Vanilla Spice Eggnog Recipe
A flavorsome Southern Comfort vanilla spice eggnog recipe - or use your favorite spiced bourbon or rum - perfect for the holiday season!
Equipment
- mixer (stand or hand held)
Ingredients
- 4 eggs separated
- 3 oz Southern Comfort (or spiced bourbon, or spiced rum) (90 ml)
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup whole cream
- ⅓ cup sugar I use brown sugar - I think it adds to the flavor - but you're welcome to use regular white sugar
- 1 tablespoon sugar (extra)
- 1 pod vanilla bean seeds scrape out and keep seeds
- 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Separate the eggs and put the yolks into a large bowl.
- Set aside the whites to be used later.
- Beat the eggs (stand mixer or hand-held) until they have lightened in color.
- Very gradually, add in 1/3 cup sugar.
- Continue beating until all the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Little by little, add in the milk, cream, Southern Comfort (or spiced bourbon or spiced rum), vanilla bean seeds, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
- After all ingredients have been well combined, beat for an extra minute.
- Rinse the beaters so you can use them again for the egg whites.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- Continue beating while you gradually add in the tablespoon sugar.
- Again using patience (and a whisk!), gradually whisk the peaky egg whites into your eggnog mixture.
- Refrigerate for a couple of hours.
- Stir just before serving (to re-combine the ingredients because they will separate a little while chilling).
Notes
Please see my notes at the bottom about:
- The consumption of raw eggs.
- The alcohol content of this vanilla spice eggnog recipe.
- The kcal variations possible.