Eggnog Custard Gingerbread Men flavored with caramel cocoa are as cute as they are delicious.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Caramel Cocoa Egg Nog Custard Gingerbread Men
Ingredients: (makes 24)
3 large eggs
1 ½ 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.
- Lightly whisk eggs, Caramel Egg Nog, and sweetened condensed milk together.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pour boiling water onto the baking sheet, allowing the water to go halfway up the sides of the mold, but not into the mold.
- 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.
- 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.
- Just before serving, add candy eyes, if you'd like. Don't add them too soon, or they will bleed onto the custard.
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Carmen N
What a wonderful giveaway! I love your recipes and ideas
Sugar Butter Baby
great tips for silicone molds, thanks!
Mary Jenkins
I never would have thought about making custard gingerbread men, but now I'll be thinking about them all day!
Cuevas77
This is going to be a great goodie for a lucky winner....hope it's me!!!
linda
So many great things here, so cute, thanks
linda
This is great, so many fun things, thanks
Melanie
Cute!
Melanie
I'm not sure if I'd like the combo of flavors you used, but they sure are cute!
Anonymous
I can't wait to try the caramel eggnog cocoa gingerbread men. They sound delish.
Dawn Dreppard
Jessica
these look delicious!
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Natalie Hoffman
I've never had eggnog because of the raw egg but since this is cooked, I'd love to make it and finally see how eggnog tastes like!
Debbi
Love these! They look delish - can't wait to try them!
Dina
these are so cute and look yummy!
Catie
Honestly I have never had eggnog before - I'm scared to try it! Maybe this year...
maria cortez
I didn't realize I like eggnog until this year! This recipe is definitely going to be added to my collection 🙂
Anonymous
These are so cute, I have a friend who loves eggnog and would love these!! How do we sign up for the contest, I don't see a link??
Mandy Hess
beth
Hi Mandy, the entry form is right below the picture of all the prizes. The form lists all the prizes then there is a box that says "Enter to Win" "Leave a Blog Post Comment." You've already commented, but you need to add your name to the entry form too. If you can't see it, close out your Facebook page, then look again. For some reason, the open facebook pages is messing with the form. Sorry about that!
addietx
You continue to amaze me with your creative ideas and recipes.
Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff
Love it ... all those flavors in one little man ... especially the cocoa crust 🙂
Amy
Love the gingerbread men!
Hani Bacova
I'm sad because I can't have one right now. Truth is I'd like 2, so I'm double sad.
Beth, you are your creative mind, the sound so yummy.
beth
I'd be happy to share:)
Anonymous
Those little guys sound too yummy! Can't wait to give them a go!
sandy
this is awesome you do some yummy work and thank you
sandy
this is so awesome you do some yummy work
Anonymous
these look yummy. I'm not a fan of egg nog, but my husband is, so i would make these for him all season
Anonymous
I love gingerbread and all these ideas are fabulous! Di, bakerdi1@yahoo.com
Michelle Clausen
these little guys are so cute and sound delish! thanks so much for organizing with Jill and including me!!
beth
Thanks, Michelle.
Maryanne & Duke
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!
beth
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.
Anonymous
Such a great giveaway, would love to win this one!!
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Amy
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!
beth
Thanks for pinning!
Anonymous
Thanks for the giveaway!
garynonnemacher @ comcast.net
Bryn
Thanks for the giveaway !
Brknopf at yahoo dot com
Unknown
This are so cute! The kids (and adults) would go crazy for them...beautiful and super creative, as always! 🙂
beth
Thanks!
Alexa
These are adorable, not a huge caramel fan so I'd probably use just regular eggnog and definitely the spiked kind! hehe
beth
This recipe would be great with plain egg nog, or the spiked kind as well!
Aubrey L
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.
beth
I use silicone molds so often, and I highly recommend adding some to your kitchen supplies.
Chicha
i'm going to have to try out this recipe!
beth
I hope you enjoy it!
Sue
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!
beth
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.
Karen @ Sugartown Sweets
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)
beth
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!
The Partiologist
I don't know how you come up with these recipes, but you do and boy oh boy are they cute and sound
delicious!
beth
Thanks, Kim. This recipe is really amazing. The caramel egg nog is a great addition.
Robin @ Bird On A Cake
This recipe sounds delicious!! I love all things eggnog. Thanks SO much for all your hard work putting this blog hop together, Beth! 🙂
beth
Thanks! I'm so glad you joined us on this project, Robin.
Lisa@hooplapalooza
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
beth
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!!!
Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com
Adorable as always! Thanks for all of your hard work & hope that you are feeling better!
beth
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!