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Family favourite Christmas EggNog.

You can have Family favourite Christmas EggNog using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Family favourite Christmas EggNog

1. You need 1400 ml of whole milk.
2. Prepare 600 ml of heavy or double cream.
3. It's 2 of Vanilla bean pods split with seeds removed.
4. Prepare 3/4 piece of freshly grated nutmeg.
5. It's 3 of cinnamon sticks.
6. It's 350 ml of vanilla spiced rum.
7. You need 7 of large eggs.
8. You need 200 g of granulated sugar.

Family favourite Christmas EggNog step by step

1. Combine milk, cream, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, and vanilla seeds and the pods into a large saucepan. Bring to the boil slowly then remove from the heat.
2. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until thick ribons form, then slowly add and whish into the milk mixture.
3. Add the Rum and continue slowly whisking with a hand whisk. Rum can be substitued for brandy..
4. Allow to steep over night in the fridge.
5. Sieve out the mixture removing the cinnamon and vanilla pods.
6. Whisk egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into the milk mixture and serve in christmasy glasses or mugs.
7. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick, with a mini gingerbread man at the side to dip in :).
8. Adapted from a Jamie Oliver recipe.
9. If heating through serve before allowing to steep and do not add the egg whites. Do not reheat.
10. Also goes well with a little gingerbread.