WATCH: Here’s Our Guide To Getting Festive With Tasty Eggnog

Here at Her and JOE Towers it’s beginning to taste a lot like CHRISTMAS! 

To get us all in the festive mood, we teamed up with the good folks at O’Egg to bring you a simple guide to making super tasty eggnog. Check out how we got on the video below.

Check out how we got on the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhy0jHe3VGA&feature=youtu.be

Here’s the full recipe for you…

Ingredients:

• 4 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 cups of milk
• 1 cup of bourbon
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Method:

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar and continue to beat until it is completely dissolved. Add the milk, cream, bourbon and nutmeg and stir to combine.

Place the egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat to soft peaks. With the mixer still running gradually add the 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.

Whisk the egg whites into the mixture. Chill and serve.

Or if you want to make cooked eggnog, follow procedure below.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar and continue to beat until it is completely dissolved. Set aside.

In a medium saucepan, over high heat, combine the milk, heavy cream and nutmeg and bring just to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and gradually temper the hot mixture into the egg and sugar mixture. Then return everything to the pot and cook until the mixture reaches 160 degrees F. Remove from the heat, stir in the bourbon, pour into a medium mixing bowl, and set in the refrigerator to chill.

In a medium mixing bowl, beat the egg whites to soft peaks. With the mixer running gradually add the 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Whisk the egg whites into the chilled mixture.

This article is brought to you by O’Egg, an Irish family egg company. Check out their delicious Christmas recipes to share with friends and family.