Easy Spiced Eggnog Recipe
Easy homemade spiced eggnog. Perfect for a cozy winter night, topped with nutmeg and spiked with a shot of your favourite festive liquor!
Ingredients
- 6 egg yolks
- ½ cup caster sugar or superfine granulated sugar
- 2 cups whole (full fat) milk
- 1 cup heavy cream or double cream
- 1 vanilla pod
- 4 whole cloves
- 2 whole star anise
- 1 whole nutmeg + a second to grate fresh over the drink to serve
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Optional: whisky, bourbon, dark rum and/or amaretto to taste to serve
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, use a handheld electric whisk to beat the egg yolks until lighter and a little frothy. Slowly add in the caster sugar while continuing to beat until lighter and thickened. Set aside.
- Pour the milk into a large saucepan and add the whole cloves, star anise whole nutmeg and cinnamon. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and add these along with the whole pod.
- Stir the milk mixture and cook over a medium heat until simmering. Allow to simmer for about 5 minutes, but do not boil.
- Temper the egg yolks with the hot milk mixture by slowly adding about half of the hot spiced milk to the egg yolks whilst continuously whisking with a handheld whisk. Then add the egg mixture into the saucepan, whisking continuously, and return to the heat.
- Continue cooking over a medium heat until thickened and able to coat the back of a spoon (about 15 minutes). Avoid boiling and continue to stir to avoid the milk scalding on the bottom.
- Once thickened, remove from the heat and add the cream. Stir through.
- Strain the mixture to remove the spices and any lumps. Allow to cool and then chill for a couple of hours.
- Serve with a shot or two of liquor to your taste and top with fresh grated nutmeg.
Nutrition
Calories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 23.2gProtein: 5.8gFat: 14.9gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 245mgSodium: 49mgPotassium: 156mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 22.1gCalcium: 133mgIron: 1mg
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