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Get into the holiday spirit with these amazing, tender and moist Oatmeal Eggnog Muffins! They’re a great make-ahead Christmas breakfast.
Eggnog is still in, right? Or am I two weeks too late? Even so. I’m celebrating Christmas today so Eggnog is totally in!
We are going to dive into these oatmeal eggnog muffins in a couple of hours. After that, we are going to take an eating-break, and later we will stuff our faces with everything under the sun. I have the slow cooker on, two ovens, three stove top burners… everything and everyone is working overtime today. As they should.
It’s going to be a fun day with family and friends and I am really looking forward to it. If you need me, I will either be in the kitchen, or at the table satisfying my inner fat kid.
That’s why I made these muffins on the light side of things. Balance is the key to my game. 😉
These Eggnog Muffins are really, really good. I was kind of surprised because I am not a fan of Eggnog, but Eggnog in muffins is a great idea! They are a bit spicy, they are also very sweet, and they smell wonderful. Serve these with a side of milk and enjoy!
Now I’m going to go back into that kitchen and see what else I need to taste… 🙂
To those celebrating today, Merry Christmas! Christ is Born!
Честит Божик! Христос се Роди!
ENJOY!
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Oatmeal Eggnog Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup eggnog
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon rum extract
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- Turbinado Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Line two standard 6-cavity muffin pans with paper cups and spray each cup with a nonstick spray. You can also use a 12-cavity cupcake pan.
- Place the oats and eggnog in a bowl and let stand for 20 minutes.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, lightly beat the eggs.
- Stir the eggs into the eggnog mixture; mix in the vanilla, rum, brown sugar, and vegetable oil.
- Pour the eggnog mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until combined. Do not overmix.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, sprinkling turbinado sugar on top of each muffin.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes before turning them out onto a cooling rack.
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
What would make a good substitute for egg nog if I’d like to try these now – not ‘tis the season quite yet!
Hi!!
Yep, not the season just yet, but this recipe makes great muffins and you can just use some milk in place of eggnog. 🙂
Really great recipe! They rose perfectly and the flavour is really satisfying. Perfect sweetness. What a wonderful way to use up eggnog before it goes bad! I didn’t have rum extract, so I went without – – would love to try it with, though!
Is the rum extract necessary? If so, where do you get that? Any substitutions?
Hi!
So the rum will give it that classic (“alcoholic”) eggnog taste and you can find that in the aisle where you get vanilla extract. If you don’t want to use it, then just go ahead and use vanilla extract.
These look tasty. Please advise: quick oats, minute oats, or regular oats? I don’t want them to be too chewy! Thanks.
Hi!
Yes, you need the regular rolled oats. They are also called “old fashioned rolled oats”. 🙂
Great muffins. For extra fibres, I used whole wheat flour and a few tablespoons more eggnog as well as flax eggs instead of eggs. Don’t skip the soaking of the oats. I ended up letting the mixture of oats + oil and sugar soaking another 20 min because I was interrupted and the mixture was light and fluffy. A Holiday keeper!
Excellent muffins! The recipe worked perfectly.
Hi Maria!! Happy to know that you enjoyed them! Thank you! That recipe is also very customizable and you can add/swap with whatever other ingredients you like.
Hi Katerina,
I made these for my husband tonight with the rest of his eggnog and he loved them. I’m not an eggnog fan but he is so he was a happy camper. Cheers to you!
Yay! I’m so glad he liked them!! I am not an eggnog fan either, but I ate half of these muffins. 🙂
I don’t think I’ve ever had eggnog–crazy, right? 🙂 These muffins sound so good, though. So pretty, too! 🙂
Merry Christmas, Kate! xo
May I celebrate vicariously through you and feed my inner fat kid too? (She panics after the holidays which makes her even more hungry.)
And yes, methinks oatmeal is the default healthy ingredient.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Your muffins look wonderful. Love the little crusty surface on top. 🙂