Family favourite Christmas EggNog

Jamie Barrington
Jamie Barrington @cook_4052478
Kingston Upon Hull

Quite simply christmas in a cup, best seved cold but just as delicious heated through

Family favourite Christmas EggNog

Quite simply christmas in a cup, best seved cold but just as delicious heated through

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Ingredients

20 mins
8 servings
  1. 1400 mlwhole milk
  2. 600 mlheavy or double cream
  3. 2Vanilla bean pods split with seeds removed
  4. 3/4 piecefreshly grated nutmeg
  5. 3cinnamon sticks
  6. 350 mlvanilla spiced rum
  7. 7large eggs
  8. 200 ggranulated sugar

Cooking Instructions

20 mins
  1. 1

    Combine milk, cream, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, and vanilla seeds and the pods into a large saucepan. Bring to the boil slowly then remove from the heat

  2. 2

    Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until thick ribons form, then slowly add and whish into the milk mixture

  3. 3

    Add the Rum and continue slowly whisking with a hand whisk. Rum can be substitued for brandy.

  4. 4

    Allow to steep over night in the fridge

  5. 5

    Sieve out the mixture removing the cinnamon and vanilla pods

  6. 6

    Whisk egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into the milk mixture and serve in christmasy glasses or mugs

  7. 7

    Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick, with a mini gingerbread man at the side to dip in :)

  8. 8

    Adapted from a Jamie Oliver recipe

  9. 9

    If heating through serve before allowing to steep and do not add the egg whites. Do not reheat

  10. 10

    Also goes well with a little gingerbread

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