Ingredients 6 egg yolks 1 cup of sugar 2 cups whole milk 1 cup fresh cream ½ cup bourbon (optional) seeds from one vanilla pod / ...
Ingredients
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 cup of sugar
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup fresh cream
- ½ cup bourbon (optional)
- seeds from one vanilla pod / 5ml vanilla essence
- 4 cinnamon quills / 5 - 8 ml ground cinnamon
- 5 - 8ml ground nutmeg
- 4 whole star anise
- 100 gr dark chocolate bar
- 100 gr white chocolate bar
- ½ cup mixed nuts, chopped
- ½ cup chopped nougat bar (any flavour)
- ½ cup chopped mixed dried fruit
Directions
- 1In an electric mixer, add the egg yolks and sugar and beat on high until pale and creamy.
- 2Combine the milk and cream in a large saucepan and add the bourbon, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and anise. Bring to a boil. Remove from stove and scoop out the whole spices.
- 3Carefully, with the mixer on low, pour the hot milk mixture into the egg and sugar mixture.
- 4Mix until combined and transfer the nog back to your pot and onto the stove.
- 5On medium heat, whisk the mixture until it starts to thicken. Choose your choice of thickness, remove from heat and leave to cool, refrigerate until use.
- 6For the chocolate bark; simply melt the both chocolate bars, spread open on a baking tin and sprinkle with nuts, nougat and dried fruit. Place in freezer until use.
- 7When you are ready to serve, pour your eggnog into glasses and dust with cocoa powder - serve with broken chocolate bark.
- Source: http://niammy.com/
