Eggnog Ice Cream

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005

Show: Good EatsEpisode: School of Hard Nogs

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
1 quart

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 10 hr 0 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 10 hr 25 min

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Ingredients

4 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
1 pint whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
3 ounces bourbon

Directions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the egg yolks and sugar until the yolks lighten in color and the sugar is completely dissolved. Set aside.

In a medium saucepan, over high heat, combine the milk, heavy cream and nutmeg and bring just to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and gradually temper the hot mixture into the egg and sugar mixture. Then return everything to the pot and cook until the mixture reaches 160 degrees F. Remove from the heat, stir in the bourbon, pour into a medium mixing bowl, and set in the refrigerator. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator until it reaches a temperature of 40 degrees F, approximately 4 to 6 hours.

Once chilled, process in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Serve as is for soft-serve, or place in an airtight container and put in the freezer for 2 to 4 hours for traditional ice cream.

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Ben Burnsville, MN 12-26-2008
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Awesome custard, but be careful if making ice cream
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe makes a great, creamy, thick eggnog. However, the addition of bourbon makes it extremely difficult for an ice... cream maker to make freeze it to ice cream (I put the mix in the FREEZER for 4 hours, and it barely began to freeze on the edges). Is this bad, no. Just be sure to not add the bourbon until the mix has ~5 min left in the machine.Read more
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HM Houston, TX 01-03-2008
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AMAZING Eggnog Ice Cream
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the most amazing recipe. My guests who rarely eat dessert asked for seconds! The ice cream is like frozen custard!
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Richard Litchfield, MN 12-18-2007
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Great Eggnog
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This is a very good recipe for egg nog. I had some before freezing and it was delicious. HOWEVER, the nutmeg flavor... declines substantially during the freezing process...and the bourbon flavor does not. So if you're going to make it into ice cream (as opposed to just drinking it after chilling), you'll want to cut down the bourbon and add more nutmeg.Read more
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J Phoenix, AZ 12-28-2006
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kinda bland
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this ice cream for Christmas to serve with cookies. While I held back a bit on the bourbon, there was not a lot of... flavor. Next time I try this recipe, I think I will add some vanilla and more nutmeg. (and, yes, I used freshly grated nutmeg...but still not a lot of flavor.) After I cooked the custard, I tasted it before I put it in the refrigerator and I felt it needing something then, but I hoped that the flavor would have developed more over night. It didn't. But I liked this recipe enough to give it another shot.Read more
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Anonymous 12-19-2006
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Holy mother of Jebus
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is SO good! Because I am serving to those who can not drink booze, I left out the alcohol and put in 1TSP of vanilla... extract. OH MAN. SO GOOD!! Next time, I will cook with a vanilla bean instead. Also, will concoct a brandy syrup for those who want a kick. At least one Alton recipe is at each holiday gathering. Thanks Alton!!Read more
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Anonymous 01-02-2006
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eggnog ice cream
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe gave me the idea to use left over eggnogg to make a delicious dessert before the eggnog expires. If you like the... taste of eggnog you will love this ice cream. The contents of eggnog make it a perfect ice cream base. Though I didn't make the eggnog from scratch I love the idea to make eggnog ice cream.Read more