That's what I really find I need it the most. So as you can tell, the mixture is starting to get thicker

So again, you want it to bubble but you don't want it to overly bubble

You don't want it to boil. You do want to make sure that you're paying attention to this

I find this is the hardest part. So if my daughter is running around smelling this wonderful drink and wanting a little

bit of it, I have to really focus my attention here and not on her

So you have to be careful that you don't leave it and forget about it because it's very easily done

All right, so let's see if you guys have any questions for me

Hi, Michelle says hi. Hi Michelle. And Sue says interesting. It is interesting

So it's interesting how we can actually create an eggnog that is traditionally cream based

and dairy based into no dairy, no gluten, no refined sugars. So when I say it's healthier for you, remember everything in moderation

So this still is a fun little treat for the holidays, but we don't want to overindulge

Okay, because it is still there are still sugars in here. So we want to make sure that we're having it in moderation

But it's definitely a healthier option than your traditional eggnog or than your store

bought even if it does say natural organic. Okay, we don't want to be fooled by those words

So for the sake of television, that's why television is so magical

I have created an eggnog that I did earlier today, earlier this morning

And I placed it already in the fridge. So I'm going to pull that out for you guys to see

So that has already been boiled. It's already thickened and I've chilled it in the fridge and I've put it in a really

nice bottle. So I'll show you that over here. Great. So this here is my chilled eggnog

So as you can see, it's nice and thick. I'm going to grab, I'm going to grab a mug and show you how good it is

Of course, I want to grab a pretty mug, a pretty festive fall slash Christmas mug

And so obviously I did take this out of the fridge. So you want to warm it up for it to taste really, really nice

But I'm going to pour it into my cup and you'll see how thick it is. Perfect

And I'm going to go ahead and sprinkle some of this cinnamon on top

And then you can even add a little cinnamon stick to the top of it

So as you can see, it's nice and thick that it's holding up the cinnamon somewhat

Don't fall on me. So this eggnog is so, so flavorful. It smells incredible

I just want to make sure this doesn't curdle on me here

It smells incredible and your family and friends are going to absolutely love it

And they're not even going to know that it's dairy free or gluten free or fine sugar free

because it just smells and tastes delicious. Okay, so once this is done, you're going to add in all of your spices

So I'm going to bring this over here. So I'm going to add in the vanilla

I'm going to add in the nutmeg. And I'm going to add in the cinnamon

And I'm just going to stir that here. That's it

Once this is done, I'm going to grab a glass jar and put it in, bottle it, put it in the

fridge and chill it. So how easy was that, guys? So tempering eggs is not as intimidating as it appears

Okay, and at least your egg yolks are cooked and you don't have to worry about any salmonella

or anything like that because we, especially if you're not putting alcohol in it

And so that's it, guys. Easy eggnog, right, you know, right in your homemade, in your kitchen

Super, super easy. Just check one more time, see if anybody has any comments

So guys, if you have any comments or questions, please send them in. I'll be answering throughout the day, throughout the week

I'll be continuing to answer any questions you have, commenting. If you want to make this eggnog and tag us on Instagram, tag at the hearty soul, tag

the Lisa Manzo. I would love, love to see your creations because I would love to learn some more flavours that

I haven't even thought of. So thank you so much for tuning in today as we make our holiday drink

And I look forward to seeing you soon, right here on Real Food Live

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