Holiday Recipe - Homemade Eggnog

I love this time of the year! The cool air starts sweeping over the land and fire places burst into flames creating a hearty smell and warmth throughout the house. I often find myself sitting down with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate but a new found favorite drink of mine is EggNog!

This homemade eggnog is filled with easy to access ingredients eggs, milk, heavy whipping cream, granulated sugar, nutmeg, salt, vanilla.

This isn’t a traditional year-round drink but I may just do that with this homemade eggnog recipe! It’s thicc and just tastes amazing! After this recipe is made it will last stored in an airtight container for about two weeks.

How do you make this homemade eggnog?

This recipe calls for 6 egg yolks a 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 2 cups milk, 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, a pinch of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
Whisk the eggs and sugar until frothy. You can also do this by hand. Once frothy, combine the milk, heavy whipping cream, nutmeg, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat.

I had my gas stove setting at 3-3.5 and whisked it together and tested how hot the milk was occasionally. Once hot to the touch, turn off the heat and add 1 tablespoon of the milk mixture to the eggs while vigorously whisking, this is where an electronic mixer comes in handy. Adding the hot milk slowly to the eggs ensures the eggs don’t turn into “scrambled eggs”—we definitely don’t want that!
Once the milk is incorporated into the egg mixture, pour the mixture back into the saucepan and heat over low-medium heat while whisking. Whisk until it thickens; then remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla. Taste and adjust with spices you desire. I added cinnamon and a dash more nutmeg. Funnel the mixture into a glass jar or pitcher. It will continue to thicken as it cools. Enjoy!

If you have any tips on how to better peel egg shells let me know in the comments lol