Gingersnap Eggnog Recipe

By
J. Kenji López-Alt
Kenji Lopez Alt
J. Kenji López-Alt
Culinary Consultant
Kenji is the former culinary director for Serious Eats and a current culinary consultant for the site. He is also a New York Times food columnist and the author of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.
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Updated August 30, 2018
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Recipe Details

Gingersnap Eggnog Recipe

Active 10 mins
Total 10 mins
Serves 12 to 16 servings
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Ingredients

  • 8 eggs, separated
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups dark rum
  • 1/2 cup Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
  • 8 gingersnap cookies, finely ground in a spice grinder or food processor

Directions

  1. Place egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer and whisk on low speed until frothy, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium-high and, watching carefully, beat until they are about the consistency of shaving cream, about 90 seconds. Reduce speed to medium. With mixer running, add half of sugar and beat until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Transfer whites to a large bowl. Do not wash bowl.

  2. Add egg yolks and remaining sugar to now-empty stand mixer bowl and beat at medium-high speed until pale yellow and ribbony, shutting off machine and scraping down sides with a rubber spatula as necessary, about 2 minutes total. Add milk, cream, rum, and ginger liqueur and mix on low speed to combine.

  3. Using a rubber spatula or handheld whisk, fold the whipped whites into the egg yolk/milk mixture until completely incorporated. Place ground ginger snaps in a shallow pie plate. Drip rim of each glass into eggnog and press into ground ginger cookies. Ladle eggnog into glass, dust with more ground gingersnaps, and serve.

Special equipment

stand mixer, hand blender with whisk attachment, or handheld electric mixer

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