Name: French Toast Eggnog
Yield: Serves 8–12
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ½ gallon (64 oz) whole milk; 2 cups sugar; 2 whole nutmegs, for garnish; 24 large egg yolks (the best quality you can find); 2 cinnamon sticks, plus 1 stick for garnish; 2 cups cold heavy cream (the thickest, richest cream you can find); 12–20 oz booze of choice; Grated zest of 1 orange; Pinch of kosher salt; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped from pod

Preparation info

Serves
8–12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Flavors from the Farm

By Emma Hearst

Published 2024

About

French toast has been a morning passion of mine ever since I was a little girl, when I would make it for weekend breakfasts with my dad. The batter was always more creamy than eggy and had too much vanilla, plenty of freshly grated nutmeg, and a hit of orange juice or zest. Eggnog is very similar to the base of French toast, only it is heated in a pot. The flavors for this decadent drink are bold, and I always use the amazing eggs from our farm hens. It is a wonderful holiday sipper and als