Amazing eggnog -- with your espresso machine!
Channel: Decent Espresso
Date: 2023-11-20

Eggnog can be tricky to make, easily overcooked and clotted, or dangerously undercooked (raw eggs!).  The steam wand on your espresso machine, along with a milk thermometer, is all you need to easily make amazing eggnog.  

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TLDR RECIPE:

1) In a blender, put:
- 1 large egg
- 150ml whole milk
- 80ml salted caramel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh0qmzRCKUE

2) Steam to 80ºC
3) Serve 50ml
4) Boozy variation: +5ml spiced rum
5) Espresso variation: +25ml espresso
6) Boozy Espresso variation: 8ml Amaretto

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Full recipe:

Espresso Machine Eggnog:

In a blender, put:
- 1 large egg
- 150ml whole milk
- 80ml salted caramel
- (optional) powdered cinammon

steam heat the mix to 80ºC
- (optional: briefly blend after heating) 

serve into a small cup
- I serve about 50ml 
- (optional) powder ground cinammon on top of the cup

Boozy variation:
- add 10% of spiced rum (vanilla, oak flavors)
- in a 50ml of eggnog mix, add 5ml of spiced rum

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Espresso Eggnog:

- 25ml of espresso (medium or medium dark bean, pulled with "Espresso in the 80s" profile)
- 50ml of eggnog ("no alcohol" version)

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Boozy Espresso Eggnog:

- 25ml of espresso
- 50ml of eggnog ("no alcohol" version)
- 8ml of Disaronno (or other Amaretto liquor)