Dessert or breakfast? You choose with this delicious and nutritious paleo and GAPS-friendly healthy eggnog smoothie! It’s safe for paleo and GAPS diets.
A holiday favorite.
For many years now, eggnog has been one of my favorite holiday treats. Every year when it starts showing up in the grocery stores, I get excited. I might even start singing, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” internally.
But do I ever buy it? No way, Jose.
Most of the conventional brands contain way too much sugar for my body to handle, as well as other ingredients I’m not too keen on ingesting… Just look at the ingredient list from one of the popular brands at Walmart:
Milk, cream, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, corn syrup, egg yolks, natural and artificial flavors, spice, fat-free milk, guar gum, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, annatto and turmeric (color), salt and disodium phosphate.
Um, thanks, but I’ll pass on that stuff.
Homemade is best.
Like literally every other thing you eat, homemade is the way to do it! The quality and nutrition is worth the extra time. And so, every year, I set about making my eggnog from scratch.
A traditional batch can take a while to mix up, but seeing as I actually like to enjoy eggnog all year, and seeing as we live in the sunny-all-year south, I like take my eggnog and make it into a tasty smoothie.
Raw goodness.
This version of the holiday treat is super easy and extremely healthy, due to the collagen and raw egg yolks.
Yep, raw egg yolks.
Though I used to shy away from eating raw eggs, due to allergies and general misinformation, since my family’s stint with the GAPS diet, I’ve realized that eating the raw yolks from fresh, pastured, free-range chicken eggs is one of the best ways for me to digest them.
In case you haven’t heard, egg yolks contain more vitamins than the whites, like B6, folate, B12, A, D, E, and K. The yolks also contain 90 percent of the egg’s calcium and iron! And, contrary to some popular opinion, egg yolks are actually very good for your heart; eating them has been shown to lower the risk of heart disease and improve overall cardiovascular health.
Just remember, like in everything: all things in moderation!
More Eggnog Options.
Need more healthy egg options? Here are some of my favs…
Though eggs do contain protein, I love to up the protein in this healthy eggnog smoothie with a scoop of collagen powder. Collage is important for healthy skin, hair, nails. It also supports your joints, and improves gut function and digestion.
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Healthy Eggnog Smoothie
Free from grain, gluten, dairy, and refined sugar.
Ingredients
- 2 cup milk of choice (I like to use raw milk, or my homemade coconut)
- 2 raw yolks from farm fresh eggs
- 1 tablespoon non-GMO kosher collagen (optional)
- 2 very ripe spotted bananas (the riper the bananas, the more “rummy” the eggnog!)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I like to use my homemade stuff)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- dash Himalayan salt
- 2 cups ice
Instructions
Place milk and egg yolks in blender (I like to use my trusty Bendtec). Sprinkle with gelatin and then add remaining ingredients, with the ice on top, and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
Notes
Makes about 4 adult servings, or in my case 2 adult servings and 4 child-sized ones. 😉
Make it pumpkin!
I love to make this healthy eggnog smoothie with a pumpkin spice variation! Simply exchange the bananas for 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, 2 more tablespoons of honey, and use 1/2 teaspoon rum extract (not GAPS-friendly, but fine for paleo).
This looks so yummy! I have never made my own eggnog and this looks like an easier introduction to the whole raw egg thing. I’m sure this is as delicious as it looks! Thanks for sharing!
Glad to share, Alyssa! I hope you enjoy the smoothie if you get a chance to make it. It really is delicious. 😉
Mmmmmmm, this sounds delicious and love that you use gelatin. You go girl!
Thanks, Ela! I LOVE my gelatin. 😉
That looks SO good! I never thought to make eggnog into a smoothie, genius!
Haha! Thanks, Sarah! It’s so much easier than making it on the stove, and it tastes delicious!
Yum! I love eggnog and can’t wait to try this!
I hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂
Great recipe! My family loves homemade eggnog. Anyway, I’ve stopped by here from Motivation Monday Linky Party. I pinned this 🙂 Thank you for sharing – Happy Holidays!
