Homemade Eggnog {Recipes}

Just in time for holiday entertaining, here is a great recipe from the Taste of Home: Best Loved Recipes book. {Reprinted with permission}

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Excerpted from Taste of Home: Best Loved Recipes: 1485 Favorites from the World’s #1 Food & Entertaining Magazine
By Taste of Home

Homemade Eggnog

Prep time

50 mins

Total time

50 mins

After just one taste, folks will know this holiday treat is homemade, not a store-bought variety. -- Pat Waymire, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Field Editor

Author: xcerpted from Taste of Home: Best Loved Recipes: 1485 Favorites from the World's #1 Food & Entertaining Magazine By Taste of Home

Recipe type: Beverage

Cuisine: Special Occasion

Ingredients

12 eggs
1-½ cups sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 quarts whole milk, divided
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups heavy whipping cream
Additional nutmeg, optional

Instructions

In a heavy 4-qt. saucepan, whisk together eggs, sugar and salt. Gradually add 1 qt. of milk. Cook and stir over low heat until a thermometer reads 160°-170°, about 30-35 minutes.
Pour into a large heatproof bowl; stir in the vanilla, nutmeg and remaining milk. Place bowl in an ice-water bath, stirring frequently until mixture is cool. If mixture separates, process in a blender until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
When ready to serve, beat cream in a large bowl on high until soft peaks form; whisk gently into cooled milk mixture. Pour into a chilled 5-qt. punch bowl. Sprinkle with nutmeg if desired.
Editor's Note: Eggnog may be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for several days. Whisk before serving.

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