In a double Old Fashioned glass combine mint and syrup, mashing mint with the back of a spoon to release flavor. Add remaining ingredients and enough ice to fill glass. Transfer mixture to a cocktail shaker and shake well. Serve drink in double Old Fashioned glass.
Simple Syrup recipe: In a saucepan, bring 1 1/4 cups sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Cool syrup completely. Syrup keeps, covered and chilled, for 2 months. Makes about 2 cups.
FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP:
Combine all ingredients
atter alternately with 1 cup eggnog, mixing until just incorporated. Stir
Let butter, eggs and eggnog stand at room temperature 30
nd discard. Add the Ginger Simple Syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling
Make eggnog creme anglaise: in med saucepan,
Beat the egg yolks with electric mixer until thick and almost white. Continue beating and add in the granulated sugar, cognac and brandy.
Fold in 3 quarts heavy cream and 6 egg whites that were whipped until soft peaks formed.
In another bowl, beat 6 egg whites very stiff. Gradually add to it the powdered sugar, then fold this mixture into the eggnog.
In another bowl, whip 3 cups heavy cream until barely holds its shape.
Blend this mixture into the eggnog with a rubber spatula.
Let eggnog \"rest\" 12 to 14 hours before serving.
/4 cup of the eggnog in a saucepan. Squeeze out
br>Place the cake mix, eggnog, brandy, oil, eggs, vanilla, nutmeg
combine cake mix, nutmeg, eggs, eggnog, melted butter and rum or
1/4 cups of eggnog, then stir this into the
its.
Measure in your simple syrup. I like about 1
dding half the eggnog. Stir in the remaining eggnog so it forms
Fill a tall glass with ice.
Add all ingredients and mix well.
Lemon juice is according to taste. I only add about a teaspoon.
To prepare simple syrup:.
Mix equal parts water and sugar in a sauce pan over low heat. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons almond extract. Whisk until well blended and cool. Refrigerate until ready use. (I generally make a large batch and add it to lemonade and tea).
Spiced Simple Syrup: Place all of the ingredients in a medium saucepot, stir.
Place on high heat, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, allow to cool completely.
Pour syrup through a strainer to remove spices.
Pour syrup into a jar with lid and store refrigerated. Shake before using.
Sangria: Combine wine, 3/4 cup spiced simple syrup, sparkling water, orange juice, and fruit slices. Stir briskly.
Serve over ice in large red wine glasses.
Simple syrup:
Start with the simple syrup. Mix sugar and water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar gets dissolved. Remove from heat and store in the fridge until ready to use.
Mojito:
Pour lime juice and simple syrup into a tall glass.
Add mint leaves and muddle it together.
Add rum and muddle a little more.
Add ice and a splash of soda.
Serve garnished with fresh mint leaves and a slice of lime.
/4 cup of the simple sugar syrup in a food
For the eggnog whipped cream, mix the cream with the eggnog and beat with a hand mixer until stiff.
For the fruit sauce, add the strawberries, powdered sugar and orange juice to a saucepan and cook 3 mins. Puree the mixture and strain through a sieve.
Put a dollop of the eggnog whipped cream on 4 plates, followed by a scoop of ice cream. Top with the fruit sauce and sprinkle with white chocolate shavings to serve.
aucepan with 2 tablespoons of eggnog and melt it over a
then one-third of the eggnog or cream.
Repeat, being