
Spiked Eggnog Shake
Rich egg custard with nutmeg and cinnamon, spun with dark rum and brandy into a thick, pale-yellow holiday shake. Contains alcohol.
- Hands-on
- 30 min
- Cooling
- 30 min
- Freeze
- 24 h
- Program
- Milkshake
- Makes
- 4 glasses6 glasses
Good forChristmasWinterAdults only
Nutrition
Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 120 g), estimated
Whole tubpint: 1046 kcal, 20 g protein1569 kcal, 30 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Milk, Egg. Contains alcohol: for adults only.
Ingredients
11 ingredientsTap an ingredient when it is in the bowl
459 of 473 ml688 of 709 ml
In the tubpintScale reads
Put the empty tubpint (or your pan) on the kitchen scale and press zero. Add each ingredient until the scale shows the number on the right.
Add right before spinning
Mix everything in one big bowl, then divide it evenly between 2 tubspints.
Steps
- Heat 135 ml whole milk140 ml whole milk½ cup + 1 tbsp whole milk205 ml whole milk200 ml whole milk⅔ cup + 3 tbsp whole milk, 100 ml whipping cream100 ml whipping cream¼ cup + 3 tbsp heavy cream150 ml whipping cream150 ml whipping cream⅔ cup heavy cream, ½ tsp ground nutmeg½ tsp ground nutmeg½ tsp ground nutmeg¾ tsp ground nutmeg¾ tsp ground nutmeg¾ tsp ground nutmeg and a pinch of ground cinnamona pinch of ground cinnamona pinch of ground cinnamona pinch of ground cinnamona pinch of ground cinnamona pinch of ground cinnamon in a saucepan until steaming.
- Whisk 4 egg yolks4 egg yolks4 egg yolks6 egg yolks6 egg yolks6 egg yolks, 50 g caster or granulated sugar60 ml caster or granulated sugar¼ cup granulated sugar75 g caster or granulated sugar90 ml caster or granulated sugar¼ cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar and a pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salt in a bowl until pale.
- Slowly whisk in half of the hot milk, then pour everything back into the pan.
- Stir over low heat until it coats a spoon and reaches 80 °C176 °F to 82 °C180 °F, 5 to 8 minutes. Do not let it boil.
- Off the heat, stir in 1 tsp pure vanilla extract1 tsp pure vanilla extract1 tsp vanilla extract1½ tsp pure vanilla extract1½ tsp pure vanilla extract1½ tsp vanilla extract. Strain into the tubpint, cool in an ice bath, then put the lid on.
- Once it is completely cool, freeze the tubpint on a level shelf for 24 hours.
- Dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the frozen tubpint. Pour in 45 ml dark rum3 tbsp dark rum3 tbsp dark rum70 ml dark rum70 ml dark rum¼ cup dark rum, 30 ml brandy2 tbsp brandy2 tbsp brandy45 ml brandy3 tbsp brandy3 tbsp brandy and 45 ml whole milk3 tbsp whole milk3 tbsp whole milk70 ml whole milk70 ml whole milk¼ cup whole milk, then lock it into the machine and run Milkshake.
To serve: Pour into glass mugs, dust with freshly grated nutmeg and add a cinnamon stick to each.
My notes
Tips
- For an alcohol-free shake, use the same amount of cold milk in place of the rum and brandy, with ½ tsp rum extract if you like the flavor.
- No thermometer? Run a finger across the custard on the back of the spoon. If the line stays clear, it is ready. The yolks are cooked, so there is no raw egg in this eggnog.
- Bourbon works in place of the brandy for a warmer vanilla note. Save the egg whites for meringues; they keep for 3 days in the fridge.
Why it works
Egg yolks and cream make a rich custard that freezes like ice cream, with small, smooth ice crystals. Gentle cooking thickens it and makes the yolks safe to eat, and the rum and brandy go in at the end so the base freezes firm.
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