Homemade Cooked Eggnog

This delicious homemade cooked eggnog is a favorite winter drink at our house! It’s perfect for holiday parties or just an everyday treat.

Traditional eggnog recipes use raw eggs, but I prefer this cooked eggnog version. It’s so good, and perfectly festive for the holidays!

Why We Love This Recipe

• Uses Real Food Ingredients: If you’re looking for a healthy eggnog recipe, give this one a try! It uses healthy real food ingredients like milk, maple syrup, and eggs.
• Delicious: We love the flavor of this homemade eggnog!
• Festive: I always think of eggnog around Christmas and New Year’s, so that’s when we usually make this easy recipe. Served with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick, it’s such a festive drink!

Ingredients

Find the full list of ingredients, amounts, and instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

• Eggs: This recipe uses 7 eggs!
• Milk: I usually use whole milk in this recipe.
• Maple Syrup: Pure maple syrup is the healthy sweetener in this easy eggnog recipe.
• Vanilla: Use store-bought or homemade vanilla extract.
• Whipped Cream: Make your own homemade whipped cream for the best flavor! In a pinch, you could also use store-bought whipped topping. You’ll need 2 cups of whipped cream.
• Nutmeg: For a traditional flavor, use nutmeg, but you can also use my Christmas Spice Mix.

How to Make Cooked Eggnog

1. Whisk together the eggs, milk, maple syrup, nutmeg, and salt in a large saucepan or Dutch oven.

2. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and will coat a spoon, about 1 hour.

3. Remove pan from heat and pour the mixture into a bowl, and add vanilla, stirring to combine. Refrigerate for several hours.

4. When you are ready to serve, whip the cream and fold it into the eggnog. Garnish with a few shakes of cinnamon or nutmeg.

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Homemade Cooked Eggnog

By: Joy Kincaid

This delicious homemade cooked eggnog is a favorite winter drink at our house! It’s perfect for holiday parties or just an everyday treat.

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 1 hour hr

Chill Time: 2 hours hrs

Total: 3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Servings: 12 servings

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 7 eggs
• ▢ 1/2 gallon milk, (8 cups)
• ▢ 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoons sea salt
• ▢ 2 tablespoons vanilla
• ▢ 1 cup heavy cream
• ▢ cinnamon, or nutmeg, for garnish

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Instructions 

• Whisk together the eggs, milk, maple syrup, nutmeg, and salt in a large saucepan or Dutch oven.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and will coat a spoon, about 1 hour (my kids like to take turns stirring, which they enjoy–and it usually doesn't take quite an hour).
• Remove pan from heat, pour the mixture into a bowl, and then add the vanilla, stirring to combine. Refrigerate for several (2-3) hours, or until chilled.
• After eggnog is chilled, whip the heavy cream. To whip the cream, put it in the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large mixing bowl) and beat until soft peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the chilled eggnog. Garnish with a few shakes of nutmeg or cinnamon.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup, Calories: 242kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 137mg, Sodium: 152mg, Potassium: 325mg, Fiber: 0.02g, Sugar: 17g, Vitamin A: 686IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 237mg, Iron: 0.5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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