Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, it’s officially “The Christmas Season” in our household. If it were up to DH, he’d have all the Christmas decorations up around mid-November… at the latest! But I believe each holiday should have it’s own turn so he (im)patiently waits until the day after Thanksgiving to put up the Christmas decorations :) And as I’ve mentioned before, he and the kids absolutely love egg nog so I’m test driving a few recipes to see which one is our favorite. I’ve previously posted my neighbor Alan’s Amazing Egg Nog… which for some of you was a big hit at Thanksgiving. Today I bring you one that’s mine-mine-mine! This really is an easy-easy egg nog and the taste is just a big OH YUM!!!
For someone who previously really did not like egg nog, I’m shocked to think about the calories I’ve recently consumed from drinking it. Really, this stuff is chocked full of calories my derriere surely does not need (not to mention neither do my hips, thighs or upper arms). But it’s not like you drink it every day… all year long. No, it’s a special treat just for the holidays. And filling? Boy is egg nog filling! A single cup and it’s like having eaten a full Thanksgiving dinner all over again! This recipe is really easy, comes together in a flash and is totally virgin… feel free to add the liquor of your choice (Brandy is my personal favorite but hey, do whatcha like!!)
Em’s Easy Easy Egg Nog
Ingredients
5 eggs, beaten
6 tablespoons sugar
2 3/4 cups heavy cream
2 cups milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
ground nutmeg (optional)
yellow food coloring (optional)
Directions
In a large bowl, beat the eggs using a stand or hand mixer. Add the sugar and beat well. Add the cream and mix very well for about 2-3 minutes. This will help thicken the end result. Add the milk and vanilla extract and blend well (using clear vanilla will maintain the yellow color – if your vanilla extract is brown you may decide to add a few drops of yellow food coloring to enhance the appearance but this is totally optional). Serve chilled and dust with nutmeg. Yields approximately 8 1-cup servings.
I gotta tell ya, this recipe was actually preferred by my family… but hey, the Christmas season is young and I have other egg nog recipes to try as well :)
Have a delicious day!
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I’ll confess it right here… I’m not a fan of egg nog. Really, I’m just not. That doesn’t mean I don’t like the holidays… it doesn’t mean I’m a bah humbug… it just means I don’t like egg nog. No hate mail please ;-) My family, on the other hand, loves egg nog. I mean they LOVE egg nog. They wait all year for egg nog to return to the supermarket shelves. I mean they wait all year. They reminisce about it in spring… talk longingly about it in summer…. they anticipate it in autumn… and come holiday time they begin to pretty much stalk the dairy guy in the supermarket. All over their love of egg nog. Now saying that I don’t like egg nog makes me something of a total odd-ball in our household… and, uh, yeah, I’m uh kinda used to it by now ;-) This year one of my neighbors told me he makes egg nog at home and it tastes nothing like that preservative-filled, chemical-laden stuff you buy in the grocery store. Hearing this totally intrigued me and of course, I had to ask him for the recipe, intent on adding some home-made lovin’ to a treat my family covets so much. I had no idea this seemingly simple egg nog recipe would completely change my opinion of egg nog. This egg nog is not only good… it’s absolutely awesome! And it came from my neighbor Alan :)
This recipe makes quite a bit of egg nog, but it’s easily halved without issue. It calls for a significant amount of alcohol but you can easily omit it if you’re serving to children or you just prefer it that way. You can even change the liquors in it – it’s really versatile. Yes, it does contain raw eggs so if that’s a problem, well, perhaps this is not the recipe for you.
Alan’s Awesome Egg Nog
Ingredients
- 6 eggs separated
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups cream
- 2 cups milk
- 1 oz. dark rum
- 1 cup whiskey
- nutmeg
Method
Using a hand mixer, whip the egg whites, gradually adding half of the sugar, until stiff peaks form. Set aside. Clean the beaters and in a separate bowl beat egg yolks with the remaining sugar until the yolks are light and glossy. Gently fold the yolks into the whites, add the cream and milk and whisk to combine. Slowly add the rum and whiskey. Stir thoroughly and chill. Dust with nutmeg before serving.
When I made this I added a very generous amount of vanilla extract – probably close to a tablespoon! And I added freshly grated nutmeg and stirred so the flavor was throughout… and then we added more nutmeg on top of each individual glass. Yeah, we like nutmeg in our house :) This recipe serves about 10 people… twice… but that depends on serving size of course. I made a pitcher for the kids by halving the recipe and omitting all of the alcohol and it made almost four very generous size glasses.
The kids loved it… the Hubs loved it… and me… me who previously hated egg nog, I loved it too! Give it a try – I bet you’ll think Alan’s egg nog recipe is pretty darn awesome too :)
Have a delicious day!
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