Amazingly Good Eggnog

“It’s taken me several years to perfect this amazingly good eggnog recipe. Now everyone asks, ‘When are you making the eggnog?!’ This uses cooked eggs for safety, and you can use more or less rum to taste. It’s a bit of work to do, but well worth it. You’ll never buy store-bought eggnog again! Enjoy!”

Prep: 20 m Cook: 8 m Ready In 6 h 28 m

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AMAZINGLY GOOD EGGNOG

To make this Amazingly Good Eggnog, You’ll need the following Ingredients:

Ingredients:

4 cups of milk

5 whole cloves

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

12 egg yolks

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 1/2 cups light rum

4 cups light cream

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:

1. Combine milk, cloves, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and cinnamon in a saucepan, and heat over lowest setting for 5 minutes. Slowly bring milk mixture to a boil.

2. In a large bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar. Whisk together until fluffy. Whisk hot milk mixture slowly into the eggs. Pour mixture into saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for 3 minutes, or until thick. Do not allow the mixture to boil. Strain to remove cloves, and let cool for about an hour.

3. Stir in rum, cream, 2 teaspoon vanilla, and nutmeg. Refrigerate overnight before serving.

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Amazingly Good Eggnog

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Amazingly Good Eggnog

"It's taken me several years to perfect this amazingly good eggnog recipe. Now everyone asks, 'When are you making the eggnog?!' This uses cooked eggs for safety, and you can use more or less rum to taste. It's a bit of work to do, but well worth it. You'll never buy store-bought eggnog again! Enjoy!"

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time8 mins

Keyword: Amazingly Good Eggnog, Eggnog, Good Eggnog

Equipment

• Saucepan
• Large Bowl

Ingredients

• 4 cups of milk
• 5 whole cloves
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 12 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 1/2 cups light rum
• 4  cups light cream
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Instructions

• Combine milk, cloves, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and cinnamon in a saucepan, and heat over lowest setting for 5 minutes. Slowly bring milk mixture to a boil.
  
  
• In a large bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar. Whisk together until fluffy. Whisk hot milk mixture slowly into the eggs. Pour mixture into saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for 3 minutes, or until thick. Do not allow the mixture to boil. Strain to remove cloves, and let cool for about an hour.
  
  
• Stir in rum, cream, 2 teaspoon vanilla, and nutmeg. Refrigerate overnight before serving.