How do you like your eggs? Skinny Eggnog cocktail

How do you like your eggs? Skinny Eggnog cocktail

It’s the time of year to where eggnog tempts us. Even the low fat version is full of fat, sugar and fillers. Is there a way to make a healthier version of eggnog? Possibly with this recipe from Bethenny Frankel.

You probably know her from The Real Housewives of New York City. She’s also a natural-foods chef, the owner of the baked-goods company bethennybakes and author of Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting. Bethenny also contributes to Health.com, which is where I found this intriguing holiday cocktail recipe.

Skinny Eggnog

By Bethenny Frankel

From Health magazine

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

2 egg yolks

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon of sugar

2 cups 1% low fat milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 dash cinnamon

1 dash nutmeg

1/4 cup white rum

4 pasteurized egg whites

Directions:

Beat egg yolks until lightened in color.

Add cup 1/3 cup of sugar, beating until dissolved; set aside.

Combine milk, vanilla, and 1 dash each cinnamon and nutmeg in a saucepan over high heat; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat, and gradually whisk into egg mixture.

Return to pot, and cook to 160° F.

Remove from heat, stir in 1/4 cup white rum, and pour into a bowl; set in the refrigerator.

Beat 4 pasteurized egg whites in a separate bowl until soft peaks form; with mixer running, gradually add 1 tablespoon sugar, and beat until stiff peaks form.

Whisk egg whites into chilled mixture; sprinkle with cinnamon.

Nutritional information:

148 calories

• Calories from fat 21
• Total Fat 2.4g
• Saturated Fat 1.1g
• Sodium 75mg
• Total Carbohydrates 17.8g
• Sugars 17.7g
• Protein 6.0g

Weight Watchers POINTS = 3

To make it even skinnier:

Remove the rum (you can use rum extract for the taste) – now each drink is 123 calories.

Remove the sugar and substitute with stevia – now 87 calories

Remove the sugar, add a substitute and forego the rum – 65 calories

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