Spiced Eggnog

By Jenusa

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups milk
• 2 whole cloves
• pinch of ground cinnamon
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp. bourbon
• Garnishes: sweetened whipped cream, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

1. Beat egg yolks in a large bowl until thick and pale. Gradually beat in sugar until blended.
2. Stir together milk and next 2 ingredients in a 4-qt. saucepan. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, 8 to 10 minutes ro just until mixture begins to bubble around the edges of the pan. (Do not boil)
3. Gradually stir half of hot milk mixture into egg mixture in pan. Stir egg mixture into remaining hot milk mixture in pan. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, 7 to 8 minutes or until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon and a candy thermometer registers 160. (Do not boil)
4. Remove from heat, and stir in cream. Pour mixture through a fine mesh strainer.
5. Let cool 1 hour. Stir in nutmeg, vanilla and bourbon. Chill 1 hour. Garnish each serving, if desired.