Recipes for Seasonal Beverages
Posted By Jacque on December 25, 2008
My friend Michelle tweeted that she was out of Egg Nog, and I was boo hoo-ing with her, because we don’t have any either! Then I remembered that I do have a yummy recipe from years ago for Egg Nog from scratch! When I looked in my recipe book I found several yummy winter drinks I used to make.
We used sugar then, but now I try to substitute honey for all we can. I think the honey will work great in the nog as well as the cocoa, if we serve it right away.
Egg Nog
*makes about 16 servings
Beat until very thick:
6 egg yolks
1/4 c. sugar
3TBS rum extract
1tsp. vanilla
*add gradually and continue to beat until blended:
1 1/2c. cream
*beat until frothy:
6 egg whites
*add gradually and beat well after each addition until peaks form:
5TBS sugar
*Gently fold egg whites into egg yolk mixture until blended.
*Chill in refrigerator
To serve, pour into punch bowl and mix gently. Ladle into serving cups and sprinkle lightly with nutmeg.
I took six years of French in high school and college, and I found this amusing when I looked up Egg Nog: “its French name lait de poule (literally “milk of hen”).”
Hot Cocoa Mix
1c. powdered sugar
3 c. powdered milk
1 1/4 c. cocoaSift all ingredients together and put into a decorative container.
To make Hot Cocoa: Add 4TBS of mix to 1 c. boiling water.
May be set on your counter or given as a gift!
Vanilla Latte
*makes 6 -3/4c. servings
3c. milk
2tsp vanilla extract
2c. freshly brewed strong coffee, any flavor
Heat milk in a saucepan until warm, stirring briskly and constantly with a whisk to create a foam.
Remove from heat, stir in vanilla. Stir coffee into milk.
Serve immediately.
Spiced Cranberry Drink
This recipe called for the cranberry Juice Cocktail, but it is mostly sugar then. I would prefer to use honey to sweeten.
32. oz Cranberry Juice
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 cinnamon stickAdd honey to sweeten.
Let simmer for 10minutes and serve warm.
I sure hope we have enough eggs in the fridge to make some of our own egg nog!
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Merry Christmas Jacque!
I have had eggnog making on my list for the last couple of weeks. Maybe now that Christmas is over and things are going to settle down a bit I can make some. We usually have eggnog (most of the time its store bought) for New Year’s Eve.
Hope you enjoyed your day!
Kates last blog post..Christmas baking made easier and more fun
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Oooh, delicious!!!
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Hi Jacque,
Thank you so much for posting this.
I have printed it & saved it.
I will also add it to my grocery list.
Your a Dear,
Michelle@JourneyHome
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