Name: Eggnog Donut Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup unsalted butter (softened (1/3 cup = 2/3 stick)); 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1/2 cup eggnog; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/4 cup = 1/2 stick); 1 cup powdered sugar

The perfect holiday breakfast! These eggnog donut muffins are so tender, moist, and perfectly spiced from the eggnog and they come together in a matter of minutes. A great use of the eggnog if you have any extra! 🙂

Ok! We’re back to the sweet stuff. This time in the form of baked egg nog donut muffins. I posted two savory recipes in a row, so I think it’s time to get back to the sugar! Plus it’s Wednesday, so we could all use a little pick-me-up am I right?

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But wait, did you catch that? I know you got the eggnog donut muffins, and the sugar part, but did you see that these are baked and not fried?! These are in no way healthy, BUT they are a whole heckofalot easier than trying to fry donuts in the morning.

These are so cute in their little mini form, really moist and perfectly spiced from the eggnog!

I actually don’t like donuts. Don’t be mad, because you’ll forget I even said that once you taste these eggnog donut muffins. I’m not sure why, but I was never a really big breakfast pastry fan. I love breakfast burritos, and breakfast pizza, and I love bagels almost as much as I love Trevor, but donuts. No thanks. Until I found these. These donuts are dense, yet light, and taste more like cake and who doesn’t like an excuse to eat cake for breakfast?

Last week, I made an attempt at making my own eggnog and I still haven’t gotten back around to it. It’s because I really don’t feel like going to the grocery store, but I reeeeally wanted to make something with eggnog. Luckily we had some store bought eggnog in the kitchen, along with some butter, and then I saw some powdered sugar…and then…the lightbulb went off… eggnog donut muffins! Also, if I’m being honest, I saw some bourbon, too, so I may have had a cocktail with Trevor while baking. This is a great way to use up some of that eggnog if you don’t feel like drinking an entire carton of it!

Start by mixing together your dry ingredients in a bowl: flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set this aside.

Then you’re going to cream together room temperature butter and granulated sugar using a stand mixer. Beat this until fluffy – I usually do this for about two minutes. Now mix in the egg, eggnog, and vanilla. One the egg, eggnog, and vanilla have fully incorporated, use a spatula (not the mixer) to stir in the dry ingredients. Be careful not to over mix! 🙂

Next scoop your batter into a prepared (sprayed with cooking spray) mini muffin pan. I use this cookie scoop, as I do with almost all of my “mini” or cookie recipes, to scoop the batter into the muffin pan. I got 19 muffins, so if you’re gifting them, just give them 18 and “taste-test” the last one…see what I did there? You’re welcome 😉

Now bake in a preheated oven for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest in the muffin pan for about 10 minutes.

While the eggnog donut muffins are cooling, melt 1/2 stick of butter in a small bowl and in another bowl place about 1 cup of powdered sugar. Remove the muffins from the pan and place onto a cooling rack. Taking one donut muffin at a time, fully submerge in the melted butter and then coat generously with powdered sugar. Place back on the cooling rack…if you can resist. My favorite part is that your fingers get all gooey with butter and powdered sugar. Tell me you can resist licking your powdered sugar buttery fingers. I dare you!

These taste best fresh out of the oven, but they’re still pretty darn tasty after a couple of days. These eggnog donut muffins will be your best friend, greeting you cheerfully every morning and they go perfectly with that steaming hot cup of coffee. They are so tender, moist, and the eggnog flavor really comes through. The melted butter and powdered sugar really take these to the next level!