This recipe makes 30 bites
Directions:
- In a plastic bag, break up the candy canes into crumbles.
- Mix eggnog and food coloring (if desired) together in a bowl. Feel free to portion the eggnog and use different colors in each.
- Using a 15 portion square silicone mold, sprinkle chopped candy cane into each mold section.
- Pour eggnog into each mold section.
- If you don’t have silicone molds, you can use a tray with dividers set at 40 portions.
- Pre-freeze.
- If you are using silicone molds, pop them out of the mold and onto the parchment lined tray to freeze dry
- Freeze dry (my cycle time was 14 hours)
- Store in jars for short-term use or in mylar bags for long-term storage.
Rehydration:
Not intended for rehydration. These are a freeze dried sweet treat!
Notes:
The crumbled candy canes leave a rough imprint in the eggnog bites. If you prefer cleaner looking bites, substitute a few drops of peppermint flavoring for the candy canes.
Nutritional Value Per 1 bite
Calories: 57 Protein: 2 g Fat: 1 g Carbohydrates: 10 g Sugar: 7 g Fiber: 0 g
Cycle times & rehydration for reference only. Your results may vary
Comments (1)
I did some egg nog bites recently. I did a couple of silcone trays of Kroger (generic)brand of low-fat, cinnamon egg nog. I also did a couple of trays of Southern Comfort egg nog. Some I sprinkled crushed candy cane on. The favorite was the Southern Comfort bites which doesn’t surprise me, because in our family the Southern Comfort egg nog is the clear favorite. Freezing the egg nog in the silicone molds and then popping them out worked great.