Mom's Best Spiced Eggnog

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.75 teaspoons ground cinnamon , divided
• 0.13 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch ground allspice
• 3 eggs , separated
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup half-and-half

Instructions

1. 1

   Combine sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice in a bowl.

2. 2

   Whip egg whites with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Reduce speed to medium and beat, gradually adding 1/2 of sugar mixture, until stiff peaks form.

3. 3

   Beat egg yolks in a separate bowl until thick and lemon colored. Mix remaining sugar mixture into the yolks. Fold yolk mixture into the egg whites. Add milk and half-and-half; combine gently. Garnish with remaining cinnamon.