# Yaknog

Learn how to make Yaknog, a thick, creamy, and warming drink from the movie 'How to Train Your Dragon'.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- egg yolks
- sugar
- milk
- cream
- maple syrup
- cinnamon sticks
- vanilla bean
- nutmeg
- cream cheese flavored white chocolate chips
- egg whites
- brandy
- whipped cream

## Instructions

1. Start by beating the egg yolks with sugar until pale.
2. Mix in warm milk, cream, a splash of maple syrup, cinnamon sticks, a vanilla bean, and freshly grated nutmeg into a pot.
3. Warm the mixture, but do not bring it to a boil.
4. Temper the egg yolks with some of the warm dairy mixture.
5. Whisk everything back to the pot until just thickened.
6. Add cream cheese-flavored white chocolate chips and stir until smooth.
7. Let the mixture chill.
8. Whip egg whites until frothy, then add sugar and continue whipping until fluffy.
9. Fold the whipped egg whites into the chilled base with a good pour of brandy.
10. Stir just enough to make it thick and half-mixed.
11. Remove the vanilla bean and cinnamon stick bundle.
12. Give it one more good stir before serving it up in Viking mugs.
13. Top with whipped cream.

## Equipment

- mixer
- pot
- ladle
- whisk
- bowl

## Tips

- Ensure the milk mixture is warmed but not boiling to prevent scrambling the eggs.
- Stir the egg whites into the base just enough to make it thick and half-mixed, as Astrid likes it.
- Add whipped cream on top for garnish.
- The recipe provides a warming drink, similar to Dragonfire from the movie.
- The recipe is featured on the blog of 'The Starting Chef' as a fictional feast.
- You can follow The Starting Chef for more fictional recipes and themed dinner ideas.
- The recipe is part of a 'Dinner and a Movie' themed night, specifically for 'How to Train Your Dragon' fans.
- This recipe is inspired by the How To Train Your Dragon series, and is themed as Yaknog, a drink from the movie.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK0nBY6Ie3N/?igsh=YWtuOTNhcjhpMms3
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/42602e05-4b57-45e6-9f0e-a09b8595cb64
- Extracted: 2025-06-22

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