This is a guest post from Todd of PrimalToad.com. Thank you so much, Todd, as I’m buried in boxes in our new house (yay! and yikes!) this week!

Eggnog smoothie?! You bet! Thanksgiving has passed and Christmas will be gone within the blink of an eye. Eggnog is a classic holiday drink in the US and Canada. It’s traditionally made with dairy but since I don’t normally consume dairy, I decided to give coconut milk a shot. With this smoothie recipe, I did not go through the process of heating the milk and egg yolks. I instead gathered the ingredients and cautiously threw them in the blender.

The first taste was great but did not have enough of an eggnog punch. I then added more nutmeg and gave it another swirl. Still not good enough. A little more nutmeg, ground cloves and vanilla extract did the trick. Third time is a charm!

I now must quote my brother who made the following statement after taking his first sip of the completed recipe: “That’s the best smoothie you have ever made.”

I think I agree. I’m not one to brag but… this one really hit the spot. It most definitely had the eggnog flavor with a hint of coconut. I used ground cloves instead of cinnamon but either will do. You’ll also notice that I used coconut palm sugar. This stuff is amazing and contains trace minerals. Regular sugar or stevia may do the trick. I will also guess that 1/2 of a tablespoon instead of a full may be just fine. The rest of the ingredients blended together are full of flavor.

If you follow the recipe to a T then you should even enjoy a nice froth like traditional eggnog drinks. Alcohol is not included but feel free to add a touch of rum if you wish!

The Recipe

• 1 cup Coconut Milk
• 4 large Egg Yolks
• 1 TBSP Coconut Palm Sugar
• 1 tsp Nutmeg, Ground
• 1/2 tsp Cloves, Ground
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 cup Ice

The Recipe in Grams

• 243 grams Coconut Milk
• 62 grams Egg Yolks
• 12 grams Coconut Palm Sugar
• 2 grams Nutmeg, Ground
• 1 gram Cloves, Ground
• 2 grams Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 cup Ice

The directions are as simple as all of my other smoothies inside Toadally Primal Smoothies. Add all ingredients to your favorite blender (I LOVE this one), blend until smooth and enjoy!

Click here for the full nutritional profile

Why do I LOVE smoothies?

Quick. Easy. Delicious. Healthy. Minimal clean-up involved. Full of flavor.

I’ve been enjoying smoothies on a regular basis for about 7 or so years. I’ve been into health my entire life thanks to my awesome parents but back in the day my smoothies consisted of fruit, fruit juice, maybe some ice cream or skim milk…

Basically crap.

Today, my smoothies are 100% Toadally Primal. Many contain fruit but it’s a reasonable amount. I LOVE fruit but am truly losing my appetite for sugar, sugar, sugar all the time. The more primal I am, the more I appreciate the incredible flavors of whole foods. I made 4 recipes with chestnut puree over the past 2 weeks and loved the flavor of chestnut. No extra sweetness was needed.

Some recipes I make are hardly sweet. If you are still consuming a lot of sugar rich foods then some of the recipes most definitely won’t be for you. This is when learning to love stevia and adding just a touch will go a long ways. I love stevia and have a friend here in Chicago who lost 200 lbs. primally. He calls himself a “stevia enthusiast.”

If you add leafy greens to your smoothies then you’ll add a nice nutritional punch. Spinach is the most mild and blends the best as well. It’s also one of, if not the most nutrient dense leafy green vegetable. Give Super Nutritional Powerhouse Smoothie a try and experiment from there. I’ve heard several times that our bodies absorb more nutrients from blended greens compared to greens in a salad. This makes sense since the blender is doing the chewing for us. I love my salads too but it’s good to know this fact.

I could go on and on about smoothies but I’ll let this rant rest in peace for now. If you want to learn more about primal smoothies then head on over to my new website, PrimalSmoothies.com.

To learn more about my primal journey and why I live a primal lifestyle, read my guest post on this very blog that was published last year HERE.

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About the author

Todd is better known as Primal Toad. He is a modern day caveman who has learned that living minimally is packed with minimal stress, more freedom and more joy. As you are now aware, Toad is a smoothie enthusiast. Toad blogs at PrimalToad.com as well as PrimalSmoothies.com. A new website, PrimalConnect.org is aimed to bring people of the ancestral health movement together. To connect. He is on facebook, twitter, google plus, youtube, tumblr, pinterest… google “Primal Toad” to find him. And, of course, he has a kick (ahem, family blog, Toad!) smoothie recipe book, Toadally Primal Smoothies.

Click here for Toad’s first guest post on this blog!

Disclosure: Katie is an affiliate of Todd’s book, so both of us will earn some dollars for sharing our recipes with you all if you purchase the book starting here…