Advocaat (Dutch Eggnog)

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Make your own Advocaat (Dutch eggnog); it's a very easy recipe. Because the holidays are only complete with a glass of delicious Advocaat, with its velvety texture and intense taste, this classic Dutch creamy drink will surprise you. So get ready to raise your glass and enjoy a delicious advocaat liqueur.

Cook Time 15

Cooling 2

Total Time 2 15

Course Drinks

Cuisine Dutch

Servings cups

Calories 1611 kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic

Instructions

Prepare a water bowl and add some ice cubes to cool the water.
Handful ice cubes
Grab a large heatproof bowl and put the egg yolks, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract in the bowl.
10 egg yolks, ¾ cup sugar, ⅛ teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Stir gently until mixed.
Bring a pan with a small layer of water to a boil and hang the bowl with the egg yolk mixture above it. Stir, and meanwhile, pour in the brandy.
¾ cup brandy
Place the thermometer in the bowl and stir until the liquid reaches 144 °F (62 °C). Remove the bowl from the pan and place it in the ice bath.
Keep stirring and allow cooling to about 100 °F (37 °C). Now pour into a jar or carafe and leave to cool in the refrigerator.

NOTES

1. Stirring: The recipe says to stir and not to beat. This is important. By stirring, the eggnog mixes the ingredients well. But if you start beating, it will become frothy, and the eggnog will remain thin.

2. Brandy can also be replaced with vodka or rum.

3. Vanilla Extract:

If you can get it, use natural vanilla extract, which has a slightly deeper flavor than artificial vanilla extract. With this recipe, you can make a homemade vanilla extract.
You can also use a vanilla pod. Cut it in half and scrape out the seeds with the back of a spoon. Add the seeds to the egg yolks. (Tip: place the remaining stick in a container with sugar and stir it occasionally. This way, you get homemade vanilla sugar).

4. Even more flavor: Add a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg to the eggnog for a truly wintery twist.

5. Careful: Because raw eggs and alcohol are used in advocaat, this drink is not suitable for pregnant women, children, the sick, or the elderly with poor health.

6. Leftover Egg whites: Make delicious meringues with the leftover egg whites, such as these strawberry meringues or winter meringues.

7. Storage

Eggnog contains raw eggs and only about 14% alcohol. Therefore, it is important to store it only for a short time.
If you are going to store it, make sure that your bottle or jar is appropriately sterilized. You can now keep the Advocaat for several weeks in the refrigerator.
If there are layers after cooling, you can stir them together again.

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