Homemade Eggnog Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 6 large egg yolks
• 1 cup Sugar
• 2 cups Milk
• 1 cup Heavy cream
• 1 cup Liquor

  (Bourbon, Rum, or Brandy)
• ½ tsp Cinnamon
• ½ tsp Nutmeg
• ½ tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions

• 1 Add egg yolks and sugar into a large bowl and mix until well blended.
• 2 Add milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract into a small saucepan. Then,
  bring all to a low boil on medium heat while stirring.
• 3 Slowly add the mixture to the bowl with sugar and add yolk. Ensure to combine
  everything is thoroughly before continuing with the next step.
• 4 Return the content of your bowl to your saucepan and heat it up to 160°F while
  stirring, use a thermometer for easy measuring. Then, remove the pot from the
  heat.
• 5 Whisk in the heavy cream and your choice of rum, bourbon, or brandy while the
  mix is cooling.
• 6 Strain the finished eggnog with the help of a fine-mesh strainer and store it in
  the fridge to chill before serving.
• 7 When it's time to serve your eggnog, you can garnish it with spices like ground
  cinnamon, nutmeg, or a cinnamon stick.

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