Southerner's Specialty Eggnog

Douglas J. Renze's Note:

IMHO this is the single best eggnog recipe I've ever had. I've had it with both cognac and rum, never with brandy or whisky, though I suspect Jack Daniels would be wonderful for this.

• Total Time: 8 mins
• Prep Time: 8 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 12 eggs, separated
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 pints half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup rum or 1/2 cup cognac or 1/2 cup brandy or 1/2 cup whiskey

Directions:

1. Whip yolks until yellow and thick.
2. Add sugar gradually, blending as you go, until thick and well-blended (on high in the mixer).
3. Add half-and-half little-by-little. Add vanilla, nutmeg and alcohol. Blend well.
4. Beat whites of eggs until stiff peaks form.
5. Add to yolk mixture. Strain into pitcher and serve.
6. NOTES : You may increase the vanilla up to 1 tablespoon and the alcohol up to 1 cup, as desired.

Reviews

[Kathy Humphreys]

This is the best eggnog I have ever had. It's good with fat-free half & half, too. The writer suggested Jack Daniels might be good in it, but it is especially good with 1/2 cup of light rum (preferably Bacardi) and 1/2 cup of Crown Royal. Delicious!

[Chef #863508]

This was amazing! So easy and so good. The texture is really light, not like that thick commercial stuff.

[khanes77]

I changed this recipe up a little bit to cut the fat, calories and cholesterol. I used 12 egg whites and only 4 yolks. I substituted Splenda for the sugar and I used fat free half-and-half. I also used Christian Brothers Brandy. It was wonderful! Thanks!