Tom and Jerry Batter

  4.8 – 61 reviews  • Drinks

Since it has been difficult for me to locate the authentic ingredients for traditional sofrito from Puerto Rico while living in the United States, I developed this base and have been using it in all of my Latin bean, stew, soup, and rice recipes for years. I always freeze what’s left of it and leave a little bowl in the refrigerator. Enjoy!

Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 72
Yield: 12 cups

Ingredients

  1. 12 large eggs, separated, divided
  2. ½ teaspoon salt
  3. 1 pound butter, room temperature
  4. 3 pounds confectioners’ sugar
  5. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  6. 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  7. 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  8. 1 teaspoon ground allspice

Instructions

  1. Gather all ingredients.
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  3. Beat egg whites and salt in a large glass or metal mixing bowl until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites should form a sharp peak that holds its shape.
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  6. Beat egg yolks in a separate large bowl.
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  8. Beat butter and confectioners’ sugar in a third large bowl until light and fluffy; beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Stir in nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and beaten egg whites until well blended.
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  11. Scoop batter onto drink of choice.
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  13. This recipe contains raw egg. We recommend that young children, older adults, and people who are pregnant or immunocompromised do not consume raw egg. Learn more about egg safety from our article,

Reviews

John Thomas
This is the exact same recipe my mother made when I was a little girl back in the 50’s. I have been making it for my family every Christmas since . It is wonderful just the way it is.
Joseph Garcia
Just as I remembered from years ago up in Northwest Wisconsin. I like to mix mine with ginger Brandy it’s quite delightful!
Seth Chapman
Fantastic batter mix with great spices. Less sweet than other mixes.
James Fisher
Was a bit of a challenge just making half a recipe. My kitchen was a mess as was I, my arthritic hands were clumsy separating the eggs, getting the butter into a pound and a half of powdered sugar was messy but when it all came together eventually it made about 3 pints. This is good in a cup of hot water, jigger of brandy and a dash of nutmeg. Will make again before next Christmas to use as gifts ( now that I’m experienced)!
Tracy Foster
It makes a giant batch but it’s good!
Wendy Hall
Loved this recipe. Wonderful flavors. I have not had Tom and Jerry since leaving Iowa in mid 90s where I purchased batter from a grocery store. This tastes soooo much better. I made a half batch and did make 2 changes: I added cream of tartar to stabilize the egg whites; and I used a full tablespoon of vanilla. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe and thanks to all for your comments… such an enjoyable read. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
Jason Arnold
This is amazing and turns out perfect if you follow the instructions exactly. However, in the step where it tells you to beat butter and sugar until “light and fluffy”- it actually just gets really crumbly and not at all fluffy. Once you beat in the yolks it will smooth out though, so dont worry!
Allison James
I love tom and Jerrys, but this recipe calls for WAAAY too much butter. It ended up more like buttercream icing than the traditional batter. Very few recipes call for butter at all, let alone this much. I would scale back the butter and only use 1/8th of what it calls for.
Lisa Goodman
My husband is from Wisconsin and described this drink really nostalgically and fondly since we don’t live there anymore. The reason I’m giving this recipe 4 stars instead of 5 is because even though Tom and Jerries are supposed to be sweet, the recipe as is would be cloyingly over sweet. Based on other reviews and the New York Times recipe for Tom and Jerry batter I used 2/3 the amount of sugar called for, which turned out to be the perfect amount. When my husband finally got to taste, he said it was on the mark and that it tasted exactly like what he had growing up in his childhood.
Patricia Morgan
I halved recipe and still had alot. Added cinnamon.
Michael Richard
A great holiday treat-much lighter than egg nog and love how it keeps for awhile.
Michael Scott
Being from the south, I’d never hear of a Tom & Jerry drink. We drink boiled custard for Christmas cheer. Made the batter and its good enough to eat by itself. Didn’t care for the batter with just water, but added an envelope of hot chocolate mix and it was wonderful…My liquor of choice was brandy and amaretto! Wow…great of a cold winter night!!
David Khan
We are from the midwest and Tom and Jerrys are a Christmas tradition. When we moved to Florida, no one had heard of them. So when the family came down for Christmas, I was happy to find this recipe. I’m going o have to make it for them when I go up north for Christmas now, because everyone agreed that these are better than store bought batter.
Patricia Skinner
Love it on a cold winter evening, Dirtied a lot of mixing bowls and I had a bear of a time mixing all the powdered sugar in but I got 90% of it creamed into the butter (after that the butter started to turn into beads so I stopped adding sugar) but well worth it. Delicious!!!! I mean yum!
Miguel Jones
Out guests loved it!
Mary Nguyen
The only change I made was to cut the spices in half. This recipe is fabulous and I have made it for many years now. It freeezes nicely and does not separate and is amazing. I have shared this recipe with family and friends! So much cheaper to make it yourself!
Lori Hardin
I searched for years looking to replicate he Tom & Jerrys I remembered from my youth. This is exactly it!
Matthew Evans
I’ve made this recipe twice now and both times, it has been a hit. I just made some this morning for a little gathering we had with friends (as a post-5K race drink) and everyone loved it. Growing up in Minnesota, this was a staple of my family winter get-togethers. I haven’t found the pre-made batter outside of MN, but I don’t miss it. This is the perfect drink to share on a cold, winter night/day.
William Edwards
This is the perfect recipe! We added more vanilla because we love it, but other than that followed the recipe and love it. It makes a very large batch but put in Mason jars and gift to others.
Brian Roberts
Great one
Jacob Snyder
I made it with hot cocoa it is really good

 

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