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Honey Vanilla Custard Nog Cold Brew

Silky honey-sweetened vanilla custard nog with warm nutmeg and a whisper of clove, floated over bold iced coffee for a creamy, layered sip.

Honey Vanilla Custard Nog Cold Brew

Ingredients

  • 2 large100 gEggsbeaten
  • 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gWhole milk
  • 2½ tbsp50 gHoney
  • 1½ tsp4 gCornstarch
  • 1½ tsp6 gVanilla extract
  • ½ tsp1 gGround nutmegfreshly grated if possible
  • ⅛ tsp0.3 gGround cloves
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt
  • 2⅓ cups (550 ml)560 gBrewed coffeebrewed strong

Steps

  1. Chill the strong brewed coffee in the fridge until cold.
  2. In a medium pot off the heat, whisk the egg, honey, cornstarch and salt until smooth.
  3. Slowly whisk the whole milk into the egg mixture in the pot, then add the cloves and half of the nutmeg.
  4. Heat the egg mixture in the pot over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens enough to coat a spoon and a thermometer reads 160°F (71°C), about 6 to 8 minutes; do not let it boil.
  5. Take the pot off the heat and stir the vanilla into the cooked nog.
  6. Pour the cooked nog into a bowl set in ice water to cool promptly, then cover and chill in the fridge until cold, about 1 hour.
  7. Fill four glasses with ice and divide the chilled coffee among them.
  8. Whisk the chilled cooked nog until frothy and pour it over the coffee in each glass.
  9. Dust each drink with the remaining half of the nutmeg and serve.

Contains: Milk, Egg.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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