Easy Eggnog Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated: May 24, 2017
Eggnog is traditionally a frothy drink made with eggs, cream, sugar, nutmeg and booze—usually brandy, rum or bourbon. This supersweet drink is perfect for the holidays, especially when topped with a sprinkling of cinnamon. We love eggnog on its own, but this creamy cocktail has inspired a number of desserts and cocktails. Here, our favorite ways to drink (and eat!) eggnog. 
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Sticky Toffee Pudding Eggnog

Eben Freeman's foamy interpretation of eggnog--infused with the sweet, caramelly flavors of sticky toffee pudding, a British favorite--is halfway between a drink and a dessert. "It's thick enough to eat with a spoon," he says. "So was classic eggnog."

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Foggy Dew

Mixologist Jack McGarry combines raisiny Pedro Ximenez sherry and vanilla-inflected Jameson Black Barrel whiskey to create this Irish take on eggnog.

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Buttermilk Eggnog Pie

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TV chef Carla Hall flavors her Southern buttermilk pie with rum and lots of nutmeg, which evoke the flavors of eggnog.

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Homemade Eggnog

This classic 'nog is perfect for your holiday party.

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Tom & Jerry

"It may seem like a bit of a nuisance to make such a labor-intensive drink," says John Gertsen of this classic 19th-century eggnog. "But at the end of a long shift there's nothing better than a nice, hot Tom & Jerry."

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