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Rompope (Mexican Eggnog)

Total Time
1h 6m
20m prep · 46m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ✡️ Kosher

This traditional Mexican rompope recipe is made with only five ingredients. It's easy to make — all you need is a little patience while stirring the eggnog. In Mexico, people make it with either rum or brandy, but here rum is more common.

Ingredients

  • 3 pintss whole milk
  • 2.5 cups white sugar
  • 2 cinnamons sticks
  • 15 eggs yolks
  • 1 cup rum

Instructions

  1. 1

    Bring milk, sugar, and cinnamon sticks to a boil in a large saucepan over low heat. Continue to boil, stirring constantly, until milk has reduced by a little more than one-third, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat. Leave in the saucepan and allow to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Beat egg yolks with an electric mixer until thick and pale. Mix in a little of the warm milk mixture. Pour egg yolk mixture into the saucepan with the remaining milk mixture. Stir to combine and bring to a boil over low heat. Stir constantly, scraping the bottom and sides, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 5 to 7 minutes.

  3. 3

    Remove from the heat, remove cinnamon sticks, and cool to lukewarm, 15 to 30 minutes. Stir in rum and cool completely, about 2 hours.

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