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Ingredients
- 5 cups brazil nuts
- 30 -40 medjool dates (pitted)
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract (or 5 vanilla beans)
- 9 -11 cups water
- 34 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- grated nutmeg
Method
- Soak Brazil nuts in water to cover 8-12 hours.
- In separate bowl, soak dates and vanill beans (or extract) together in water to cover 8-12 hours.
- Drain Brazil nuts, rinse, and drain again.
- Remove dates and vanilla from water and add enough more water to equal 10 cups.
- Pour water into blender, add nuts, and process til smooth.
- Add dates, vanilla, and cinnamon to blender and process til smooth, scraping down the sides occasionally with a spatula.
- The mixture will be thick.
- If you want it thinner, add more water and process again.
- Taste and add more dates, vanilla, or cinnamon if desired and blend again til smooth.
- Place a nut milk bag in a large bowl, pour in the nog in batches and gently squeeze out the liquid.
- Pour into clear cups and dust with nutmeg.
- NOTE: if you don't have a high-speed blender, make the nog in small batches.
- Here is the ratio for 1-2 servings:.
- 1/2 c Brazil nuts (soaked 8-12 hours).
- 4 pitted Medjool dates AND.
- 1/2 vanilla bean or 1 tsp extract(soaked with dates 8-12 hours).
- a pinch of cinnamon.
- enough water added to the date soaking water to equal 1 cup.
