The Best Sous Vide Eggnog Recipe (2024)

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What is the best temperature for sous vide eggs? ›

Sous-Vide Egg Cooked to 145°F (62.8°C)

Here the whites are firm enough to let you cut through them and pick them up with a spoon, while the yolk remains raw. This is my favorite temperature for poached and soft-boiled eggs (details and recipes to follow).

This time, the raw eggnog started to blend together better with the rum, and it started tasting less like raw rum-spiced watery sweetened condensed milk and more like eggnog, albeit with a slight tang. The cooked eggnog was still creamier, but not better.

If you would like to add alcohol to your eggnog, choose a drink with a high alcohol concentration to help counterbalance the sweetness of the eggnog. Common choices of alcohol to add to eggnog include brandy, rum, bourbon or whisky.

Eggnog shall be pasteurized at a temperature of not less than 80°C (175°F) for a period of time not less than 25 seconds, 83°C (180°F) for a period of time not less than 15 seconds or 69°C (155°F) for a period of time not less than 30 minutes.

145°F/ 62.7°C for 1 hour results in a loose white and very creamy yolk. 147°F / 63.9·C for 1 hour gets you a set white with a spreadable fudge like yolk. 167°F / 75°C for 13 minutes gets you a very similar egg as 145°F / 62.7°C for 1 hour with the white just a touch more set.

Homemade eggnog is thickened first with egg yolks and then given even more texture by folding in whipped egg whites at the end. Those egg whites transform what can be a fairly heavy, overly rich drink into something airier and frothier — though no less decadent.

The Food and Drug Administration suggests consuming commercial eggnog within three to five days of opening a carton, and you should drink homemade eggnog within two to four days of making. If you're unsure whether eggnog has gone off, give it a whiff, and check for these signs: lumpy texture. spoiled milk smell.

Choose The Right Spirit

While brandy is the most traditional alcohol to pair with eggnog, according to traditional recipes, you can also use a mixture of dark rum and Cognac. If you like your eggnog with more of a kick you can also add bourbon, but we recommend sticking to rum and Cognac to preserve the 'nog's flavors.

It's rich, creamy, sweet, and comforting. And while you can always buy it at the store, it's a heck of a lot better when you make it yourself. Plus, homemade eggnog spiked with SoCo is a surefire way to make sure that all your friends want to hang out at your place during the holiday season.

How do you enhance eggnog? ›

Hood Golden Eggnog's blend of extra creamy milk, sugared yolks and spices make it a holiday favorite, whether you drink it straight from the glass or use it in your favorite recipes.

Fill and preheat the Sous Vide Supreme water oven to 135F/57C. Mark the eggs to be pasteurized with a P or some other moniker with a water proof marker. Gently drop the eggs, in their shells (not vacuum sealed), into the water oven to cook for 2 hours.

Adding alcohol will inhibit bacterial growth, but it cannot be relied upon to kill bacteria. Once alcohol is diluted, it no longer effectively kills bacteria. You will still need to use pasteurized eggs. Keep in mind that simmering eggnog over heat will remove the alcohol.

Eggs must be cooked to 160 degrees F to kill bacteria such as Salmonella that may be present. If your eggnog recipe calls for raw eggs, it may not be safe. Adding alcohol inhibits bacterial growth, but it cannot be relied upon to kill bacteria.

Rapid growth of bacteria can occur between 40 and 140°F. Cold temperatures keeps bacteria from growing to large enough numbers to cause illness. Keep shell eggs, egg mixtures and egg-containing leftovers refrigerated at 40°F or below when not being cooked or eaten.

Fill and preheat the Sous Vide Supreme water oven to 135F/57C. Mark the eggs to be pasteurized with a P or some other moniker with a water proof marker. Gently drop the eggs, in their shells (not vacuum sealed), into the water oven to cook for 2 hours.

Sous-Vide Egg Cooked to 155°F (68.3°C)

At this stage, the yolks have caught up with the whites in terms of firmness—you can easily slide a spoon or knife into the whites, but the yolks offer a bit of resistance and hold their shape much better.

145°F / 62.8°C for 1 hour

Yolk is runny, and has a semi-thick jam-like consistency. Whites set, and are more firm.