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Best Eggnog Recipe
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Best Eggnog Recipe

12 ingredients 15 min About 1 gallon openrecipes
Best Eggnog Recipe

Try out this traditional eggnog recipe made with real eggs, milk, cream, bourbon, rum, brandy, and nutmeg.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

371
Calories
15g
Protein
20g
Fat
27g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cognac not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 12 large eggs yolks (reserve the whites)
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 liter bourbon
  • 1 quart (4 cups) whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup Cognac or brandy
  • 1/2 cup Myers’s dark rum
  • Pinch fine salt
  • 12 reserved egg whites
  • 1 1/2 cups cold heavy cream
  • Ice (optional)
  • Freshly grated nutmeg

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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