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. Full details are in the recipe card below, but here are the basics:
- In a bowl, 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 a 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!
Tips for Making This Recipe
- Cake flour was used here, but all-purpose will work in a pinch. This guide to flour is a great reference when baking.
- Rum extract was used, but if you don’t have that on hand, no worries! Use vanilla extract.
- Regular eggnog was used (that is, not a light variety). 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 absorb into the donuts.
- Garnish with sprinkles as soon as you ice the donuts so those suckers will stick.
More Easy Holiday Treats
If you make these eggnog donuts, be sure to leave a comment below!
Baked Eggnog Donuts With Eggnog Icing Sugar Glaze
Ingredients
Baked Eggnog Donuts
- Cooking spray, to grease pan
- 1 cup cake flour, or all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅓ cup eggnog
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup melted unsalted butter
- 1.5 teaspoons rum extract, or vanilla extract
Icing Sugar Glaze
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 3 teaspoons milk
- 1 teaspoon eggnog
- pinch freshly grated nutmeg
Optional Garnish
- Sprinkles, garnish to taste
Instructions
Baked Eggnog Donuts
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 6-count donut pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together the eggnog, egg, melted butter and rum extract.
- Pour eggnog mixture over flour mixture, whisking until combined and there are no steaks of flour remaining.
- Spoon or pipe the donut batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake the donuts for 6 to 7 minutes or until a wooden toothpick or cake tester inserted in the donuts comes out clean.
- Let the donuts cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then remove the donuts from the pan and allow to fully cool on a cooling rack before glazing.
Icing Sugar Glaze
- Whisk all ingredients together 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.
Glaze the Donuts
- When cool, invert donuts, one at a time, into icing sugar mixture. Place onto a cooling rack and garnish with sprinkles (if using) before the glaze dries. You can let the glaze set for a few minutes (if you like) before digging it. Enjoy!
Notes
- Let the donuts cool completely before glazing. Otherwise, the glaze will absorb into the donuts.
- 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.
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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Tried this recipe?
If you do make this recipe, thank you!! It would mean so much if you could leave a comment below. Love to know how you enjoyed it, and it helps other readers too!
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!
Elizabeth
I just made these today with my kids, they are sooo yummy. I probably over-baked them a little as I thought they would change colours a bit as they baked and they didn’t, they actually still looked like batter! We made mini donuts since that what I had for a donut pan and we got a dozen minis out of this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Dawn | Girl Heart Food
Thank you so much, Elizabeth!! So happy you enjoyed the recipe! Mini donuts are so cute!!
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! 🙂
annie@ciaochowbambina
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!