Terran and River get in the spirit of Christmas by making healthy marshmallows with chocolate fondue and seasonal eggnog for desserts for their Christmas Eve Dinner.

Eggnog

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups of unsweetened almond milk
• 1 can of full fat coconut milk (13-14 oz.)
• 1/2 cup of bourbon or brandy (optional)
• 1/3 cup of agave syrup, maple syrup or honey
• 4 large egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• One teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon of ground allspice

Directions

1. Place the almond milk, coconut milk, maple syrup ,cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice in a pot.
2. Set the stove to medium high heat.
3. Remove the milk mixture from heat just before it boils.
4. Whisk egg together with vanilla. Pour your milk
   over the eggs slowly and continue to stir the mixture. Do this so the eggs don’t get scrambled.
5. Cover and chill in fridge overnight.
6. To properly serve it blend the egg nog for about 2 minutes so it gets nice and frothy.
7. Enjoy!

 

Marshmallows

Ingredients

• 1 cup of filtered water
• 3 tbls of grass fed gelatin
• 1 cup of organic honey
• 1 tsp of organic vanilla
• 1/4 tsp of sea salt
• 1/4 cup of arrowroot powder

Directions

1. Grease an 8×8 pan and line with unbleached parchment paper in both directions. Leave some length to use as handles when removing the finished product.
2. Sprinkle the pan with arrowroot powder. In a mixer add the gelatin with 1/2 a cup of water.
3. While gelatin is softening, pour the other half a cup of water into a sauce pan along with the honey, vanilla and the salt.
4. Turn the burner to a medium high heat, bringing the mixture to a boil.
5. Place a candy thermometer and in the sauce pan and continue to boil the mixture to 240º. Immediately remove the sauce pan from the heat.
6. Turn on your mixer on low/med. Slowly pour the honey mixture into the bowl combining it with the softened gelatin.
7. Turn the mixer to high and continue beating the mixtures together until it becomes thick like marshmallow crème.
8. When finished pour in to 8×8 pan Sprinkle the remaining two tablespoons of arrow root powder. And top and then pat it down so its smooth.
9. Let the pan set out on the counter for at least 4 hours or over night to set, then cut the marshmallows into cubes.

Fondue

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup of almond milk
• 1 can of coconut milk
• 1 bag of chocolate chips
• 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract

Directions

1. Mix into a fondue pot (if you have one).  If you don’t, use a double boiler, then put on stove at medium high and cook until it’s smooth and creamy.
2. Then let the dipping begin!