Holiday Eggnog Recipes

Eggnog recipes can be found the world over. Below I have compiled a few twists on this popular festive beverage that I have customized to my personal tastes.

Serve in festive holiday mugs, garnish with cinnamon sticks, grated dark chocolate, grated nutmeg, crushed peppermint sticks, caramel sauce or vanilla bean.

Remember if there is something about one recipe that you like or don't like, mix and match to accommodate your own personal tastes.

Basic Eggnog

1 egg

Pinch of salt

Milk

1 tablespoons powdered sugar

2 tablespoons fruit-juice

Add salt to the egg-white and beat to a stiff froth. Add the sugar, the well-beaten yolk of the egg and the fruit-juice. Fill the glass with ice-cold milk. Sprinkle top with chopped nuts. The egg-yolk and white may be beaten together rather that separately, if desired.

Alcoholic Eggnog (Whiskey)

4 eggs

½ cup whipping cream

4 tablespoons whisky

3 tablespoons powdered sugar

Beat the yolks till thick and lemon colored. Slowly beat in the brandy and sugar. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites and the whipped cream. This must be eaten with a spoon, excellent.

Alcoholic Eggnog (Brandy/Rum)

4 eggs

4 tablespoons powdered sugar

4 tablespoons brandy/rum

3 cups milk

Grated nutmeg

Beat the egg white to a dry froth. Beat into the egg white the sugar and then the yolks of the eggs combined with the brandy/rum. Add the milk and a slight grating of nutmeg. Serve at once. Perfect at New Year's and Christmas.

Eggnog (Old Country Variation)

4 egg yolks

3 tablespoons honey

Cinnamon

2 tablespoons Marsala wine

Beat egg yolks with honey until thick and lemon colored in the top of a double boiler. Add whine gradually. While it heats continue to use rotary beater. Serve as drink or dessert sauce with a dash of cinnamon.