The following eggnog recipe takes out the sugar, milk, cream, and white sugar and replaces these ingredients with lighter and purer vegan ingredients. Enjoy!

Eggnog is a staple holiday spirit. However, it isn’t the most body friendly of spirits. When trying to stay fit and trim, spending your calories on beverages is a slippery slope — as quick as they may go down, they are just as quick to curb your health goals.

The average eggnog drink will contain about 230 calories, 11 grams of fat, 20 grams of sugar, and alcohol. This recipe for vegan eggnog contains almond milk, maple syrup, coconut butter, and spice to retain the flavors, sweetness, and creaminess of its traditional counterpart.

Vegan, Alcohol-Free Eggnog Recipe

Serves 2

Ingredients

Photo Credit: Cedella Marley

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10 liquid ways to beat the winter chill.

Baby, it’s starting to get cold outside – the perfect excuse to warm up with a little holiday cheer. And by “holiday cheer,” we mean a stiff drink.

Whether your poison is cider, champagne, coffee, or cranberry, this week’s Foodspotting Friday offers plenty of inspiration for imbibing this holiday season.

Champagne Cocktail @ Per Se

Egg Nog @ Saul’s Restaurant & Deli

Mulled Wine @ Christopher Columbus Restaurant & Pub

Absinthe @ Absinthe Brasserie & Bar

Irish Coffee @ Buena Vista Café

Spiced Apple Cider @ Michigan Brewing Co

A Winter’s Holiday @ Frankies Spuntino Restaurant

Spiced Cider Martini @ Douzo Japanese Restaurant

Egg Nog @ Saul’s Restaurant & Deli

Bourbon and Bacon @ The Girl and the Fig

In Foodspotting Friday we highlight one of Foodspotting’s – or our own – top picks from our Foodspotting guides. Be sure to check them out and tip us off to your own favorites in our Readers’ Picks guide. Want to start spotting food on your own? Join Foodspotting and take part in the food spotting revolution. It’s visual, it’s positive, it’s global and we are in love with it.

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