eggnog ice cream with hot buttered rum sauce.

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Massena (now in FL), NY
Updated on Dec 11, 2022

I make ice cream all the time and was looking for something Christmasy. I found this in Taste of Home magazine and it was so good had to share it.

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Ingredients

  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 large vanilla bean
  • 1/4 cup spiced rum
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar packs
  • 1/2 cup heavy shipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons spiced rum

How To Make eggnog ice cream with hot buttered rum sauce.

  • Step 1
    The first 7 ingredients are the ice cream. The last 5 are the sauce.
  • Step 2
    Whisk egg yolks and sugar, set aside.
  • Step 3
    In a large sauce pan combine cream and milk.
  • Step 4
    Split vanilla bean in half lengthwise, with a sharp knife scrape seeds into milk mixture, stir to combine. If you want to omit this step just add vanilla extract.
  • Step 5
    Heat cream mixture until bubbles form around sides of pan.
  • Step 6
    Whisk a small amount of hot cream mixture into the egg mixture. Return all to the pan whisking constantly.
  • Step 7
    Cook and stir over low heat until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon
  • Step 8
    Transfer to a bowl filled with ice, stir in rum and nutmeg.
  • Step 9
    Cover mixture with plastic wrap when cooled and put in fridge for several hours or overnight.
  • Step 10
    For sauce, in a small saucepan melt butter over medium heat, stir in brown sugar, cream, and syrup.
  • Step 11
    Cook and stir until until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in rum. Serve hot over ice cream.
  • Step 12
    Leftover sauce you can refrigerate and reheat for future use.

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