carnivore and-not-so-carnivore egg nog
Preparation
To separate the white from the yolk:
You can crack an egg in half and shuffle the yolk back and forth between the shells until the white falls away, but I find it easier to just crack the egg in half and dump the contents into one hand. The white runs off pretty quickly this way and there's less of a chance of breaking the yolk on the shell. Try not to drop the yolk.
The Full Carnivore Version
Ingredients
• one egg yolk
• one cup of heavy whipping cream
Procedure
Add an egg yolk to a cup of heavy whipping cream and use an egg beater or hand mixer until it's well blended and has a light frothy top. This may require some practice in technique to avoid turning the drink into whipped cream or to get the right amount of frothy top to it.
The Almost Carnivore Version
Ingredients
• one egg yolk
• one cup of heavy whipping cream
• dash of nutmeg
• sprinkle of cinnamon
Procedure
Add an egg yolk and a dash of nutmeg to a cup of heavy whipping cream and use an egg beater or hand mixer until it's well blended and has a light frothy top. This may require some practice in technique to avoid turning the drink into whipped cream or to get the right amount of frothy top to it. Once it's mixed, optionally add another dash of nutmeg and then a sprinkle of cinnamon to the top of the froth.
Nutmeg and cinnamon are both delicious, but definitely not carnivore. Nutmeg has a ratio of something like 0.17 6/3 fatty acid. Hypothetically the conjugated linoleic acid in the heavy cream will provide a protective effect against the tiny amount of linoleic acid, but this is conjecture on my part. Cinnamon is reported to be a strong antixodiant, so potentially this would be beneficial as well.
Ginger ale Variant (also not carnivore)
If you absolutely must add a sweetener, and you're a fan of diet sodas, try stirring in a tablespoon or two of no-sugar or diet ginger ale. No idea what health risks are associated with a diet soda, but the carbonation, sweetener, and the ginger all go well together. Maybe I'll look at using carbonated water and fresh ginger and see how that goes sometime. It doesn't work as well with the ginger lime mule that Adirondack produces, but maybe that's due to the lack of sweetener.
Ice Cream?
You can turn this into ice cream, and it's pretty delicious. Just make any of the above egg nog and then follow the ice cream recipe.
Disclaimer and Warnings
In addition to the raw egg disclaimer, I find that adding a sweetener to the small amount of carbs from the cream will induce cravings for even more carbohydrates or other sweeteners, so I don't use any sweetener. I recommend avoiding any sweetener, but if you do add some, add as little as possible.
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