Spiced Eggnog

Name: Spiced Eggnog
Ingredients: 4 egg yolks; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 cups milk; 2 whole cloves; Pinch of ground cinnamon; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons bourbon; Garnishes: sweetened whipped cream, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

4 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups milk
2 whole cloves
Pinch of ground cinnamon
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons bourbon
Garnishes: sweetened whipped cream, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg

Directions

1

Beat egg yolks in a large bowl until thick and pale. Gradually beat in sugar until blended.
2

Stir together milk and next 2 ingredients in a 4-qt. saucepan. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or just until mixture begins to bubble around edges of pan. (Do not boil.)
3

Gradually stir half of hot milk mixture into egg mixture. Stir egg mixture into remaining hot milk mixture in pan. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, 7 to 8 minutes or until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon and a candy thermometer registers 160°. (Do not boil.)
4

Remove from heat, and stir in cream. Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer.
5

Let cool 1 hour. Stir in nutmeg, vanilla, and bourbon. Chill 1 hour. Garnish each serving, if desired.