Best Eggnog I Recipes

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HOMEMADE EGGNOG



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Once, I asked my mother how to make eggnog, and she showed me this recipe. After just one taste, folks will know this homemade holiday treat came from the kitchen, not from the store. -Pat Waymire, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 45m

Yield 12 servings (3 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 8

12 large eggs
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 cups whole milk, divided
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups heavy whipping cream
Additional nutmeg, optional

Steps:

  • In a heavy saucepan, whisk together eggs, sugar and salt. Gradually add 4 cups milk; cook and stir over low heat until a thermometer reads 160°-170°, 30-35 minutes. Do not allow to boil. Immediately transfer to a large bowl., Stir in vanilla, nutmeg and remaining milk. Place bowl in an ice-water bath, stirring until milk mixture is cool. (If mixture separates, process in a blender until smooth.) Refrigerate, covered, until cold, at least 3 hours. , To serve, beat cream until soft peaks form. Whisk gently into cooled milk mixture. If desired, sprinkle with additional nutmeg before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 411 calories, Fat 25g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 247mg cholesterol, Sodium 251mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (35g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 13g protein.

EGGNOG



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For a drink with holiday spirit, make a batch of Alton Brown's Eggnog from Good Eats on Food Network.

Provided by Alton Brown

Categories     dessert

Time 15m

Yield 6 to 7 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
1 pint whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
3 ounces bourbon
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
4 egg whites*

Steps:

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar and continue to beat until it is completely dissolved. Add the milk, cream, bourbon and nutmeg and stir to combine.
  • Place the egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat to soft peaks. With the mixer still running gradually add the 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
  • Whisk the egg whites into the mixture. Chill and serve.
  • Cook's Note: For cooked eggnog, follow procedure below.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar and continue to beat until it is completely dissolved. Set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan, over high heat, combine the milk, heavy cream and nutmeg and bring just to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and gradually temper the hot mixture into the egg and sugar mixture. Then return everything to the pot and cook until the mixture reaches 160 degrees F. Remove from the heat, stir in the bourbon, pour into a medium mixing bowl, and set in the refrigerator to chill.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, beat the egg whites to soft peaks. With the mixer running gradually add the 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Whisk the egg whites into the chilled mixture.

EGGNOG I



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No Christmas is complete without eggnog!

Provided by Denise

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Eggnog Recipes

Yield 11

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 eggs
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 quart milk
⅓ pint heavy whipping cream
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • Beat eggs; mix in condensed milk, vanilla, quart of milk and salt.
  • Beat the whipping cream until soft peaks form. Fold in to egg and milk mixture and sprinkle with nutmeg. Serve chilled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 249.1 calories, Carbohydrate 24.2 g, Cholesterol 140.4 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Protein 9.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 139.4 mg, Sugar 23.8 g

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A delectable drink, Eggnog is a holiday favorite.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups milk
1 cup sugar
12 large egg yolks
1/2 cup bourbon, (optional)
1 cup chilled heavy cream
Grated nutmeg, (optional)

Steps:

  • In medium saucepan, whisk milk and sugar over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. In a large bowl, whisk egg yolks. Whisking constantly, pour hot mixture into yolks in a slow and steady stream.
  • Return mixture to pan; cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, until thick enough to coat back of spoon, 20 to 25 minutes; do not let simmer. Quickly strain into a bowl. Stir in bourbon, if desired, and cream. Cool completely; cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate until chilled. Garnish with nutmeg, if desired.

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