Congratulations to me, I made my own store-bought-tasting eggnog! It’s that time of year again; the time of year when you begin to see eggnog in your grocers cooler. Now, I love eggnog. Once a year. One very small glass a week. So I decided to go super indulgent with my recipie! Here it is.
The Shopping List:
6 eggs (Not just the whites, this is about indulgence)
1 pint HEAVY whipping cream (again, indulgence)
2 cups whole milk (I can feel my arteries slowing)
1 cup superfine (or “caster”) sugar (I used raw sugar)
½ cup Christian Brother’s brandy and
½ cup Bacardi dark rum (indulgence, remember?)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon gound nutmeg
The Beating:
In a bowl that will fit everything…
Beat the eggs until they’re frothy (that means bubbly on top)
Beat in the sugar
Beat in the heavy cream, a little at a time
Beat in the whole milk, a little at a time
Beat in the vanilla extract and ground nutmeg
Beat in the brandy and the rum
The Suspense:
Cover the bowl and stick it in the fridge to chill for two hours.
The Reward:
Pour the resulting awesomnes into a pitcher, then into a festive coffee cup; sprinkle some nutmeg on top for looks, and enjoy your holiday festivities.
Comments (4)
Sounds so good!!! You eat the raw eggs?
@seedsower - Well, the raw eggs are in the mixture, so yea. I guess.
It’s delicious.
I can’t do eggnog…. there is just something about it that I can’t stand. I get a lot of crap from other people about it during the holidays too…. but I still cannot get myself to like it, no matter how many times I try it, or how many different versions I try. It’s cool that you made some that actually tastes like store-bought…. I’m sure it was a lot cheaper than getting it at the store.
Hope you’re doing well this Christmas season!
@respawn87 - eggnog is a love/hate thing. Either you love it, or you hate it. If you love it, you drink it one month out of the year. If you hate it, you don’t drink it, ever.