Nonalcoholic Eggnog

Name: Nonalcoholic Eggnog
Yield: Serves 6 to 8 (Makes about 6 cups)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups, heavy cream; 6 , large egg yolks; 1/4 cup, sugar; 3 cups, whole milk; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 cup, root beer; 1/4 teaspoon, ground nutmeg, plus extra for serving

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2017

Beverages

Holiday

Grocery store eggnog doesn’t hold a cup to the real stuff.

SERVES6 to 8 (Makes about 6 cups)

TIME20 minutes, plus 1 to 2 hours chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Unlike grocery store eggnog, which is often watery and pumped full of sugar, our ideal nog is creamy (but not too heavy) and just a touch sweet. Cooking the eggnog resulted in a velvety texture and put to rest any safety concerns about serv...

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