Salted Caramel Eggnog

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me ...a glass of eggnog?

December is almost here and what a better way to celebrate than with the "12 days of Christmas Re-vamp" and the classic Christmas favourite, eggnog!

I ADORE eggnog. It is my absolute favourite yuletide treat! Sadly, England hasn't quite boarded the eggnog train yet and it's near impossible to find the stuff anywhere around here! So, it was time to buck up the courage and finally make my own.

I could literally drink vats of the stuff, but I was feeling frisky and wanted to try something a little experimental: salted caramel eggnog. Salted caramels seem to be the 'it' sweet at the moment and I wanted to embrace every aspect of its delectable taste. Call me crazy, but this is one of the most delicious recipes I have tasted in a while! And extremely simple, you will honestly never buy the carton stuff again!

Salted Caramel Eggnog
Makes approx. 4 1/2 cups

Ingredients
- 1 15 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 3 cups of milk, more or less depending on preference
- 1/2 tsp vanilla flavouring
- 1/4 tsp salt, more or less depending on preference
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Method

1. Separate eggs and place yolks in a bowl and whisk until very frothy and bubbly, set aside. 
2. In a saucepan, gently melt the tablespoon of butter. Add the vanilla and sweetened condensed milk and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until mixture has thickened and darkened in colour slightly. This is your caramel!
3. Slowly add milk to the caramel mixture, stirring constantly over medium heat until the caramel is combined with the milk and no hard bits remain. If you added the milk to fast and the caramel solidified, just bring to a boil and stir until they are visibly gone. 
4. Allow mixture to COOL to room temperature or it will scramble your eggs! When mixture is cool, add salt and nutmeg. Stir gently, but briskly into the frothy egg yolks

Serve with a sprinkling of sea salt and nutmeg on the top for that extra pop of flavour! And there you have it, salted caramel eggnog done! Holidays got you feeling frisky? Add a dash of bourbon, rum or brandy and let the cheer begin!

Stay jolly folks!

xo Jenn