Not my recipe grabbed from here. Trying to have a backup somewhere so I don’t lose it. Tasted pretty good.
6 large egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whisk egg yolks and sugar in a bowl
- In sauce pan over medium-high heat combine cream, milk, nutmeg, and salt. Stir often until it’s barely simmering.
- Add big spoonfuls of the hot nutmeg milk into the sugared-egg mixture. Whisk well.
- Repeat until most of the hot nutmeg milk has been mixed with the sugar-eggs.
- Pour the mix back into the sauce pan on the stove.
- Whisk constantly for a minute or so until the mix thickens. (or stop around 160F on a thermometer)
- Remove from heat, add vanilla and optional alcohol.
- Pour the eggnog through a fine mesh strainer into a pitcher or container and cover with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate until chilled.
- (Optional) can thin out the mix with 1 or 2 tablespoons of milk and blend it.
Sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon powder when serving
Can store in the fridge for up to a week