Eggnog with Brown Sugar Bourbon Meringue

This cocktail combines holiday eggnog with a fun whipped topping! This dalgona-inspired spiked eggnog has a luscious eggnog base with a whipped brown sugar bourbon meringue topping. It's an eggnog cocktail you'll want to make over and over again this holiday season.

Why You Should Make this Recipe

A classic eggnog contains egg yolks, cream, nutmeg and the alcohol is usually a whisky or a rum. Because rum and whisky have notes of brown sugar and molasses, the flavor blends fantastically with a whipped sugar topping like a brown sugar meringue.

Eggnog can be served with and without alcohol. When spiked, it usually contains either rum or bourbon. This recipe contains both rum and bourbon, with rum in the base of the eggnog and bourbon in the whipped topping.

There’s a reason they say sugar and spice and all things nice: combining sweet brown sugar with a spice like nutmeg makes a delicious balanced flavor.

It wasn't until my adult years when I had eggnog created by a mixologist friend that I was hooked. He wouldn't share his family recipe, so I set off to create my own version. After tons of eggnog, this wonderful creation was born, along with an eggnog gelato that is heavenly.

Ingredients & Substitutions

Traditional eggnog uses eggs, sugar, milk, cream, and nutmeg. This eggnog recipe uses eggs, sugar, brown sugar, milk, cream, nutmeg, rum, bourbon, and water.

egg whites - this recipe beats hot brown sugar simple syrup into the egg whites bringing them to a proper temperature that is safe to eat.

rum & bourbon - use alcohol brands that you enjoy drinking for this recipe.

Eggnog Base

To make the eggnog base you will need 5 egg yolks, sugar, milk (or coconut milk from a can), heavy cream, nutmeg, and rum. You can also use bourbon if that is your preference.

Whisk the yolks and sugar together until pale yellow.

Warm the milk, cream, and nutmeg until it just lightly simmers. Temper the egg/sugar mixture with the milk/cream mixture.

Return to the saucepan and cook until thickened, stirring slowly and constantly. It should get to 170F.

Remove from heat. Stir in the rum or bourbon. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.

Note: You can also turn this base into eggnog gelato very easily by adding it to your ice cream maker after it has chilled in the refrigerator for 4-8 hours.

Brown Sugar Bourbon Meringue

To make the brown sugar bourbon meringue you will need the following ingredients: 5 egg whites, brown sugar, water, and bourbon.

Bring the brown sugar and water to boil then simmer for 3 minutes.

Beat the egg whites to soft peaks. With mixer running, slowly pour in the syrup until shiny and stiff peaks form. Then, beat in the bourbon.

Note: The meringue works better when using a hand mixer (Amazon link opens in new tab) instead of a stand mixer. The stand mixer doesn't always combine the syrup properly and it is more likely to separate.

Eggnog FAQs

More Whipped Drinks

As most of you already know, I love a fun whipped beverage. This is the only one that contains alcohol, and they are all fun to make and drink:

I do love a fun beverage (with and without alcohol), so be sure to check out all the beverages on the blog.

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This post was originally published in September of 2020 but was republished with FAQs in November of 2020.