Eggnog

Traditional Christmas eggnog is a sweet dairy beverage containing milk,cream, sugar and eggs with added alcohol such as brandy, rum, whisky, bourbon, vodka or a combination.

Ingredients

3 eggs

40 g caster sugar

625 ml milk

60 ml dark rum

60 ml brandy

250 ml cream

Method

Place eggs, sugar and milk in a saucepan over medium to low heat. Cook while stirring constantly for approx. 8 minutes or until mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon, but do not boil. Remove from heat and stir in half the cream, rum and brandy. Whisk the other half of the cream until soft peak forms. Pour the milk mixture into 4 glasses, top with cream and sprinkle ground nutmeg on top. Serve immediately with a spoon.

Note: Add other ingredients such as chocolate to the milk mixture for variations