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No Easter without German Egg Liqueur! This authentic German Eggnog Recipe is the best! It tastes like a boozy, creamy vanilla custard and can be used to make the famous German egg liqueur cake or as ice cream or pancake topping!Jump to Recipe<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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My family recipe for homemade German Egg Liqueur!<\/em><\/h2>\n

Easter in Germany is all about homemade Egg Liqueur. Eggs and booze might sound a bit gross to you. Well, try to think of it as \u201cVanilla Custard Shots for Adults\u201d. It\u00b4s a bit like eggnog – but better!! Trust me on this.<\/p>\n

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 In Germany, we use Egg Liqueur, known as Advocaat in English, for baking and as a topping for Ice Cream Sundaes all year round but Easter is the real peak season. That’s when we bring out the homemade stuff.<\/p>\n

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What is German Egg Liqueur?<\/h2>\n

The roots of this creamy custard-like liqueur actually lie in Brazil.<\/p>\n

It is supposedly derived from \u201cAbacate\u201d, an avocado-based drink that European explorers came to enjoy while “staying” with the indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest in the 17th century.<\/p>\n

It was first introduced to Europe by Eugen Verpoorten, a Belgian from Antwerp who set up production in the German town of Heinsberg near the Dutch-German border in 1876.<\/p>\n

As avocados were not available back then he had the idea of replacing the avocados with eggs, which made the liqueur just as creamy and rich as the original.<\/p>\n

The Verpooten egg liqueur recipe has not changed ever since and is still a well-kept secret.<\/p>\n

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What does egg liqueur taste like?<\/h2>\n

It tastes like dessert. Very sweet and creamy, somewhat like a homemade vanilla custard<\/b>. Some have a little bit of spice added, like nutmeg. You can also add some more vanilla to your drink for a special touch.<\/p>\n

My family recipe for German Eggnog – Egg Liqueur<\/h2>\n

Today, I share our family recipe for German Egg Liqueur<\/strong> with you, which is so much better than anything store-bought.<\/p>\n

I\u00b4d never drink a shot of store-bought Egg Liqueur but I do use it a lot for adding moisture and flavour to cake batters. However, this homemade Egg Liqueur is so smooth, it can really be enjoyed on its own.<\/p>\n

Or drizzled on ice cream. Or waffles, or pancakes. You get the idea.<\/p>\n

What makes this recipe special:<\/h3>\n

To add a bit of extra flavour to my German Egg Liqueur I mixed in a tablespoon of vanilla, some freshly grated nutmeg and a pinch of ground cloves. That’s all it takes to make the German Egg Liqueur<\/strong> taste homey and festive at the same time.<\/p>\n

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How to make German Egg Liqueur<\/h2>\n

There are two methods for making German Eggnog<\/strong>– one using raw egg yolks another processing them in a hot water bath. I find the water-bath method safer as you get to heat up the egg yolks to 70 Degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n

Make sure you use the freshest eggs<\/strong> you can find. We got ours at the Hutterite Community. The largest, most orange yolks I’ve ever seen in an egg.<\/p>\n

This rum-based version makes for an Egg Liqueur almost as thick as vanilla pudding.<\/p>\n

It is so creamy that I store it in jars. If you choose bottles you shouldn\u00b4t fill them all the way as you might need a bit of shaking and possibly a sip of rum or cream to get it out again.  <\/p>\n

Eierlik\u00f6r tastes best right out of the fridge and when kept there, stays good for months and months.<\/p>\n

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Recipes with German Egg Liqueur<\/h2>\n

Wondering which German cake and dessert recipes you can use your homemade egg liqueur in? I got you covered with these Easter recipes:<\/p>\n