The search for naturally-flavored egg nog
I generally prefer natural flavors, since the artificial flavors often taste so fake-y (and I've had the misfortune to get sick a couple of times after ingesting artificial flavors -- although I do not know if the flavors were to blame). But finding natural egg nog around where we live is really hard (I know I could make it myself, but I'm afraid that I'll make myself sick with the raw eggs). Last year I found some all-natural organic and around Thanksgiving I found some pumpkin egg nog that had no artificial flavors.
But last time I was at the store all I could find was artificially flavored (including a kind that had artificial molasses - why did the company go to that trouble?). I finally settled on some boiled custard that was on special because it was about to expire -- it was artificially flavored, but at least it cost 1/2 to 1/3 as much as the egg nog!
At the same store, they were having a special on frozen sherbet and low-fat frozen yogurt (a $1 a box!). The peach low-fat frozen yogurt, unlike the sherbet, was naturally flavored and I picked that.
I have not had frozen yogurt much since the late 80's or early 90's when a relative went through a low-fat, low-cholesterol spell and would only serve low-fat ice cream or yogurt.
I should have remembered I wasn't a big fan. The peach yogurt was OK but not splendid.
And, as it turned out, the boiled custard was also OK, but not great.
But, take some of the peach frozen yogurt and pour the boiled custard over it? That's really, really good!
Since the boiled custard was about to expire, I also tried taking some of the boiled custard and mixing it with a spoon with the peach yogurt and freezing it. It won't freeze hard and I couldn't get it to fully mix together, but it tastes excellent. I also tried making a smoothie with non-fat milk made from dry milk powder, boiled custard, and the peach yogurt. I still couldn't get it smooth, but it tasted really good that way too!
I'm sure that if I had a blender I could mix it much better. (If I let the yogurt melt more, I could have mixed it better too, but I know that sherbet will not refreeze well and was not sure that the yogurt would either).
I don't know that I would go out of my way to purchase frozen yogurt and boiled custard to mix, but if it ever happened that I ended up with the ingredients, I would be happy to try the experiment again!
And, by the way, I will go on searching for natural egg nog!
Update: Eventually the custard/yogurt mix got really hard -- so hard the spoon would bend as I'd try to get it out!
But last time I was at the store all I could find was artificially flavored (including a kind that had artificial molasses - why did the company go to that trouble?). I finally settled on some boiled custard that was on special because it was about to expire -- it was artificially flavored, but at least it cost 1/2 to 1/3 as much as the egg nog!
At the same store, they were having a special on frozen sherbet and low-fat frozen yogurt (a $1 a box!). The peach low-fat frozen yogurt, unlike the sherbet, was naturally flavored and I picked that.
I have not had frozen yogurt much since the late 80's or early 90's when a relative went through a low-fat, low-cholesterol spell and would only serve low-fat ice cream or yogurt.
I should have remembered I wasn't a big fan. The peach yogurt was OK but not splendid.
And, as it turned out, the boiled custard was also OK, but not great.
But, take some of the peach frozen yogurt and pour the boiled custard over it? That's really, really good!
Since the boiled custard was about to expire, I also tried taking some of the boiled custard and mixing it with a spoon with the peach yogurt and freezing it. It won't freeze hard and I couldn't get it to fully mix together, but it tastes excellent. I also tried making a smoothie with non-fat milk made from dry milk powder, boiled custard, and the peach yogurt. I still couldn't get it smooth, but it tasted really good that way too!
I'm sure that if I had a blender I could mix it much better. (If I let the yogurt melt more, I could have mixed it better too, but I know that sherbet will not refreeze well and was not sure that the yogurt would either).
I don't know that I would go out of my way to purchase frozen yogurt and boiled custard to mix, but if it ever happened that I ended up with the ingredients, I would be happy to try the experiment again!
And, by the way, I will go on searching for natural egg nog!
Update: Eventually the custard/yogurt mix got really hard -- so hard the spoon would bend as I'd try to get it out!
posted by A Woman of Letters at 3:30 PM
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