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Christmas: Eggnog

Source of Recipe


From "All Time Best Holiday Entertaining"



List of Ingredients



• 1½ cups heavy cream
  
• 6 large egg yolks
  
• 6 Tbsp sugar
  
• 3 cups whole milk
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• ½ cup dark rum
  
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, plus extra for serving
  






Instructions



1. Whisk ¾ cup cream, egg yolks, and sugar in medium bowl until thoroughly combined and pale yellow, about 30 seconds; set aside. Bring milk and salt to simmer in medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
   
   
2. When milk mixture comes to simmer, remove from heat and, whisking constantly, slowly pour into yolk mixture to temper. Return milk-yolk mixture to saucepan. Place over medium-low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture reaches 160°F, 1 to 2 minutes. Immediately pour eggnog into clean bowl. Stir in rum and nutmeg. Fill slightly larger bowl with ice and set eggnog bowl in ice bowl. Refrigerate until eggnog registers 40°F, 1 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
   
   
3. Just before serving, using stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whip remaining ¾ cup cream on medium-low speed until foamy, about 1 minute. Increase speed to high and whip until soft peaks form, 1 to 3 minutes. Whisk whipped cream into chilled eggnog. Serve, garnished with extra nutmeg.
   
   Serves 6 to 8