Thanks so much for stopping by and pinning, Joyce! 🙂
Hiya! This recipe looks so good and I really want to make it! I was just wondering if I could make it without gelatin? The recipe says optional and I’d just like to know how it changes the final product, if at all? Thanks so much 🙂
You can totally leave the gelatin out. It doesn’t affect the finished product in texture or taste. It’s just there for the added nutrients. 🙂 I hope you enjoy!
Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays Party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you share next time!
-Cindy
Thanks, Cindy!
Hi Raia,
Love this recipes – filled with such healthy ingredients the raw milk and free range eggs. I’m not an egg-nog lover but my husband is and I don’t like him buying the junk from the store so I will try this for him – he will love it. He always wants some around the holidays. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Have a healthy happy New Years.
Glad to share! I hope your husband enjoys it! I could drink it every day! 🙂
Hi Raia,
Just a note to let you know I choose your post of one of my features for this weeks Real Food Fridays blog hop that goes live tonight @ 7pm EST. Thank you for being part of Real Food Fridays and have a healthy happy New Year!
Thanks so much, Marla, I’m glad to be a part! Happy New Year to you, too!
This sounds just delicious! Thanks for linking up with Found & Foraged! Pinned! Hope to see you Saturday night.
Glad to share, Kyla! Thanks for stopping by and pinning!
Featured and PINNED. Thanks for linking with What to do Weekends.
Thanks so much, Linda! 🙂
What a great idea to make eggnog smoothie! Thanks for stopping by and sharing this on Five Friday Finds! I’m looking forward to what you share this week. 🙂
Thanks, CJ!
Oh I do love eggnog, too. It’s one thing that is so tough to exercise moderation with. Looks sooo good, 🙂
Thank you, Barbara. 😉
Beautiful smoothie Raia! Perfect for this time of year. Thanks for sharing this at Savoring Saturdays! 🙂
Thank you, Emily! Glad to share. 😉
You are speaking my love language~homemade! We love egg nog too, but oh the sugar! I’ve also been nervous about the raw egg yolks, but you’ve encouraged me. We buy are eggs from friends that raise chickens, so I should be good, right? Where do you buy grass fed gelatin?
Thanks for linking this post to FTAF!
So glad to share, Chellie! I think your eggs should definitely be safe, if you’re getting them straight from your friend’s chickens. 😉 I buy my grass-fed gelatin on Amazon (here), but you might be able to find it at a health food store… I hope you get a chance to enjoy the smoothie! Thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂
AMAZING!!!!! I wish I would have seen this before I bought some egg nog from Costco today!
This will be a new tradition in our family for sure!
Thank you so much!
And Merry Christmas! 🙂
Aw, thanks, Christy. 😉 I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Merry Christmas to you, too. 🙂
I am like you in many ways except my family is not gluten free. I love gluten free recipes though! We LOVE eggnog and my 2 sons – one 29 and one 30 – have a race to see who finds it first every year!! Last year one found it in October – LOL!!! And bought it of course! I am going to try this recipe next time they are over to visit! I am hoping Whole foods has grass fed gelatin!
I hope you all enjoy it, Jacki! I’m a believer in year-round eggnog. 😉 If you can’t find the gelatin at Whole Foods, you can get it on Amazon. There’s a link in my recipe. 🙂
Ready to start this tradition again today!!
How are you all? Praying for you guys, that the hurricane will pass on by without doing any damage to your area and for safety!
I’m so glad you enjoy it, Christy! I’ve got a pumpkin version coming to the blog next week, too. 😉
We’re doing ok so far! Just making sure we have enough food and water to last a few days without electricity. Hopefully it won’t be too bad. Thank you for the prayers!
Ooooo!!! Can’t wait!!?
I hope you enjoy it as much as you do this one.
This looks great and healthy! I gotta buy some egg nogs tomorrow so I can make this! Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to try this out!
I hope you enjoy it! You don’t have to actually have any eggnog to make the smoothie, but I’m sure using it would be extra delicious!