While wuff was out cooking up the Christmas Feast at his friend's house, Vrghr found out that they were short of eggnog. Only a bit of a little carton left. Needless to say, nothing was open on Christmas day, to go buying more.

Friend said, can you just make it? Wuffy had never made a "real" eggnog before. But it couldn't be that hard, could it?

Well, of course Vrghr had to make do with what was in the pantry at the friend's house, since wuff hadn't brought the makings for nog with him. And since the house was full of non-drinkers, this would be an alcohol-free version.

Well, it ended up a bit more specialized than that, too. Since the house only had "Silk" instead of regular milk. But the result was VERY good! Rich, thick, foamy, creamy, and delicious! And really not that tough to make!

Wuff used an immersion blender with a whisk attachment to whip this up. Took less than 10 minutes. And, to wuff's taste, beat the store-bought 'nog all to bits!

Ingredients:
~1 qt Silk vanilla soy milk
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 C Heavy Cream
4 eggs, yolk and whites separated
2 whole eggs
1 Tbs 2 tsp granulated Sugar
1 tsp 1/2 tsp Vanilla
~1/2 tsp ground Cinnamon
~1/8 tsp ground Cloves
~1/8 tsp ground Allspice
>> wuff recommends ~1/4 tsp nutmeg instead of the Allspice, but we had none in the house

Canned whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg (or cinnamon) for garnish (optional)

Tools: Immersion blender w/whisk attachment, or hand mixer

Directions:
Separate 4 eggs into yolks and whites. Being careful to get NONE of the yolk into the whites, place the whites in a very clean, chilled medium bowl.
Add 2 tsp sugar and whisk vigorously until the eggs begin to froth and foam. Add 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract, and continue to beat until the egg whites are really foamy and starting to just stiffen a bit.
Set aside in a cool spot

In a large bowl, add the 4 yolks and the 2 whole eggs. Add 1 Tbs sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract
Whisk vigorously until the yolks begin to lighten slightly and there is no variation in color

Add the heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, and the rest of the spices. Continue to whisk/beat vigorously. When the mixture thickens a bit, begin drizzling in the Silk while continuing to whisk/beat.
Thoroughly incorporate the mixture and taste. Keep adding Silk until the mixture reaches the desired flavor as it incorporates the spices, yolks, sugar, etc., into the milk.

Add the whipped egg whites to the mixture and fold them in until everything is frothy.

Chill, if desired.

Add to glasses. Spritz a bit of whipped cream on top, and sprinkle with a dash of nutmeg or cinnamon

*GUZZLE* (Okay, it's a drink, see? So you can't DEVOUR this! *grin*)