Egg Nog Ice Cream

Name: Egg Nog Ice Cream
Ingredients: 3 cups half and half; ½ cup white sugar; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; Zest of 1 lemon; Zest of 1 orange; One 4-inch vanilla bean , split and scraped; 8 large egg yolks , at room temperature; Pinch kosher salt; 2 tablespoons Amaretto; 2 tablespoons Anisette or Sambuca; 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier , Triple Sec or Cointreau

Chef

Sally Sampson

View

Cookbook

Recipe of the Week: Ice Cream: 52 Easy Recipes for Year-Round Frozen Treats

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

View

This image courtesy of Joseph DeLeo

Mostly associated with Christmas and New Year’s, eggnog, traditionally made from milk, sugar, cream, eggs, nutmeg and sometimes liquor, is a beverage people tend to either love or loathe: I don’t know anyone in between. Even if you aren’t a fan, try this very adult ice cream: for me, the flavors work even better in the ice cream than in the drink.

CostModerate

Total Timehalf-day

Make Ahead RecipeYes

OccasionCasual Dinner Party, Family Get-together

Recipe Coursedessert

Equipmentice cream maker

Mealdinner

Moodfestive

Taste and Texturecreamy, spiced, sweet, winey

Type of Dishice cream

Ingredients

3 cups half and half
½ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 orange
One 4-inch vanilla bean, split and scraped
8 large egg yolks, at room temperature
Pinch kosher salt
2 tablespoons Amaretto
2 tablespoons Anisette or Sambuca
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier, Triple Sec or Cointreau

Instructions

Place the half and half, ¼ cup of the sugar, the nutmeg, lemon zest, orange zest and vanilla bean seeds and pod (now empty) in a small pan and cook over low heat, whisking from time to time, until it is warm, about 175°F.
Place the egg yolks, ¼ cup of the sugar and the salt in a small metal bowl and whisk until completely mixed.
Add ¼ cup of the warm half and half mixture to the eggs, whisking all the while. Continue adding half and half to the eggs, ¼ cup at a time, until you have added about ½ cups. Slowly, whisking all the while, return the now half and half and egg mixture to the remaining half and half mixture in the pan and continue cooking until it just begins to thicken or reaches about 185°F. Do not allow the mixture to boil.
Pour through a medium fine strainer into a metal bowl, discard the solids and set aside until it reaches room temperature.
Add the Amaretto, Anisette and Grand Marnier and stir well.
Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
Transfer to an ice cream maker and proceed according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Share This Recipe

YOUR RECENTLY VIEWED RECIPES

Egg Nog Ice Cream

Free recipes, giveaways, exclusive partner offers, and more straight to your inbox!

Reviews

I have not made this yet so I cannot rate it.

Include a Photo

Click the button above or drag and drop images onto the button. You can upload two images.

We are adding your Comments.

Thank you! Your comment has been added.

We are sorry. There was an error tyring to post your rating and review.

Your comment will appear after our editors have had a chance to review it.

Cancel Reply to Comment

Thanks for your comment. Don't forget to share!

bobzaguy 8251586

Dec 24, 2009

This paragraph doesn't make sense as part of the amount is missing. "Add ¼ cup of the warm half and half mixture to the eggs, whisking all the while. Continue adding half and half to the eggs, ¼ cup at a time, until you have added about ½ cups. Slowly, whisking all the while, return the now half and half and egg mixture to the remaining half and half mixture in the pan and continue cooking until it just begins to thicken or reaches about 185°F. Do not allow the mixture to boil."