It's Muffin Monday at my house, so you know I had to make a Christmasy muffin for you. My current motto is Eggnog everything! If you agree, you'll also want to check out my grandmother's homemade eggnog recipe, my beautiful eggnog pound cake and easy eggnog mousse, a boozy dessert the adults will love.
Eggnog Muffins with Eggnog Glaze
Ingredients
For the muffins:
2 1/2 cups or 315g flour
1/2 cup or 100g light brown sugar
1/4 cup or 50g sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup or 240ml eggnog (store-bought or homemade)
1/2 cup or 120ml canola or other light oil
1/4 cup or 60ml bourbon
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the eggnog glaze:
1 cup or 125g confectioners or icing sugar
2 tablespoons eggnog
1 teaspoon bourbon
Pinch salt
Optional: Decorative sprinkles
Method
Preheat oven to 375°F or 190°C and prepare your muffin pan by greasing it or lining it with paper muffin cups. degrees.
In a medium bowl mix flour, sugars, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
In a large bowl whisk your eggnog, oil, bourbon, eggs, and vanilla.
Fold your wet ingredients into the dry until just combined. A little flour will still show and that’s fine.
Divide your batter between the muffin cups.
Bake for about 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool briefly in the pan. Take the muffins out of the pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, mix all of your glaze ingredients together in a small bowl.
When the muffins are completely cool, drizzle on the glaze and sprinkle immediately with decorative sprinkles, if using.
Enjoy! Here's to eggnogging all the things!
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