I love everything Christmas, I mean I have got it BAD!
When the stores start selling eggnog every season, I get giddy. However, I am not so excited about all of the additives and processed junk that is in those pretty green and red cartons! Why not give homemade eggnog a try?
We get raw milk from a local farm and it has the most amazing thick cream on top. I just had to make it into eggnog! But, I like it thick…like drinking batter thick! So I decided to make this stuff really rich. You can always substitute milk for cream in this recipe if you don’t like it quite so creamy. Cheers!
Creamy Homemade Eggnog
Ingredients:
- 2 cups raw milk (or coconut milk)
- 2 cups raw cream (or coconut cream)
- 8 pastured egg yolks
- 4 Tbsp raw honey (or maple syrup, or coconut sugar) — where to find
- 2 Tbsp vanilla
- 1 tsp fresh grated nutmeg, plus more for sprinkling on top — I use this grater and a fresh nutmeg nut
Directions:
- Add all of the ingredients to a high powered blender and blend on high until well combined and nice and creamy
- Top with fresh grated nutmeg….and if you like, spike it with rum!
We drink ours out of these cute little moose mugs because National Lampoons Christmas Vacation just might be my FAVORITE movie of all time!!!
Get your moose glasses here and drink your eggnog with style!
Just in case you have no idea what I’m referring to, watch this….
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I may not be one for eggnog, but let me tell you, that moose mug is a must-have. Love it!
I LOVE drinking from them, totally dorky but I am obsessed with National Lampoons 🙂
Hey I will try this eggnog this weekend and possibly with some Captain Morgans! Cheers!!
Great, Captain would work well 🙂
Can this be heated once mixed to drink warm? I like warm nog 🙂
Yes of course!
I know that they’re pasteurized eggs but should anyone be concerned with consuming raw eggs? Or does the high powered blender “cook” them in some way? Thanks.
If you let the blender go long enough, it could definitely “cook” the eggs a bit. I am not very concerned about raw egg yolks if you source them right.
Hi Jennifer, The ingredient list calls for ‘pastured’ eggs, which is very different from ‘pasteurized’ eggs. Pastured refers to the way the chickens live and eat. Pasteurized refers to a heating method which kills bacteria without actually cooking the egg. I’m fortunate that my local grocery store sells pasteurized eggs, but there are also plenty of instructions on the internet for pasteurizing your store-bought eggs at home. Happy Holidays!
None of these recipe says how much eggnog you have when you’re finished making it.
I can so identify with feeling ‘giddy’ over eggnog. I bought my first carton yesterday. Later, when taking it out of the fridge for my first taste of the season, I actually hugged – yes HUGGED – the carton. It took me a moment to restore my sanity lol.
The reason I’m here is because for the first time ever, I read the ingredient labels of the nogs I was considering, and to my horror, every single one contained HFCS. Major jaw drop. I’ve always wanted to try making my own, and now I have the perfect excuse to get going. Thank you for posting the recipe, and have a wonderful eggnog season!
I laughed out loud at this comment. I can see myself also hugging a carton of nog 🙂 I hope you enjoy my recipe