Creamy Eggnog

9 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 dozen egg (separated)
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 2 14 cups sugar
  • 2 cups Bourbon, to taste
  • 12 cup rum, to taste
  • 1 quart milk (add another pint of milk if not using liquor)
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla
  • 3 pints heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg

Directions

  1. 1
    Beat together the egg yolks and salt in a large mixing bowl, slowly adding 1 1/2 cups of the sugar.
  2. 2
    Continue beating until tick and pale.
  3. 3
    Stir in the bourbon, rum, milk and vanilla until well mixed.
  4. 4
    Beat the egg whites until foamy and slowly add the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, continuing to beat until stiff and all the sugar has been incorporated.
  5. 5
    Whip the cream until stiff.
  6. 6
    Now fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture and then fold in the whipped cream.
  7. 7
    Taste and add more bourbon and/or sugar if necessary.
  8. 8
    Serve Chilled with the Nutmeg sprinkled on top.

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