Homemade Eggnog

This week for Next Chef, the assignment was to let the fans pick the recipe. We got a lot of great suggestions in the comments over on our YouTube page, but the clear favorite was eggnog. Marissa helped me come up with the recipe and Justin shot it. Mark Douglas from the Key of Awesome stopped by and had some, making a very gracious cameo.

I’m not normally an eggnog kind of person (I’ve only had it once before) but this was a lot of fun to make. It’s a very festive drink and would really liven up a holiday party. As far as cocktails go (is eggnog a cocktail?) it’s great because it can be largely made ahead, it’s affordable, and it doesn’t require a lot of specialty liquors or finishing liqueurs.

Happy holidays!