Elegant Eggnog Dessert Recipe

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This impressive dessert has become so popular that I have to make three every year—one for my husband to take to work, one for our family on Christmas Eve and one for his family Christmas Day! Any flavor of Pirouette cookies can be used, and vanilla can be substituted for the rum flavoring. —Lisa Scanio, Tampa, Florida

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Elegant Eggnog Dessert Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 12 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 can (13-1/2 ounces) Pirouette cookies
  • 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups cold eggnog
  • 1-1/3 cups cold whole milk
  • 2 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

  • Cut each cookie into two 2-1/2-in. sections; set aside. Crush remaining 1-inch pieces. In a small bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, cracker crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan.
  • In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the eggnog, milk, dry pudding mixes, extract and nutmeg until smooth. Whip cream until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into pudding mixture. Spoon over crust. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
  • Just before serving, remove sides of pan. Arrange reserved cookies around dessert and press gently into sides. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12 servings.

    Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with commercially prepared eggnog. Reduced-fat eggnog is not recommended.

Originally published as Elegant Eggnog Dessert in Taste of Home December/January 2008, p21

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Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2011 by NancyinMT

Did you whip the cream?  I think the directions are somewhat misleading.

Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2011 by ruckyroses

The taste for this dessert is sooo good. However, the end result was very runny and did not take shape at all. Did anyone else have this problem? Maybe that is the way it is supposed to be?

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by mjcmcook

"Out of this World" (^_^)~

Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2011 by eukent

I've made this the last 2 Thanksgivings and was requested to make it again at both Christmas's. It is AMAZING!!!!

Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2011 by ccroy3

By far one of the most impressive and tasty desserts I've ever made!!! LOTS of RAVE reviews!!!

 
 

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