These baked eggnog donuts are infused with eggnog and warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. Topped with an eggnog icing sugar glaze and sprinkles, they make for a delicious, festive holiday treat!
I’m managing to sneak one more festive holiday dessert in before Christmas! Can I get a virtual high five?
Don’t have to twist my arm to use some eggnog (or to eat donuts, if I’m being honest here). The countdown is on in our home.
I didn’t grow up enjoying eggnog, but now it’s something hubby and I regularly enjoy, just like gingerbread cake and hot chocolate.
We stock up on eggnog stuff during the holidays. It’s a good thing that it’s only around for a month or so because it definitely is a decadent treat.
Despite having eggnog and icing sugar and all that good stuff, these baked donuts are not overly sweet. They’re a great way to mix up that cookie tray for Santa.
Plus, this is a great recipe to use leftover eggnog you may have!
How to Make Eggnog Donuts
Theses baked eggnog donuts literally take minutes to whip up and less than 10 minutes to bake. The hardest part is waiting for them to cool before glazing. So, how do you make baked donuts? It’s easy (full recipe details are in the recipe card below):
- In a bow, mix together dry ingredients (sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg).
- In another bowl (or large measuring cup), mix together wet ingredients (eggnog, melted butter, egg and rum extract).
- Then, whisk wet ingredients into dry ingredients, scraping bowl with a spatula to get all the batter.
- Pour batter into prepared (aka greased) donut pan and bake. Cool completely before icing.
Once you’ve made donuts at home, there’s no going back. Plus, you get to stay in your pajamas while enjoying them!
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Recipe Tips
Cake flour was used here, but all-purpose will work in a pinch. For more info on when you should use a particular type of flour, this is a great guide to flour.
Rum extract was used, but if you don’t have that on hand, no worries! Use vanilla extract.
Regular eggnog was used (aka not ‘light’). Use whichever variety you prefer.
If you want to add another element of flavour to these baked donuts, brown the butter, like I used in my mashed turnip recipe.
Let the donuts cool completely before glazing. Otherwise, the glaze will ‘melt’ into the donut.
Garnish with sprinkles as soon as you ice the donuts so those suckers will stick.
These donuts are best enjoyed the day they are made.
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Baked Eggnog Donuts
Ingredients
Baked Eggnog Donuts
- 1 cup cake flour (or all-purpose flour)
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅓ cup eggnog
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup unsalted butter , melted
- 1.5 teaspoons rum extract (or vanilla extract)
- sprinkles (garnish, optional)
- baking spray (to grease pan)
Icing Sugar Glaze
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 3 teaspoons milk
- 1 teaspoon eggnog
- pinch freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
Baked Eggnog Donuts
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Lay to one side.
- In another bowl, whisk eggnog with egg, melted butter and rum extract.
- Pour eggnog mixture over flour mixture, whisking until combined.
- Grease a 6-unit donut pan with baking spray and distribute donut mixture into.
- Bake 6 to 7 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean of wet batter when inserted into the donuts.
- Let donuts rest in pan for 10 minutes before removing and allowing to fully cool on a rack before icing.
- When cool, invert donuts, one at a time, into icing sugar mixture. Place on wire rack and garnish with sprinkles immediately before icing sugar dries. Enjoy!
Icing Sugar Glaze
- Whisk all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Note: If you want a thicker consistency, use less milk. Alternatively, if you want a thinner consistency, use more milk. If you've made your glaze too thin, you can always thicken with a little more icing sugar.
Notes
- Let the donuts cool completely before glazing. Otherwise, the glaze will ‘melt’ into the donut.
- Garnish with sprinkles as soon as you ice the donuts so those suckers will stick.
- These donuts are best enjoyed the day they are made.
Nutrition estimate (if provided) is based on 1 serving.
Nutrition information (if provided) is provided as a courtesy and should be considered an estimate only. Ingredients can vary and Girl Heart Food makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are guidelines only.
Hannah
Hi there, how much rum extract to use in the recipe? I would love to make these Christmas morning! Thanks and Happy Holidays ☺
Girl Heart Food
Hi Hannah! Use 1.5 tsp of rum extract (and if you don’t have that on hand vanilla extract will work in a pinch). Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you love the recipe 🙂 Happy Holidays!
Denise from Urbnspice
What a fun dessert, Dawn! I just happen to have coconut eggnog in my refrigerator at the moment! 🙂 These might just have to happen over the holidays. Thanks so much for sharing. (Those little blue sprinkles are adorable!)
Girl Heart Food
Yay! Thanks Denise! Happy Holidays 🙂
Holly
Bring on the holiday eggnog! These donuts look festive and bright and perfect for celebrating. Great idea to bake them rather than fry them.
