If there’s one thing we can count on during the holidays, it’s a glass of eggnog. As the creamiest holiday beverage of them all, eggnog is a legendary pour during Christmastime, and we look forward to it all year long. Not content with just a glass in the evening, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite recipes that incorporate eggnog flavors, from towering dessert cakes to breakfast-ready French toast (yes, French toast).
Try your hand at some of these recipes, and you’ll find the festive quotient of your kitchen rising exponentially. Raise a glass to our favorite recipes that not only use the flavors of eggnog, but truly make the most of it, and then try one out for yourself this holiday season. Cheers!
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Everyone needs a classic eggnog recipe when the holidays arrive, and this is one of our best. It’s a delicious holiday beverage, and it can be made in big batches to serve a crowd.
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We’re always looking for more ways to add eggnog to the holiday merriment, and breakfast is no exception. This excellent French toast casserole is made even more delicious by the addition of eggnog and even more simple to make by the overnight preparation.
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Eggnog and warm spices work together beautifully in this recipe. The spice cake gets filled with an indulgent bourbon custard filling and topped with an impossibly creamy eggnog buttercream frosting.
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Is there any holiday drink more delicious than homemade eggnog? This recipe utilizes just eight ingredients, many or all of which you’ll already have on hand, meaning you are dangerously and wonderfully close to a fresh batch of eggnog.
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This recipe is packed with so many flavors, it’s going to take a moment for them all to sink in. In addition to eggnog, which is the base for this beautiful white cake, you’ll enjoy smoky bourbon and warm vanilla, both of which enrich the buttercream frosting.
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Everyone should get to enjoy eggnog, don’t you think? This eggnog recipe takes out the alcohol but in doing so, it loses none of the flavor or fun, which means everyone can toast to the season.
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Heavy cream and spices mimic the flavor of eggnog in these semi-homemade cinnamon rolls. This easy recipe uses a can of jumbo cinnamon rolls and warm spices.
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Substitute eggnog for the cream and spices in the glaze for this very merry Christmas breakfast cake. Make this ahead for a perfect Christmas morning sweet.
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Swap out the half-n-half for eggnog to give this hands-off breakfast casserole a fun holiday twist. It gets drizzled on before and after cooking for double the flavor.
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Bundt cakes are a Southern classic. We used to think that we had plenty of Bundt cake recipes in our cookbooks for the holidays, that is, until we tried this Spiked Eggnog Bundt Cake. One bite, and you’ll also make room for one more.
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