Vegan eggnog
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Plus overnight soaking
- Easy
- Serves 8
Nothing says Christmas like eggnog! Our vegan version uses dates, cashews and apricots, plus almond milk and brandy to reinvent this classic festive tipple
Ingredients
- 25g pitted dates
- 25g cashew nuts
- 25g dried apricots
- ¼ tsp mixed spice
- 100ml brandy
- 1 vanilla pod , seeds only
- 1l sweetened almond milk
- ice , to serve
- nutmeg , to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Soak the dates, cashews, apricots and mixed spice in the brandy overnight.
- STEP 2
The next day, tip the mixture into a blender and add the seeds from the vanilla pod and the almond milk. Blitz until smooth, then pour into eight tall glasses (use a sieve, if you like) with ice and grate some nutmeg on top.
