Description
Homemade Eggnog Pudding is a delightful blend of festive flavors, delivering a creamy and indulgent dessert perfect for holiday gatherings. This velvety pudding combines rich whole milk, heavy cream, and the classic spices of eggnog—nutmeg and cinnamon—to create a warm treat that will impress your guests and evoke the cozy spirit of winter. Easy to prepare and bursting with flavor, this pudding is sure to become a seasonal favorite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients on your countertop.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine whole milk and heavy cream. Warm until heated through but not boiling.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar and egg yolks until thick and pale.
- Slowly pour half of the warm milk mixture into the egg yolk mixture while whisking continuously to temper the eggs.
- Return the combined mixture to the saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened (around 5 minutes).
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
- Transfer to serving bowls and chill for at least two hours before serving with whipped cream and additional nutmeg.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 120g
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 55mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 215mg