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Warm Coconut Cardamom Nog

A creamy, velvety coconut nog thickened gently with cornstarch, scented with cardamom, vanilla and a whisper of nutmeg, served warm in mugs.

Warm Coconut Cardamom Nog

Ingredients

  • 1¾ cups400 gCoconut milk, cannedshaken well
  • 2 cups (470 ml)480 gWhole milk
  • 1½ tbsp12 gCornstarch
  • 2½ tbsp50 gMaple syrup
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cardamom
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ½ tsp1 gGround nutmegplus a pinch for garnish, from the total
  • 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt

Steps

  1. In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch with about a quarter of the whole milk until smooth to make a slurry.
  2. Pour the coconut milk and the remaining whole milk into a medium pot, then whisk in the maple syrup, cardamom, cinnamon, most of the nutmeg and the salt.
  3. Warm over medium heat, whisking often, until steaming and small bubbles form at the edge, about 5 minutes.
  4. Whisk the cornstarch slurry into the pot and simmer gently, whisking constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes until the nog lightly coats a spoon.
  5. Take the pot off the heat and stir in the vanilla.
  6. Pour into 4 mugs and dust with the remaining pinch of nutmeg. Serve warm.

Contains: Milk.

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

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