My husband isn’t a big eggnog drinker (like at all), and I enjoy a glass now and then, but the liter carton that I bought just wasn’t going down fast enough. I hate wasting food, so I decided to do some baking with it. If you’re looking for a holiday treat that is a little different from the normal sugar cookie/gingerbread spread, then you have to try out this eggnog doughnut muffin (from Cooking Classy).
Eggnog Donut Muffins
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tb baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 6 tb softened butter
- 1/4 cup oil (original recipe calls for vegetable, but I had olive on hand)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup eggnog (2% or higher)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon, set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip together granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter and 1 Tbsp of the vegetable oil on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Blend in remaining 3 Tbsp vegetable oil.
- Mix in eggs one at a time, blending just until combined after each addition and adding in vanilla extract with second egg.
- Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and using a rubber spatula fold into batter just until nearly combined, then add 1/2 of the eggnog and fold just until nearly combined, then repeat process once more and end by adding in last 1/3 of the flour mixture and folding just until combined (batter will be thick).
- Divide batter among paper lined muffin cups.
- Bake in preheated oven 18 – 21 minutes until toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean. Allow to cool in muffin tin several minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack. Ice with icing, if preferred, and store in an airtight container.
This made 15 muffins for me, and I ended up icing them with an easy cream cheese icing (it’s my favourite – M’s too apparently haha).
They are the perfect treat, since they aren’t too sweet, like a cupcake, but they definitely aren’t quite like a muffin. I love the added spice flavour that the eggnog brings, these are a perfect holiday dessert 🙂 Let me know if you try them!
~ happy holidays ~ xx Megan
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