Chai Tea Eggnog Cocktail
Get in the Holiday spirit with this creamy and flavorful Chai Tea Eggnog Cocktail served on a martini glass and garnished with fresh whipped cream
Ingredients
For Eggnog Base
- 2 cups Milk
- 2 bags Lipton Organic Black Tea
- 2 teaspoons Cornstarch
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cardamon
- 1/2 teaspoon Whole Cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon Allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 1 cup Half & Half
For Cocktail
- 3 cups Eggnog Base
- 3/4 cup Dark Rum more if you'd like
- Ice
Instructions
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In a pot, mix in the milk, tea bags and spices over medium heat until the mixture boils.
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When milk boils, remove from heat and let the tea bags steep for 3 minutes. After the three minutes discard the tea bags and boil the mixture again
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In the meantime whisk the eggs, sugar, and cornstarch in a bowl
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Carefully, temper the eggs, that means to bring up the temperature of the eggs without cooking. To do that, add a bit of the hot milk mixture into the eggs while whisking vigorously. Then slowly add the rest of the milk mixture. Do not stop whisking
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Pour the whole mixture back into the pot and cook over low heat until the mixture thickens and covers the back of the spoon. DO NOT LET THE MIXTURE BOIL
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Remove from heat and strain into a clean bowl. Whisk in the half & half, cover and chill for a minimum of 2 hours
For Chai Eggnog Cocktail
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In a shaker add the chilled eggnog mixture, rum, and lot's of ice. Shake and pour into Martini Glasses
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Enjoy!