Forget the store-bought kind and make homemade eggnog for a real holiday treat.
How To Make Classic Cooked Eggnog
This Classic Cooked Eggnog recipe is festive and decadent while laced with nutmeg and vanilla topped with cinnamon for making a refreshing drink.
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ tsp salt, optional
- 1 quart milk, divided
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
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Beat together eggs, sugar, and salt in a large saucepan.
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Stir in two cups of milk.
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Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until the mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon with a thin film and reaches at least 160 degrees F.
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Remove from heat. Stir in the remaining two cups of milk and vanilla.
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Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled for several hours or overnight.
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Serve garnished with whipped cream and nutmeg.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 10g
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- Calcium: 123mg
- Calories: 117kcal
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Cholesterol: 108mg
- Fat: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 1mg
- Potassium: 161mg
- Protein: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Sodium: 126mg
- Vitamin A: 296IU
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