Food & Cooking Recipes Drink Recipes Classic Eggnog 3.8 (95) Add your rating & review By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on April 14, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Servings: 12 A rich and creamy drink, this classic eggnog gets a boozy kick from bourbon and rum. Ingredients 2 quarts whole milk 2 ⅔ cups sugar 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped 16 large egg yolks 2 cups cold heavy cream ½ cup bourbon ½ cup dark rum Freshly grated nutmeg, for sprinkling Directions Heat milk, sugar, and vanilla bean and seeds in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, whisking until sugar has dissolved. Whisk yolks in a large bowl. Pour hot milk mixture into yolks in a slow, steady stream, whisking. Return milk-yolk mixture to pan, and cook over medium-low heat, whisking often, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 20 minutes (do not let simmer). Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard bean. Whisk in cream, bourbon, and rum. Let cool completely. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour (up to 1 day). Serve sprinkled with nutmeg. Rate it Print