‘Tis the season for Eggnog.
And booze in general.
Tradition dictates that Christmas includes eggnog. After doing a lot of research, I came up with one of the easiest Eggnog recipes I’ve come across. Better yet, it can easily be doubled for a crowd!
I must confess that I’ve never actually made eggnog until this year. It was something my mom made, but I was always more interested in baking. Plus all that standing over the stove seemed complicated.
Vegas is a huge fan of Christmas traditions. We have to listen to the Charlie Brown Christmas album every morning (sometimes two or three times). The tree must be real. The house must be lit up like a redneck postcard. And we must have eggnog.
I’ll give her the live tree, but let’s be real. All I really care about is having a glass of bubbly while I open presents. Who’s with me?
Because I love her so dearly, I bit the bullet and went searching for a recipe I could wrap my brain around. What I came up with was mish-mash of a few ideas. This is a raw eggnog recipe (yes, you can eat drink it raw) – no standing over a boil post required! The best part is that it comes together in less than 10 minutes.
BTW – Did you hear there is actually an eggnog shortage?! I didn’t know that was possible… but at least we’ll be able to save ourselves with this recipe!
I’m on batch number 3. If we make more, we’ll be on bottle number two of the bourbon! Granted, the Bourbon Pumpkin Balls and the Blood Orange Manhattans contributed to the disappearance of this bottle.
The proof that it passed the test was when, halfway through her first glass, Vegas paused long enough to say: “this is going on the blog, right?” Like she was worried I’d forget the recipe otherwise. HA!
[Tweet “Making #eggnog seemed intimidating. Until this recipe.”]
Time to move on to boozy cake balls. Red wine or sparkling… that is the question!
What traditions do you have?
Are you an eggnog fan?
Yes to the nog! I have never had it homemade before… Then again you can’t buy it in the UK so my experience from a carton has all been since in moved to Aus! I like it cold in my iced coffee but hot with bourbon seems like perfection!
My first drink at Christmas is always bubbly – sometimes with OJ, sometimes just straight up! Love it!
I never thought to use it in coffee! That’s such a good idea… now I need to make more!
We are all about tradition over here but Egg Nog strangely is not really one of them. My dad usually has a carton hanging around and he and my husband will partake with some spiked egg nog as a pre-dessert, dessert but that’s about it. However…since there’s an egg nog shortage…Nah – I’m sticking with the Manhattan recipe this year 🙂
Merry Christmas!!!
I don’t know if it’s a Southern thing or what, but we always had it. You know I feel you in the Manhattans though. 😉
I haven’t made eggnog in years, but this is definitely an easier version.
This looks so darn easy! I’m a recent convert to eggnog. But let’s be real, it’s the bourbon we’re after when we drink it!!
There’s no denying that! 😉
Eggnog shortage?! It is a good thing you can make your own homemade. What a fancy treat this would be for a holiday party. 🙂
Isn’t that so random?! I’ve ever even thought to do the store bought anyway.
Never have I ever… Made EGG NOG but I totally want to. But I think I am going to wait until MAY when I am having holiday withdrawals! lol!
Brilliant, as usual. But are you fished-out yet???
i drink Poinsettias over eggnog – Prosecco & cranberry together.
Also a good choice! We definitely had some mimosas flowing yesterday morning too.
We love love Eggnog over here; maybe we’ve been helping with the shortage? I would love to try this, but for some reason raw eggs are kind of scary to me?
That used to creep me out too, but I just got over it one day. Who knows why. I also used to not eat sushi…. which I cannot imagine now!
I’m impressed. Also, I like Vegas’ traditions. She knows how to do the holidays.
No one can ever accuse us of not celebrating anything whole-heartedly!