Homemade Holiday Eggnog
During my secondary years, I spent about 2/3rd of my time in a private girls school. It was Institut Notre-Dame de Lourdes in Longueuil. This school was from secondary 1 to 3 (I believe outside of Québec it’s grade 7 to 9) and then the students were moving on to another private girls school to finish secondary 4 and 5 (grade 10 & 11). In Québec, there’s no grade 12. When students are done with grade 11, they continue their education at College for either 2 or 3 years (technique is 3 yrs.) before moving on to University education.
Back to Notre-Dame de Lourdes…
During my 3 years there, I became friends with Isabelle and stayed friends for many years after. About 13 years after we met, I introduced her to my good friend Bill from Michigan. They started dating, he eventually proposed, they got married, had a lovely baby girl named Emily and then I became her godmother.
Obviously Isabelle and I were great friends. During our school years, we were inseparable. We always hung out, sat next to each other in all of our classes, talked for hours on the phone, sharing our dreams, etc… you know the stuff teenager girls do.
Through her, I had my first holiday beverage; of course it had no alcohol in it (and I still don’t add any). With a light sprinkle of nutmeg, it was so good! This became my “thing” during the holiday season. It was only a few years later that I tried making my own Homemade Holiday Eggnog also known in Québec as “Lait de Poule” (hen’s milk… seriously, it’s the direct translation)!
The recipe is pretty straight forward and easy to make. It has a nice creamy texture and perfect to drink as is with some nutmeg sprinkled on top or with your favorite rum. For some reason I enjoy my Homemade Holiday Eggnog without alcohol in it… that’s the way I drank it the first time and I’ve loved it that way ever since…
During this festive season, surprise everyone with your own Homemade Holiday Eggnog! It will put anyone in the mood especially with a shot of rum in it.
Happy Holidays!
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Homemade Holiday Eggnog
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Ingredients
- 7 large free-run egg yolks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups 35% heavy cream
- 1 cup 1% milk
- 1 large cinnamon stick (substitute 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon)
- 1 small pinch ground Himalayan sea salt
- 1/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Directions
- In a medium bowl, add egg yolks and sugar; whisk until light in color and creamy (this helps keep it from curdling).
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add cream, milk, cinnamon stick and salt; stir until the mixture just starts simmering.
- Slowly temper the egg mixture by whisking in the hot cream mixture, a little at a time. When half the hot liquid is combined with the egg mixture, transfer it to the saucepan. Whisk continuously for 2 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and add vanilla; stir to combine.
- Strain the mixture using a fine sieve placed over a bowl or a measuring cup; discard any solids in the sieve.
- Pour eggnog into a container or a pitcher and cover with plastic wrap. Transfer to the refrigerator until cold.
- When ready to serve, add ice cubes in tall glasses, stir the eggnog before pouring in and sprinkle with nutmeg; add rum if desired.
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