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Got Milk Punch? The Non-Eggnog
By Melissa Breyer, Producer, Care2 Green Living
Oh eggnog. Your thick, sweet creaminess, your fragrant nutmeg, your gentle
brandy bite. So divine, yet so decadent with all of your heavy cream, sugar
and raw eggs. This year, I must forsake you for my new holiday hero from New Orleans: Brandy Milk Punch. This healthier classic replaces eggnog’s
naughtiness with tamer, more wholesome ingredients, but still packs a
luscious wallop. It’s for the best.
Besides the obvious nutritional advantages of milk punch over eggnog, it is much easier to prepare and is super party-friendly. It can be made ahead and kept in the freezer, where the spirits keep it from freezing and impart it with a slushy thickness that makes it seem far more decadent than it is. If your serving pitcher won’t fit in your freezer, just use a pitcher (or bowl) that will fit and decant it before serving.
For a delicious vegan version, substitute hemp milk for the milk and agave syrup for the honey.
Ingredients
2/3 cup honey
1 1/2 cups brandy (or bourbon, rum, or a mix of them for 1 1/2 cups total)
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 gallon organic whole milk
Grated nutmeg
Add honey, spirits, and vanilla to a large pitcher (see note above) and stir until well blended. Stir in milk and place in freezer for several hours.
Before serving, stir and garnish with fresh grated (or ground) nutmeg.
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add your comment »Without joining the debate about using milk or not, let me just say that I made this exactly as the recipe says to (except I used 2% milk) and it is simply delicious--and deliciously simple. To make sure the honey was completely mixed in/dissolved, I put it in the blender with some of the milk and then mixed in the rest of the milk and other ingredients. Keeping it in the freezer is a great idea; just stir it up well before serving.
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For diabetics such as myself, the agave syrup is a wonderful replacement for honey. It doesnt drive blood sugar up like honey does.
I alos dont think there is any politcal or eco damage done by using agave syrup ..... lol
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I had a soy milk machine & it was very easy to make soy milk. The machine basically did it all. (I lost in Hurricane Katrina). Very inexpensive to make the milk. The machine - brand new) was less then $100.00 on eBay.
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I had a soy milk machine & it was very easy to make soy milk. The machine basically did it all. (I lost in Hurricane Katrina). Very inexpensive to make the milk. The machine - brand new) was less then $100.00 on eBay.
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being lactose intollerant (and unable to find hemp milk in my area) and needing a kid-friendly version I subbed in Almond milk and then two tablespoons of Almond extract for the alcohol...turned out great :)
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Debbie,
yes, leaving out the brandy would work fine. If its too thick you can probably use skim milk. The brandy or rum adds a nice flavor but you can always use rum flavor as a substitute.
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I believe the joy of leaving out the raw eggs is to prevent salmonella, not save chickens or insult farmers. While I understand some are disgusted by the environmental expense of cow's milk, we must remember that rice and soy and almonds all must be processed and cooked and cartoned and shipped to reach our cups as well... so perhaps while we are thinking politically, we should also share ways to best ENJOY our food and make the most flavorful, healthful and environmentally reasonable choices. Not to denegrate our neighbors who, in the grand scheme of things, are one the same side of the environmental/food issue as you might be...
In that light, to make this kid-friendly I would drop the brandy but add a little vanilla or caramel ice cream and have the kids shake it up in a sealed jar - fun and joyful and tasty and memorable.
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Propaganda aside, rice milk potentiates green tea better than cow milk OR soy milk, to my surprise. Don't know if it would be better here, but worth a try.
By the way, cows entered Europe via Turkey about 8000 years ago and reached the north over 2000 years after that. Latecomers!
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I use to be a Big milk fan...And then I watched Woody Harrelsons "Go Further". I now drink either soy or organic milk. Organic milk is cow friendly, and consumer friendly...Just my 2 cent$
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2 reasons not to drink milk, or support the animal industry....save the rain forest and help worid hunger instead of adding to it. If you are open enough to do some research you could simply google "reasons to be veg" and you will find alot of info. I do wonder why your on a site for "eggless eggnog" complaining about people who dont want to drink milk, do you have a problem with chickens and not cows? I am sure alot of peoples ancestors evolved consuming chicken and eggs. It seems ignorant and hypocritical on your part to comment at all, you want to tell people to keep their opinions to themselves while giving yours and defending a culture that raped and pillage all over northern Europe for an excruciatingly long time. And one more thing, it seems obvious that you made a stink on this page just to through your rage around....and hopefully get some kind of response....so your welcome it worked....but only in the shear hope that you wake up. Ignorance is not really bliss.
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