The clue is in the name: eggnog is usually made with, well, eggs. You would therefore be forgiven for thinking it can’t be made vegan. But we have good news for the festive season, it’s not only possible to make vegan eggnog yourself, but you can also buy it, too. So, whether you save it for Christmas Eve or down nog all season long, here is a list of all the vegan nogs available on the market, as well as five fabulous recipes to make it at home. Cheers!
What is eggnog?
Original versions of eggnog can be dated back hundreds of years to medieval England. The egg- and milk-based beverage typically included dairy cream, sugar, wine, or beer, and an assortment of thickening agents from oats to bread.
Food historians have dated spiced eggnog, or posset (essentially a medieval form of the drink), as far back as the 1200s. It was a food reserved for aristocratic circles as…