This is a wonderful holiday treat, it’s great hot or cold, with Brandy or without. Enjoy!
Eggnog the Custard base
- 3 Whole eggs plus 1 yoke. Best from local free range hens, pastured, non-GMO fed and no antibiotics or pesticides.
- 1/3 cup organic raw Agave Nectar.
- 2/3 cup cream, best organic raw or only pasteurized fresh cream from grass-fed cows.
- 1/8 teaspoon of unrefined sea salt
Beat eggs to blended,
add in 1/3 cup Agave Nectar, 2/3 cup cream and salt.
The cooking base
- 1/3 cup cream, best organic raw or only pasteurized fresh cream, from grass-fed cows.
- 2 cups whole milk, best organic raw or only pasteurized fresh from grass-fed cows.
Heat 1/3 cup cream and 2 cups whole milk on medium high heat. When the milk cream mixture starts to bubble,
scoop in the egg, cream and agave mixture a little at a time.
Whisk while adding.
keep cooking and whisking 5-8 minutes, until the mixture thickens enough to hold onto the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and cool.
Strain and press thru a fine mesh or cheese cloth. Chill mixture
The cream
- 1/2 cup cream, best organic raw or only pasteurized fresh cream, from grass-fed cows.
- 1/2 teaspoon raw Agave Nectar
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of nutmeg
Optional addition brandy.
Whip 1/2 cup of cream to soft peeks adding Agave and vanilla. Fold half of the whipped cream into mixture. Spoon into 4-5 individual glasses. Optional addition 1 tablespoon of brandy each. Top with a spoonful each of the whip cream, and dust with fresh grated nutmeg.
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