Timmy's Brandy Milk Punch

Name: Timmy's Brandy Milk Punch
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 cup brandy; 3 cups milk; 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 gratings fresh nutmeg; Handful of ice cubes; Crushed ice in 4 glasses

By John Besh

December 9, 2009

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Timmy's Brandy Milk PunchDitte Isager/EdgeReps

My friend Timmy Reily makes the best version of this classic New Orleans drink. He likes to use the finest brandy, but once you've added all the other ingredients the brandy doesn't matter so much. You may need to add a bit more sugar, so taste a little and sweeten as you go.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 4

Ingredients

1 cup brandy

3 cups milk

3 tablespoons powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 gratings fresh nutmeg

Handful of ice cubes

Crushed ice in 4 glasses

Preparation

Step 1
1. Put the brandy, milk, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and ice cubes into a blender and blend for 20 seconds.
Step 2
2. Strain into glasses of crushed ice and serve.

Reprinted with permission from My New Orleans: The Cookbook, by John Besh., © September 2009 Andrews McMeel Publishing

TagsPunch Beverages Brandy Alcohol Southern American Easy Quick 5 Ingredients or Fewer Blender Cookbooks

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