No-cook Eggnog with Raw Milk & Free-Range Eggs

 
 

I have never liked eggnog. Believe me, I have always wanted to though.

You know, you see families in the movies at Christmas time, gathering around the fireplace, enjoying their eggnog.

It always looked so yummy & inviting!

So the first time I tried Eggnog was in my 20’s (yeah, that long ago..) because my mom had never bought it, and she was too busy raising us 8 kids to make homemade.

I get it now mom!!

Scott said he loved it. So being the awesome wife that I am, ahem, I bought that gross stuff in the carton from the store.

Bleck! Just tasted like drinking weird eggs.

They say your tastes change every few years. So I gave it a shot again, several years ago.

Still, Bleck!!

Then, recently, I started seeing some recipes pop-up in my Facebook feed for homemade eggnog. Facebook is good for something, right? Everybody was raving about it.

I thought “what the heck, I’ll give it a whirl”

Of course, I put my own twist on it. But, to my surprise, it was OH SO GOOD!!

Our raw cow’s milk with full fat (cream), and eggs from our hard-working Free-Range hens (that means they go EVERYWHERE, no fences or pens to keep them in)

One word.. DELISH!

I even have homemade vanilla extract! Yes, that’s a thing.

Here’s the recipe:

  • 2 cups of Hoffman’s Little Acres raw Milk

  • 2 cups (separated for use later) Hoffman’s Little Acres raw Cream

  • 4-6 Hoffman’s Little Acres free-range egg yolks (yolks only!)

  • 1/2 cup Hoffman’s Little Acres 100% Maple Syrup or Raw Honey

  • 2 tsp vanilla

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves

  • Pinch of salt

  • Save a few TBS of egg whites

1) Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks (save 2 TBS of the whites and 1/2 c of cream for the end of the recipe).

2) Put the yolks in a large mixing bowl add maple syrup or honey, beat until smooth.

3) Add the raw milk and 1 1/2 c (1.5 cups) cream, beat until frothy. Beat in cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and vanilla.

OR place all ingredients, except egg whites and 1/2 c cream in a blender and blend thoroughly.

4) In a separate bowl whip 1/2 c cream and 2 TBS egg whites until stiff peaks form.

5) Fold whipped cream into the eggnog.

6) Pour into serving mugs and sprinkle with cinnamon & nutmeg for garnish.

If you’d like to make a “grown-up” drink, add rum, whiskey, bourbon.. I’m not sure, just whatever you like.

But don’t ask me for measurements. Scott calls me a “light-weight”, so a splash of any alcohol is enough for me!

ENJOY by your fireplace ;)

Author: Hoffman's Little Acres
No-cook Eggnog with Raw Milk & Free-Range Eggs

No-cook Eggnog with Raw Milk & Free-Range Eggs

Better-than-store-bought-eggnog

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of Hoffman’s Little Acres raw Milk
  • 2 cups (separated for use later) Hoffman’s Little Acres raw Cream
  • 4-6 Hoffman’s Little Acres free-range egg yolks (yolks only!)
  • 1/2 cup Hoffman’s Little Acres 100% Maple Syrup or Raw Honey
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • Pinch of salt
  • Save a few TBS of egg whites

Instructions

  1. Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks (save 2 TBS of the whites and 1/2 c of cream for the end of the recipe).
  2. Put the yolks in a large mixing bowl add maple syrup or honey, beat until smooth.
  3. Add the raw milk and 1 1/2 c (1.5 cups) cream, beat until frothy. Beat in cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and vanilla.
  4. OR place all ingredients, except egg whites and 1/2 c cream in a blender and blend thoroughly.
  5. In a separate bowl whip 1/2 c cream and 2 TBS egg whites until stiff peaks form.
  6. Fold whipped cream into the eggnog.
  7. Pour into serving mugs and sprinkle with cinnamon & nutmeg for garnish.
Tip to dissolve the spices
  1. If you don't like the way the cinnamon and spices separate and fall to the bottom, you can warm 1 cup of milk to 100* (it will still be raw at this temp) stir in spices until dissolved. Add to the rest of the milk and continue with the recipe.

Notes

If you’d like to make a “grown-up” drink, add rum, whiskey, bourbon.. I’m not sure, just whatever you like. But don’t ask me for measurements. Scott calls me a “light-weight”, so a splash of any alcohol is enough for me!

Anna HoffmanComment