Festive, creamy, delicious homemade vegan eggnog you can have ready in minutes with just a few simple ingredients! This quick, easy rich dairy-free eggnog recipe is filled with flavour and is perfect for whipping up for a holiday gathering, potlucks, or just for sipping on at home. It’s dairy-free, egg-free and nut-free (it's made without cashews). Any type of non-dairy milk can be used (oat milk, almond milk etc.) and you can bottle it and give it away as edible Christmas gifts.
Add the dairy-free milk, vegan heavy cream, maple syrup, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and whisk well.
Carefully pour the eggnog into a large bottle or jar. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
After the chilling time has ended, shake or stir well, and pour into glasses.
Add garnishes if desired, and serve.
Notes
Please read all of the information and FAQ info above, as well as the notes below before making this recipe.
This recipe makes 3 cups of eggnog—double, triple, or quadruple as needed.
Any dairy-free milk can be used, but for the best results, use one that is not very thin and is unsweetened, and unflavoured so you are in full control of the flavour and sweetness. If all you have is sweetened milk, adjust the amount of sweetener you add accordingly. I recommend oat milk, soy milk, or canned coconut milk. Canned coconut milk will give your eggnog a strong coconut flavour.
Silk, Country Crock, Becel, Califia Farms, and Violife are just a few brands that make vegan heavy cream (also labelled as vegan whipping cream). If you can't find any of these brands, you can use canned full-fat coconut milk or lite coconut milk instead. You can also use a dairy-free unsweetened, unflavoured barista blend milk (your eggnog will not be as thick).
If you don't have maple syrup, you can use granulated sugar. White sugar or cane sugar is recommended, make sure it's vegan (see the Recipe FAQ section above). If you use a granulated sweetener, whisk the eggnog very well until the sugar has dissolved. Read the info above for more info on sweetening this recipe.
Feel free to adjust the sweetener and spices based on your taste.
Nutrition info is for 1 of 4 (¾ cup) servings and with the recipe prepared as written, no garnishes. The data below is only to be used as a rough guide. Click to learn how nutrition info is determined on this website.