Baked Eggnog Donuts are super easy to make with 3 basic ingredients. Top them with a simple glaze and serve for Christmas breakfast or brunch. It’s a delicious way to use up leftover eggnog!
My family is obsessed with eggnog. The kids love drinking it, and we love it in Eggnog Pie, Mini Pies, Instant Pot Eggnog Cheesecake, Eggnog Pancakes and these baked donuts.
My oldest daughter made these for breakfast over the weekend, and they are simply amazing. If you like eggnog as much as we do, you’re going to love this recipe for easy eggnog donuts!
Best of all, you only need 3 main ingredients to make them:
- Eggnog
- Cake mix
- Powdered sugar
- Optional — We added a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg
How to Make Glazed Eggnog Donuts
Mix the eggnog and cake mix together in a mixing bowl. You can use yellow or white cake mix in this recipe. Spiced cake mix would be good if you can find it!
The batter is thick, but this is normal.
Next, spoon the batter into a piping bag or a ziptop bag. Cut off the end of the bag, and squeeze the batter into a donut pan.
You can spoon the batter into the donut pan if you want. But, the piping method is way easier!
The donuts take 10 minutes to bake. While they’re baking, you can mix the glaze.
When they’re cool enough to remove from the pan, dip the donuts into the glaze. Holiday sprinkles are optional, but so pretty!
No need to go to your favorite donut shop this year. Just whip up a batch of these easy baked eggnog donuts with eggnog glaze.
They’re soft, fluffy and so dang good! Serve them for Christmas morning breakfast or enjoy anytime during the holiday season.
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Baked Eggnog Donuts
Equipment
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup eggnog
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg optional
- dash cinnamon optional
Glaze
- 2½ cups powdered sugar
- 5 tablespoons eggnog
- dash nutmeg optional
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Combine cake mix and eggnog until batter is thick
- Put batter into piping bag or ziptop bag, and pipe into greased donut pan
- Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Donuts should spring back when pressed
- Remove donuts from oven and let them sit for 5 minutes
- Transfer the donuts to cooling rack and let them cool completely
Glaze
- Prepare glaze by mixing powdered sugar and eggnog until well combined in a mixing bowl
- Dunk tops of donuts into glaze, and place back on cooling rack until glaze firms up. If using sprinkles, add them before glaze cools
Notes
Nutrition
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Jim says
My kids got up early to surprise mom and dad this morning with these terrific donuts. They said they were easy to make. They even made enough to have some for tomorrow’s breakfast as well.
Dee says
What great kids you have! Thanks, Jim!
Amanda says
By far the best donut I have ever had, everyone will love these!
Dee says
Thanks so much! I’m glad you liked the donuts!
Toni Dash says
My kids really loved it! A perfect holiday treat!
Dee says
Awesome, Toni! Thank you so much!
Beth says
These look so delicious and yummy! My daughter is going to love this recipe! So excited to show her this!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
I love recipes when recipes deliver easy-to-make, delicious treats like these donuts! What great flavor!
Catalina says
How cute and delicious are these eggnog donuts!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
These Baked Eggnog Donuts are sound delicious! Dangerously good…
Sara Welch says
It wouldn’t be Christmas without everything eggnog and this is no exception! Looking forward to giving this a try; looks too good to pass up!
Dee says
Thanks so much, Sara. Hope you like them!