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Eggnog Muffins are the perfect festive holiday treat with the creamy flavor of eggnog and warm spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. Topped with a sweet glaze and perfect with a cup of coffee or tea!
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Pin It NowEGGNOG MUFFINS – A FESTIVE TREAT FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
Admittedly, I don’t like eggnog on its own. I think it’s the thick texture? It has never been a favorite, but I love baking with it. The flavors of vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon are all so perfect for Christmas baking!
Eggnog adds so much flavor and moisture to these muffins and they are perfect for breakfast, dessert, or sharing with co-workers or friends at a holiday brunch.
You will love this eggnog muffin recipe because:
✅ easy to make – it only takes about 5 minutes of prep time to make eggnog muffins!
✅versatile – there are so many situations where an eggnog muffin will be the perfect, most delightful holiday great
✅customizable – add nuts or dried fruit to make them your own
Let’s head to the kitchen to make these muffins and celebrate the season!
❤️ Ashley
WELCOME TO THE KITCHEN, LET’S MAKE EGGNOG MUFFINS!
Eggnog is a rich, creamy and sweet holiday drink that is traditionally made with milk, eggs, cream, sugar, and seasoned with spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. It lends itself perfectly to holiday baking.
Ingredient Notes:
Gather the ingredients. The full list of ingredients and amounts is found below in the printable recipe card.
For the muffins you will need:
- butter- room temp
- sugar
- eggnog
- eggs
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- cinnamon
For the glaze:
- powdered sugar
- eggnog
How to make Eggnog Muffins:
These muffins are so simple to make a don’t require a mixer. They are mixed entirely in one bowl, by hand.
- Preheat oven and prepare two muffin pans. This recipe yields 18 muffins.
- Combine butter and sugar
- Combine eggs and eggnog
- Add Remaining Ingredients – flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
- Stir to combine – but do not over mix.
- Fill muffin cups – about 3/4 of the way full
- Bake
Perfect Dome Muffins
Achieving muffins with a perfect bakery-style dome is easier than you might think.
- Start with a hot oven – for the first five minutes, bake these muffins at a higher temperature. The high heat creates steam which helps the muffins rise quickly and form a dome.
- Lower the temperature – finish baking the muffins at a lower temperature until baked through.
If you have made my incredibly delicious Pumpkin Banana Muffins before, you are familiar with this tip and trick! It’s one of my favorite tricks for achieving bakery style muffins at home.
Glaze for Eggnog Muffins
A sweet and creamy glaze is the perfect finishing touch for eggnog muffins! To make an easy eggnog glaze:
- Whisk together powdered sugar with eggnog. Combine until smooth.
- Spoon evenly over each muffin.
Allow the muffins to cool completely before topping them with eggnog glaze.
The muffin is moist, sweet, and the spices make it so delicious! This would be perfect with a cup of coffee, hot cocoa and of course a glass of eggnog!
Turning eggnog into a muffin is truly amazing! Add these to your baking list this year- you will not be disappointed! I love to hear form you. If you make this recipe, please tag me on social media or leave a comment and let me know what you think. Enjoy!
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Eggnog Muffins
Ingredients
MUFFIN INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ½ cups eggnog
- 2 eggs
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
GLAZE INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons eggnog
Instructions
MUFFIN DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 425° ℉ and line 2 muffin pans with 18 liners. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar and stir until smooth.
- Add eggnog and eggs and mix completely.
- Add flour, baking powder, and cinnamon and stir until no dry pockets remain, but don’t overstir.
- Divide evenly between the 18 prepared muffin cups.
- Bake for 5 minutes at the high temperature, then lower the temperature to 350°- keeping the muffins in the oven, and continue to bake for 15-17 more minutes.
GLAZE DIRECTIONS
- Once muffins are completely cooled, mix powdered sugar and eggnog in a small bowl until smooth. Spoon evenly over each muffin.
