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Eggnog Custard Gingerbread Men

December 11, 2013 This post may contain affiliate links.

Eggnog Custard Gingerbread Men flavored with caramel cocoa are as cute as they are delicious.

Eggnog Custard Gingerbread Men

The holidays are a great time to make and give gifts of gingerbread.

 These velvety smooth little desserts are bursting with caramel flavor accented by hints of cocoa and egg nog.

Caramel Cocoa Egg Nog Custard Gingerbread Men | HungryHappenings.com

When I first saw the carton of Caramel Egg Nog in the refrigerator section of my grocery store, I immediately knew I’d be baking something with it.

It’s wonderful served as a drink, but even better baked into a flan or custard.

Christmas dessert recipe

The caramel flavor is predominant which my egg nog hating husband appreciated. There are notes of nutmeg and cinnamon in the dessert, but they are quite mellow.

If you love egg nog, and can’t find the caramel flavor in your store, just swap the two out in the recipe.

Cute Christmas recipes

I added some cocoa to the custard to create a richer flavor and darker color, and as it baked the cocoa rose to the top and it formed a crust, which is a nice contrast to the creamy custard.

It’s one of my new favorite recipes. I hope you like it too.

Egg nog recipe

Caramel Cocoa Egg Nog Custard Gingerbread Men

Ingredients: (makes 24)

3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups Caramel Egg Nog (I used Hood brand)
1 – 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
pinch of salt
1 tablespoon cocoa powder

candy eyes, optional

Supplies:

2 Wilton Gingerbread Men Silicone Molds (12 cavities per mold)
baking pan

Instructions:

Heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Bring a pot of water to a boil.

ingredients

  • Lightly whisk eggs, Caramel Egg Nog, and sweetened condensed milk together.

Custard recipe

  • Stir in the pinch of salt and the cocoa powder. Don’t whisk too vigorously, or you’ll end up with lots of air bubbles in your gingerbread men.

Christmas recipe

  • Set the silicone mold on a baking sheet.
  • Pour custard into gingerbread mold cavities. I baked one mold at a time. If you have room, you can bake both together.

Baking dessert

  • Pour boiling water onto the baking sheet, allowing the water to go halfway up the sides of the mold, but not into the mold.

Gingerbread man dessert recipe

  • Bake for 28-32 minutes. To see if the custard is done, pierce one of them with a sharp knife. It should come out clean. The cocoa powder will have risen to the surface. It creates a bit of a crunchy crust, which I really liked.
  • Cool 1 hour then freeze for at least four hours or overnight.

 

Cute Christmas dessert ideas

  • Remove from the freezer, turn the mold over, and press the gingerbread men out. I suggest you pop them out over small dessert plates, or onto a non-stick mat. Move them while they are still frozen, as they get very soft, quickly.
  • Allow them to defrost before serving. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or freeze for up to a month.

Egg Nog dessert ideas

  • Just before serving, add candy eyes, if you’d like. Don’t add them too soon, or they will bleed onto the custard.

Filed Under: Holiday Treats for Kids Tagged With: gingerbread, Winter

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Comments

  1. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com

    December 11, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    Adorable as always! Thanks for all of your hard work & hope that you are feeling better!

    Reply
    • beth

      December 11, 2013 at 4:34 pm

      Thanks for bearing with me and working so hard too, Jill. I hope this is all smooth sailing soon, so I can get some rest!

      Reply
  2. Lisa@hooplapalooza

    December 11, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    oh my goodness these sound DEELISH! and utterly cute looking too! thanks SOOO much Beth for putting this all together and letting me be a part of it! and i must say, your oven is waaaaay clean! lol :>D

    Reply
    • beth

      December 11, 2013 at 4:33 pm

      That is too funny. I'll tell you why my oven is so clean. A while back I was baking something, set the pan on top of a plastic bench scraper, and put the whole thing in the oven. About 10 minutes later, my house was filled with a noxious smell and my oven rack and bottom were covered in plastic. After we scraped and scraped to get as much plastic off everything, we cleaned the oven. I'm so thankful for a self cleaning oven. So, life in my kitchen is not always neat and clean!!!

