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Ponche de Creme

Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 3 bottles

Ingredients

  • 12 eggs large
  • 26 oz rum; Fernandez Vat 19 or Mount Gay
  • 2-3 drops Angostura bitters
  • 1/2 piece grated fresh nutmeg
  • 4 tins sweetened condensed milk
  • peel from 1/2 a lemon

Instructions

  • Sterilize everything: all bowls, bottles, and utensils.
  • Clean all icky bits from eggs one at a time. Put in big bowl.
  • Beat with large piece of lemon peel (this gets rid of the raw taste so the eggs). Remove lemon peel and discard.
  • Add condensed milk to eggs and stir.Add rum. Stir.Add grated nutmeg. Add a dash of bitters.
  • Strain into sterilized bottles with screw top lids. Store in the refrigerator and serve cold with a dollop of whipped cream for garnish.