Holiday Eggnog

Name: Holiday Eggnog
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 quart milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 cup whipping cream; 1 cup rum optional; ground nutmeg

8 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

4 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 quart milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup rum optional
ground nutmeg

Directions

1

In small bowl, beat eggs, sugar and salt until combined; set aside. In medium saucepan heat milk until hot; remove from heat. Add about 1 cup milk to egg mixture, stirring constantly. Pour egg-milk mixture into saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until finger leaves a path when drawn across the back of a metal spoon, about 5 minutes (between 150-175 degrees on a candy thermometer). Do not boil. Stir in vanilla. Place saucepan in large bowl filled with ice water; stir occasionally until
2

serving (up to 1 hour) beat cream until soft peaks form; fold into egg-milk mixture. Stir in rum, if desired. Refrigerate. Just before serving, pour into punch bowl or pitcher; sprinkle with nutmeg.