Girl Heart Food
I agree 😉 Thanks Holly! Happy Holidays!
Vanessa | Zest & Simmer
I love eggnog anything and these donuts are so pretty and totally up my alley! I am tempted to buy a donut pan simply so that I can make these 😉 I hope you have a wonderful christmas Dawn!
Girl Heart Food
Those donut pans are so convenient and I love how they take so little time to make! Hope you get a chance to try these, Vanessa 🙂 Happy Holidays!!
Marissa
I have the mid-afternoon munchies right now and I REALLY want one of these donuts!!
Definitely a virtual high five to you for this holiday beauty! I’m thinking breakfast Christmas morning!!
Girl Heart Food
Lol!! Thanks Marissa! Great idea 🙂
Tanya
I can literally picture myself relaxing over the holidays dunking one of these beauties into my latte. And quick to make, the recipe looks very easy to follow for this average baker over here!
Girl Heart Food
Happy to hear that, Tanya! They’re so easy to make…almost too easy 😉
Mike
I loved this as eggnog is an immediate trigger of happy memories with my grandmother! Thank you for that and the doughnuts are amazing Dawn! 🙂
Girl Heart Food
That’s so sweet! Love memories like that. Amazing what food can sometimes do, isn’t it 🙂
Katherine | Love In My Oven
Girl, you know I’m ALL about the baked donuts! These are a must-try. We always have eggnog on hand during the holidays too. Hubs loves it with rum, and I love it in baked goods and just straight up! I will definitely have to try these – complete with beautiful sprinkles!!
Girl Heart Food
Yes!! Rum and eggnog go so well together. If you were up for it, you could sub out some of the milk in the glaze for rum…just saying 😉 Thanks, my friend!
Ben|Havocinthekitchen
Believe it or not but I’ve been thinking of making eggnog donuts as well. And guess what’s now? I don’t need to think anymorer; I’m pretty positive you’ll ship a 1/2 of dozen to me, right? 🙂 These bad guys look and sound fantastic!
Girl Heart Food
Haha! I’d be happy to 😉 Thanks Ben!
Elaine
What a pretty treat! I had coconut milk eggnog last night and it was REALLY GOOD! I’ll bet it would work in this recipe too! Pinning! Cheers to you, you hubby and your fur baby. Have a wonderful Christmas!
Girl Heart Food
Yum! I’ll have to keep my eye out for that one…love coconut. Thanks Elaine! Merry Christmas to you and yours too 🙂
Laura
Dawn, I think eggnog is a perfect flavor for holiday baking – I’ve never used it before but these donuts are making me want to run out and buy a jug of it! I can almost taste them!
Girl Heart Food
Happy to hear that, Laura! Gotta enjoy eggnog while it lasts 🙂 Thanks so much!
Kevin
Eggnog donuts! What a great idea, perfect for this holiday season! Perfect for dessert or even better for breakfast!
Milena
These are perfectly acceptable in lieu of cookies:) In fact, I prefer them. The decoration is beautiful too! Way to go.
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
Perfectly festive and such wonderful seasonal flavor Dawn! Haven’t made homemade doughnuts in a while! You’re inspiring me!
Leanne | Crumb Top Baking
These are so pretty Dawn! I love those wintery sprinkles! I always have eggnog on hand for the holidays. I love baking with it, and I will indulge in a little too. This year, I’ve actually been enjoying almond nog. It’s not quite the same, but definitely satisfies the craving. I hope you’re enjoying the last week leading up to Christmas!
David @ Spiced
You had me at eggnog, cinnamon and nutmeg, Dawn! These cookies sound amazing! I know tradition holds that we should leave cookies for the big man, but I’m thinking Santa needs these donuts this year. Those flavors just scream holidays to me! Oh, and we picked up our first container of eggnog yesterday, so I might have to sneak a little out for a batch of these donuts! 🙂
Haylie Abele
These are so festive and delicious looking, Dawn! YUM! I think I told you that I just tried eggnog for the first time the other day…it was delicious, thick and creamy!
Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers
So pretty and loving the seasonal eggnog here! The blue sprinkles are fabulous!!
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop
These are perfect for the holidays! I love that you’ve used eggnog! But one question….did you say these are perfect for dessert??? What about breakfast! 🙂
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My eyes get happier just looking at these…not to mention my tastebuds! Nothing like a pretty soft donut!! Have a happy day, my friend! XOXO
Valentina
I have been loving baking with eggnog. I think I like it even better in a batter than in a glass. 🙂 These are very pretty and such a fun & festive holiday treat!
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
Well, I will not be leaving these on Santa’s cookie tray because there’s no way they’d last long enough. It’s been way too long since I made donuts and these sound like a great way to get back into making them! YUM! Have a great week, Dawn!