This easy no bake Eggnog Pie has won a permanent place on our Thanksgiving and Christmas dessert menus. It's light, fluffy and a family favorite!
You know, one of the best things about the holiday season has got to be eggnog! I remember drinking it from my special Santa mug when I was a kid, which seemed to make it taste even better.
Now, my kids go crazy for this stuff, and one of their favorite ways to enjoy it is by indulging in a tasty slice of eggnog pie. It's cool, creamy, and you only need 5 ingredients to make it!
- Eggnog
- Pie crust -- graham cracker or frozen pie crust
- Jello Instant Pudding Mix
- Cool Whip or non dairy topping
- Nutmeg
I started serving this no bake pie for dessert at Thanksgiving and Christmas a few years ago, and my oldest daughter has now made it her specialty.
We love this holiday pie so much that my daughter always makes two at one time. This way, we can enjoy some for dessert on the actual holiday and have more the next day.
My daughter likes to add a little bit more whipped topping as a garnish and some additional nutmeg over the filling -- yum!
The pie is light and fluffy, so it's the perfect ending to a heavy meal, and no one can say they don't have room for dessert! It also goes great with a cup of coffee, Instant Pot Hot Chocolate or eggnog -- double yum!
How to Make No Bake Eggnog Pie
Recipe
Eggnog Pie
Ingredients
- 1 prepared pie crust
- 1 3.4 oz box vanilla instant pudding mix NOT stovetop!
- 1 ½ cups eggnog one and one half cups
- 2 cups whipped topping, like Cool Whip (thawed) light topping may not set
- dash nutmeg
Instructions
- In medium-sized bowl, combine eggnog and pudding mix, and beat with electric mixer until thick
- Sprinkle in some nutmeg
- Fold in whipped topping until mixture is fluffy and color is pale yellow
- Spoon mixture into pie crust, and smooth with spatula until even
- Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. You can also refrigerate overnight or until ready to serve
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Notes
Nutrition information is estimated. Please do your own calculation to fit special diets.
Nutrition
More Recipes with Eggnog
And if you want a mini version, check out these cute little Easy Eggnog Mini Pies! You might also like eggnog French toast or eggnog cupcakes or Instant Pot Eggnog Cheesecake or Eggnog pancakes or eggnog dessert dip.
Recipe was originally published in 2014 and last updated in 2020
Ellen T says
This was simply delicious! Family preferred this as a frozen pie.
Staci W says
This may be a silly question... For the 2 Cups of whipped topping, are you using a 16oz container? Or 8oz and measuring out 2 cups?
Thanks!
Dee says
I measure out 2 cups. If you use an 8 oz container, you will still have some left over.
Danielle Letendre says
Does this freeze well? I made 5 for Christmas LOL
Dee says
Yes, you can freeze the pies and thaw in the fridge when you are ready to eat them.
Dori L. says
Just Wondering. I was only able to get 2% Eggnog. Would be good to bump up the fat by adding 35% whip cream to replace part of eggnog to make 1.5 cups ?
Dee says
I haven't tried that so I can't say if it would work. The flavor may be different.
Mel says
Can this pie be frozen?
Dee says
Yes, you can freeze the pie.
Tess M says
Didn’t quite set after SIX hours. Followed the directions exactly and seemed good, but when I cut it open it was a wet mess sadly. Good flavor though.
Dee says
We have honestly been making this pie for years without any problems. Did you measure out 2 cups of whipped topping? There would be some left over from an 8-oz container. Did you use regular whipped topping and pudding mix instead of lite? Did you use instant pudding instead of cook and serve?
Paige says
I agree - check the Coolwhip. Mine didn’t set either. I was positive I got regular coolwhip but when I double checked on the side in small print it said reduced fat 🙁 trying again tomorrow with the regular stuff!
FL Baker says
This is the easiest and most delicious dessert to make and has become an annual must-make for my family since I discovered this recipe last Christmas. I make this version for my family and a vegan version with Califa Farms Holiday Nog and SoDelicious Coco Whip and both are absolute perfection.
Angela Landgrebe says
I tried to make it today and it didn't taste very eggnogy... if that makes sense. I did realize that I mixed it all together versus folding it in. Is that why?
Dee says
Mixing it together may affect the texture but probably not the flavor. It might be the brand of eggnog?
Amanda says
Just an FYI tip for those that love crème brulee like I do, after it sets just sprinkle a little sugar on top and blow-torch it some, so yummy.
Stacey says
I used this recipe for our Thanksgiving desert today and it was delish! Thanks so much!😊
Jo-Ann says
What size graham cracker crust?
Dee says
Either a 9 inch or 10 inch crust works.
Tina says
Help recipe says 2 cups which a cup is 8 ozs but in your comments you said to use two cups slightly short of 8 ozs someone help before I try to make this tomorrow I'm not good at math clearly
Dee says
Use 2 cups of whipped topping. This will be slightly less than an 8 oz TUB of Cool Whip, which is the standard size container.
Shannon says
Cups is a volume, ounces is a weight, and that is why baking is tricky! Lol. We are taught 1 cup is 8oz, but whipped cream is VERY light and voluminous, so measuring the volume and the weight will be different. Hope this helped.
Elana M Brasure says
I absolutely loved this! I used a shortbread crust ,phenomenal!
Ray says
Is the crust regular or deep dish. It appears like deep dish in the picture
Ty Steels says
Made this two days ago so its been 48 hours chilling in the refrigerator. Wow.... Came out beautiful and taste so good. Going to make two today and freeze them for Thanksgiving.
Thank you soooooo much for this!
Ray says
Is this a deep dish pie crust or regular? It looks like deep dish in the picture.
Dee says
I aways use regular pie crusts for this pie.
Aylin says
Can you make this with non-dairy eggnog?
Dee says
I have never tried this, but some people have and reported it doesn't work well. I think one person had good results, but used extra pudding mix to thicken up the filling.
Dan says
Hello! Yes my wife is vegan and I found some Silk Brand non-dairy egg nog (almond milk) at my local convenience store. I used this with Instant vanilla pudding and it worked fabulously! It set just as dairy milk does
Tre Gibbs says
I want to try this!!! Question - can I use homemade whipped cream instead of Cool-Whip?
Dee says
You can, but the filling may not be as fluffy or last as long without the stabilizing agents in a whipped topping.