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Vanilla Cardamom Eggnog Iced Coffee

Cold brewed coffee swirled with a silky homemade vanilla-cardamom custard nog, lightly sweet with a warm hint of nutmeg.

Vanilla Cardamom Eggnog Iced Coffee

Ingredients

  • 3 large150 gEggsbeaten
  • 1½ cups (350 ml)366 gMilk, 2%
  • ¼ cup (60 ml)60 gHeavy cream
  • 3 tbsp40 gGranulated sugar
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cardamom
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gGround nutmeg
  • a pinch0.3 gSalt
  • 1½ tsp6 gVanilla extract
  • 3 cups (710 ml)720 gBrewed coffeebrewed strong

Steps

  1. Brew the coffee strong and refrigerate it until cold.
  2. In a medium pot, whisk the egg, sugar, cardamom, nutmeg and salt until smooth, then slowly whisk in the milk and heavy cream to make the egg mixture.
  3. Heat the egg mixture in the pot over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens slightly and a thermometer reads 160°F (71°C), about 8 to 10 minutes; do not let it boil. This cooked custard is the nog base.
  4. Remove the pot from the heat, strain the cooked nog base into a bowl and stir in the vanilla.
  5. Set the bowl in an ice bath and stir for a few minutes to cool promptly, then cover and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
  6. Fill four glasses with ice, pour in the chilled coffee, then top each with the chilled cooked nog base and stir gently.

Contains: Milk, Egg.

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

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