Eggnog Ice Cream

Name: Eggnog Ice Cream
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters bourbon; 1 stick (2-inch) cinnamon; 5 larges egg yolks; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 414 milliliters half-and-half; 532 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk; 237 milliliters sugar; 5 inches vanilla bean, split lengthwise

Eggnog Ice Cream might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 264 calories, 6g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, milk, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean; add seeds and bean to milk mixture.

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Vanilla Bean

Seeds

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Heat milk mixture to 180 or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil).

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Milk

Combine sugar, bourbon, nutmeg, and egg yolks in a bowl, stirring with a whisk. Gradually add half of hot milk mixture to egg mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Return milk mixture to pan. Reduce heat to medium.

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Egg Yolk

Bourbon

Nutmeg

Sugar

Milk

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Frying Pan

Heat mixture to 160, stirring constantly. Discard vanilla bean and cinnamon stick.

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Cinnamon Stick

Vanilla Bean

Pour mixture into a bowl, and place plastic wrap on surface of custard. Chill thoroughly.

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Custard

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon ice cream into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 8 hours or until firm.

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Ice Cream