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Six-Ingredient Homemade Eggnog

December 6, 2018

This homemade eggnog is easy and only includes six ingredients, so you’ll know exactly what you’re drinking this holiday season.

This homemade eggnog is easy and only includes six ingredients, so you'll know exactly what you're drinking this holiday season. | Recipe from Chattavore.com

Beverages can be polarizing, no?  If you remember the cola wars of the Eighties, you know what I’m talking about. I mean, not even Billy Joel could take it any more. It really was the biggest issue of the decade. Coffee is another. You either ARE a coffee drinker, or you aren’t. Or you throw back Diet Coke and would never consider drinking regular, or vice versa (I happen to be a full-sugar kind of girl, though I prefer Blue Sky or, better yet, Pure Sodaworks these days). Wine? Love it or hate it. Beer? You’re a beer drinker or you think it tastes like….well, never mind. Even water can fall into the trap. While, besides my morning coffee, it’s pretty much the only thing I drink (on a daily basis, anyway), I know people who never let a drop of plain, unadulterated water pass their lips (too boring, they say). However, one cannot argue that water is, well, the basis of matter, pretty much.

This homemade eggnog is easy and only includes six ingredients, so you'll know exactly what you're drinking this holiday season. | Recipe from Chattavore.com

Then there’s eggnog. I have found that eggnog evokes one of two reactions: “Oh, I LOVE eggnog!” OR “I HATE eggnog! (followed by gagging noises, crumpled faces, etc.)” I happen to fall in the former camp. I was raised on Mayfield eggnog, which appeared in the grocery store in late October or early November. My dad and I drank the stuff like water and somehow managed to escape the holiday season without resembling Violet Beauregarde after she turns into a giant blueberry and has to be rolled out of Willy Wonka’s factory.
This homemade eggnog is easy and only includes six ingredients, so you'll know exactly what you're drinking this holiday season. | Recipe from Chattavore.com
Thank goodness I married someone who shares my feelings about eggnog (perhaps his shared affection was part of our connection, although we’d been dating for nine months when eggnog first entered our relationship, so probably not). We wait as long as we can possibly force ourselves too, because once it’s on….IT’S ON. My mother-in-law serves eggnog at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners in glasses so small I can’t imagine what they were actually intended for (juice, I’m assuming, but I can’t be sure) which makes me and Philip laugh because we chug our eggnog from 12-ounce tumblers that sometimes we only fill 3/4 of the way, you know, when we’re feeling virtuous.
This homemade eggnog is easy and only includes six ingredients, so you'll know exactly what you're drinking this holiday season. | Recipe from Chattavore.com
I was so happy when I found the inspiration for this homemade eggnog recipe on Carrie Vitt’s wonderful website, Deliciously Organic. As delicious as the storebought stuff is, even the organic varieties contain stabilizers and are pasteurized to death to extend the shelf life (and really, there’s no need for an extended shelf life when you’re going to drain the eggnog in a couple of days anyway, you know, drinking it from our tumblers and all). I couldn’t even find ingredient lists for any regular store brands online. Hmmmm. Carrie’s recipe has five ingredients: whole milk, eggs, vanilla (yes, I make my own. It’s easy.), maple syrup, and nutmeg.
This homemade eggnog is easy and only includes six ingredients, so you'll know exactly what you're drinking this holiday season. | Recipe from Chattavore.com
I’ve changed my recipe up a bit, using regular sugar instead of maple syrup, mainly for the flavor factor (the maple syrup does tend to dominate the flavor a little bit). You could totally use maple syrup or even palm sugar here, though. Unlike many homemade eggnog recipes, it’s cooked, so the integrity of your eggs is not quite as crucial as it may be otherwise (but I do try to buy the best eggs I can anyway). The most difficult part is waiting for it to heat to 160 degrees and stirring frequently. Well, really, the waiting is the hardest part (thanks, Tom Petty) because you have to let it chill for several hours before drinking it. But when the wait is over, you’ll declare it totally worth it.

Promise. You’ll love this 6-ingredient homemade eggnog (assuming you’re one of those eggnog lovers, anyway).

Shared on Meal Plan Monday on Southern Plate.

This homemade eggnog is easy and only includes six ingredients, so you'll know exactly what you're drinking this holiday season. | Recipe from Chattavore.com

Mary

Yield: 6 cups

Six-Ingredient Homemade Eggnog

This recipe is adapted from Deliciously Organic by Carrie Vitt.

10 minPrep Time:

45 minCook Time:

55 minTotal Time:

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Ingredients

  • 6 Large eggs
  • 2 Large egg yolks
  • 3/4 cups sugar (if you don't want to use white sugar, you can use an equal amount of maple syrup or palm sugar)
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream (you can leave out the cream and sub in another cup of milk for a slightly less rich nog)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (plus more for sprinkling)

Instructions

  1. Whisk the eggs, yolks, and sugar together in a large saucepan until well combined.
  2. Gradually whisk the milk into the egg mixture until fully incorporated. Heat over medium-low, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens and reaches 160 degrees (measure using a candy thermometer or, in a pinch, an instant-read thermometer).
  3. Strain the eggnog through a fine-mesh strainer. Stir in the vanilla and the nutmeg. Chill thoroughly before serving (four hours, at least). Serve with additional nutmeg sprinkled on top, if desired (we use only fresh nutmeg, which isn't even in the same category as the preground stuff. Really.).

Notes

This takes a long time to cook because you want to heat it gradually to make sure you don't scramble the eggs. However, you don't have to stir it every second, so you can get other things done while it cooks.

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This homemade eggnog is easy and only includes six ingredients, so you'll know exactly what you're drinking this holiday season. | Recipe from Chattavore.com

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Comments

  1. Dana says

    November 13, 2012 at 9:25 am

    My eggnog recipe comes with a long story and a lot of alcohol, but I LOVE homemade eggnog.
    Reply
  2. Sharon says

    November 13, 2012 at 9:59 am

    But does it make it taste like maple syrup? Or make it taste like french toast? I LOVE eggnog too and not sure about if the maple makes it too mapley?
    Reply
    • Chattavore says

      November 13, 2012 at 4:33 pm

      Sharon, I'd say if you're looking for the maple taste, you'll probably taste it, but it definitely isn't overwhelming. I really think it tastes just like you'd expect eggnog to taste! It definitely doesn't taste like French toast :) Maybe try making half a batch the first time?
      Reply
  3. Brooke says

    November 13, 2012 at 10:07 pm

    This sounds awesome!
    Reply
  4. cakespy says

    December 12, 2016 at 7:30 am

    OMG. This sounds (and looks) perfect - thick and creamy and addictive!
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      December 12, 2016 at 9:17 pm

      Thank you! We made quick work of it.
      Reply

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