Christmas Eggnog

Recipe

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  Step 1

  All my Ingredients ready

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  Step 2

  Add Milk, cloves, cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla together and bring it slowly to a boil

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  Step 3

  Separate the eggs. (the whites are going to be used for a Pavlova)

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  Step 4

  Add the sugar

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  Step 5

  Whisk egg yolks and sugar together until it has a light colour.

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  Step 6

  Slowly combine the milk mixture with the egg. (better to let the milk cool a little before hand or else you get scrambled eggs)

  I noticed it froths up alot when you do it with the electric whisk

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  Step 7

  Pour the mixture back into the pot and cook over a medium heat with out letting the mixture boil for about 5 min.

  Let it cool for about an hour or else the alcohol will evaporate

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  Step 8

  Add the rum

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  Step 9

  Add the cream

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  Step 10

  Add more Vanilla

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  Step 11

  And lastly add the nutmeg

  Put it in the fridge overnight. (but sometimes I'm so anxious I serve mine after 4 hours.)

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  Step 12

  The finished 'nog served with a mince meat pie