Christmas eggnog is a holiday tradition that tastes like home and family! Creamy, custardy, rich, and milk-like, with a hint of sweetness. Eggnog will satisfy your wintertime cravings with a hint of nutmeg and sweet cinnamon notes. It's like liquid Christmas!
To make a batch of delicious soul food eggnog, you’ll use your Instant Pot as a double boiler.
Open the Instant Po lid and pour the water inside the stainless-steel inner pot.
Then set your stainless-steel bowl or Instant Pot pot-in-pot inside the inner pot with 3 cups of water. Make sure the bowl-in-pot floats on the water inside the inner pot. You can stick a wooden spoon in between the inner pot and the bowl so that the bowl stays stable and in place while afloat.
Then, turn the Instant Pot on using the sauté setting for 20 minutes (although you’ll likely not use all of this time, I like to allow extra for the sauté to heat up).
Pour the egg yolks and evaporated milk into the empty bowl-in-pot (or pot-in-pot) and whisk the ingredients until the mixture is blended, thick, and reaches 160 degrees F.
Use the thermometer to know when the temperature reaches 160 degrees, turn off the Instant Pot, and pour the mixture into a blender.
Add the remaining ingredients to the blender (condensed milk, cream of coconut, ½ a cup of water, ground nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and optional rum).
Pulse for a minute or less until well blended.
Place the finished eggnog in an airtight container in the fridge to chill for at least 4 hours and shake well before serving.
Pour homemade Christmas eggnog over ice, and optionally garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon or a cinnamon stick, and serve & enjoy!