Eggnog by the gallon

Eggnog by the Gallon

I love eggnog. It's the culinary highlight of the Christmas season. It took some tweaking to get this recipe nailed down, but I'm happy with it. You'll have to watch for sales on the run-up to Christmas, though. If you pay full price for the ingredients you'll hardly save money over what you get from the store. It'll taste better, though.

Ingredients

• 1 pack instant french vanilla pudding 
• 1/2 C sugar
• 1/2 t nutmeg
• 1 quart half&half
• 1/2 gallon or more of whole milk
• 1 pack Egg Beaters
• 1 pack cool whip (defrosted)

Instructions:

1. Pour milk into large pitcher
2. Mix sugar, nutmeg, and pudding mix in a large mixing bowl.
3. Pour half & half and Egg Beaters into bowl. Whisk until incorporated.
4. Add maybe a quart of milk and full pack of cool whip. Whisk until incorporated.
5. Pour mixture back into milk jug. Cap and shake. Fill half of remaining space with milk from pitcher. Cap and shake. Finish filling gallon with milk from pitcher. Cap and shake.
6. Let sit for at least 2 hours for flavors to mingle.