Eggnog Muffins

Eggnog Muffins are made with real eggnog to give them a rich, moist texture and flavor with a crunchy streusel topping and a to-die-for eggnog glaze.

Eggnog Muffins

One of my favorite parts about the holiday season is eggnog! Smooth and creamy and festive.  Even better if you can find a way to start the day with eggnog, like these Eggnog Muffins.  Eggnog muffins are a perfect Christmas morning breakfast that can be made up to a week in advance and stored in a freezer bag until you’re ready to eat.  No more hustling to find a complicated Christmas morning breakfast!

Eggnog muffins are also a delicious way to use up any eggnog you have leftover from the holidays, if you have (… I usually do not…).

Eggnog muffins are actually made with eggnog, giving them a rich, moist, thick texture, topped with crunchy streusel, and to-die-for eggnog glaze.

Eggnog Muffins Recipe

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Eggnog Muffins

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

35 mins

 

Eggnog Muffins are made with real eggnog to give them a rich, moist texture and flavor with a crunchy streusel topping and a to-die-for eggnog glaze.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Eggnog Glaze, Eggnog Muffins, Streusel, Streusel Topping

Servings: 24 muffins

Calories: 196 kcal

Author: Michelle

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup eggnog
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract

For the Eggnog Glaze

• 1 tablespoon eggnog
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter melted

Instructions

1. First, combine the flour, sugar, nutmeg, and baking powder in a large bowl, and whisk together.
2. Add 1/2 cup butter and mix with a pastry blender. You will want to mix until the clumps are pea-sized. Take out 1 cup of this mixture and set aside.
3. Then add the eggs, eggnog, and vanilla or rum extract. Gently whisk together. Since muffins are a quick bread and can ruin easily by too much stirring, you will want to stir until everything is just combined. There will be lumps, and that's okay.
4. Once combined, spoon mixture into a greased muffin tin., filling each cup about 1/3 full.
5. Before you put the muffins in the oven, prepare the streusel topping. Melt the extra tablespoon of butter and add it to the 1 cup of flour mixture you set aside earlier. Mix with a fork until the butter is fully combined. The mixture should be clumpy. Sprinkle the mixture on top of the muffins.
6. Bake in a 350° oven for 20-30 minutes. I start checking them at 20 minutes, and continue every 5 minutes or so until I can pull a toothpick out clean.
7. To make the eggnog glaze: combine warm melted butter and powdered sugar in a bowl and whisk together. Add in eggnog and whisk again to combine.
8. When eggnog muffins are finished baking, let set for about 10 minutes, then remove to finish cooling on a wire rack. Drizzle glaze over eggnog muffins.
9. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

Eggnog Muffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories 196 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g 9%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 34mg 11%

Sodium 58mg 2%

Potassium 89mg 3%

Total Carbohydrates 33g 11%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars 20g

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 4%

Vitamin C 0.2%

Calcium 4.2%

Iron 4.8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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