      Reply
  3. Robin @ Bird On A Cake

    December 11, 2013 at 3:33 pm

    This recipe sounds delicious!! I love all things eggnog. Thanks SO much for all your hard work putting this blog hop together, Beth! 🙂

    Reply
    • beth

      December 11, 2013 at 4:35 pm

      Thanks! I'm so glad you joined us on this project, Robin.

      Reply
  4. The Partiologist

    December 11, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    I don't know how you come up with these recipes, but you do and boy oh boy are they cute and sound
    delicious!

    Reply
    • beth

      December 11, 2013 at 4:37 pm

      Thanks, Kim. This recipe is really amazing. The caramel egg nog is a great addition.

      Reply
  5. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets

    December 11, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    So cute! I think my husband would love these eggnog cuties! Thanks for another great recipe. I was also going to comment on your amazingly clean oven! :o)

    Reply
    • beth

      December 11, 2013 at 5:33 pm

      I was happy to see how much my husband liked these. He's picky and hard to please:) I'm glad I did have a clean oven. I don't often take pictures inside my oven, because, believe me it doesn't always look that way!

      Reply
  6. Sue

    December 11, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    These sound like a real taste treat and they are so cute too! Thanks for your hard work with this project; it has been fun! Hope you are feeling better!

    Reply
    • beth

      December 11, 2013 at 5:35 pm

      Thanks, Sue. As soon as I can get some rest, I'm sure I'll feel better. It is challenging putting together these group posts, but it's so fun to get to work alongside so many talented bloggers, like yourself.

      Reply
  7. Chicha

    December 11, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    i'm going to have to try out this recipe!

    Reply
    • beth

      December 11, 2013 at 5:34 pm

      I hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  8. Aubrey L

    December 11, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    Never had custard but I love egg-nog and gingerbread men, def gonna give this a try if I ever get any silicone baking pans. Thanks for the opportunity to win some tools for my baking addiction.

    Reply
    • beth

      December 11, 2013 at 5:32 pm

      I use silicone molds so often, and I highly recommend adding some to your kitchen supplies.

      Reply
  9. Alexa

    December 11, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    These are adorable, not a huge caramel fan so I'd probably use just regular eggnog and definitely the spiked kind! hehe

    Reply
    • beth

      December 11, 2013 at 5:32 pm

      This recipe would be great with plain egg nog, or the spiked kind as well!

      Reply
  10. Unknown

    December 11, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    This are so cute! The kids (and adults) would go crazy for them…beautiful and super creative, as always! 🙂

    Reply
    • beth

      December 12, 2013 at 3:10 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  11. Bryn

    December 11, 2013 at 6:50 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway !
    Brknopf at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  12. Anonymous

    December 11, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    garynonnemacher @ comcast.net

    Reply
  13. Amy

    December 11, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    Beth, what a delicious version of gingerbread men! I am pinning this to try for the future! Thanks for all your work for this hoppin' party!

    Reply
    • beth

      December 12, 2013 at 3:10 am

      Thanks for pinning!

      Reply
  14. Anonymous

    December 11, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    Such a great giveaway, would love to win this one!!
    spgoddess55(at)msn(dot)com

    Reply
  15. Maryanne & Duke

    December 11, 2013 at 10:09 pm

    I love all these silicone molds. They are so versatile because you can bake with them, or use them to shape cooler things like chocolate or gelatin. Now, I just have to figure out where to store all the ones I want!

    Reply
    • beth

      December 12, 2013 at 3:11 am

      I love them too, but they are not easy to store. They don't stack. That's the only thing I don't like about them. Luckily I have a lot of cupboard space.

      Reply
  16. Michelle Clausen

    December 11, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    these little guys are so cute and sound delish! thanks so much for organizing with Jill and including me!!

    Reply
    • beth

      December 12, 2013 at 3:12 am

      Thanks, Michelle.

      Reply
  17. Anonymous

    December 11, 2013 at 11:37 pm

    I love gingerbread and all these ideas are fabulous! Di, bakerdi1@yahoo.com

    Reply
  18. Anonymous

    December 11, 2013 at 11:44 pm

    these look yummy. I'm not a fan of egg nog, but my husband is, so i would make these for him all season

    Reply
  19. sandy

    December 11, 2013 at 11:58 pm

    this is so awesome you do some yummy work

    Reply
  20. sandy

    December 11, 2013 at 11:59 pm

    this is awesome you do some yummy work and thank you

    Reply
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