Rompope (Mexican Milk, Egg, Spice, and Liquor Punch)
A rich and creamy Mexican holiday beverage similar to eggnog, made with almonds, milk, eggs, and spirits. This traditional drink combines ground almonds, warm spices, and rum or aguardiente for a festive punch.
Ingredients
- •⅔ cup blanched almonds
- •1⅝ cups granulated sugar
- •6 cups whole milk
- •2 sticks cinnamon sticks
- •1 whole lemon rind
- •1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- •¼ teaspoon baking soda
- •8 large egg yolks
- •1 cup white rum or aguardiente
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Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Pulse almonds with 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a food processor until ground to a fine paste.
5 min
- 2.
Bring milk, cinnamon, lemon rind, vanilla, and baking soda to a boil over medium-high heat in a large heavy-bottom saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
20 min
- 3.
In a large bowl, whisk egg yolks, the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar, and ground almonds until thick and pale. Remove cinnamon and lemon rind and discard. Whisking constantly, slowly add the milk to the yolk mixture.
10 min
- 4.
Return mixture to pan and cook over low heat, constantly stirring and scraping the bottom and sides of the pan, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside to cool completely, about 2 hours.
120 min
- 5.
Stir in rum or aguardiente. Serve.
2 min
