Friday, October 31, 2008

It's Baaaaack: The best seasonal addition to coffee

Many a coffee purist would shudder the thought of adding eggnog to coffee, but not this one.

I've loved the eggnog latte for years, since my days frequenting Monorail Espresso in the nation's espresso capital. No Portland, not you. Portland doesn't wait for Halloween to dress up as Seattle.

The eggnog latte is probably loaded with as many calories as one of those Dunkin' Donuts muffins I've heard tale of (700-plus, if memory serves). I don't want those calories to end up on my tail, so I steer clear of Starbucks this time of year.

But this, this most wonderful lowfat eggnog from the good folks at Horizon, fills the void. The best way to enjoy it is to pour an inch or so into your mug and zap it up in the microwave for 10 seconds or so. Then fill your mug the rest of the way with coffee. Yum. Oh, and don't add sugar - the eggnog is pretty sweet.

Eggnog lovers, rejoyce! It's eggnog season!

Happy Halloween.

4 comments:

Rindy R said...

I am so excited I read your post - I am down to the bottom of my creamer and I am buying eggnog this next time round for my morning cup! Yeah me!
Thanks for this great idea!

RecipeGirl said...

It's already here?? Cool. My husband loves the eggnog lattes at Starbucks so I think I'll try your method w/ the coffee. Sounds terrific!

Joie de vivre said...

What a good idea.

Abby said...

My husband would ADORE this. I had no idea it existed. I'm going to go look for it!