Eggnog Glazed Baked Donuts - A Delicious Holiday Treat!
The sweet smell of cinnamon and nutmeg filled my kitchen as fluffy pillows of dough began to bake and rise in the oven. I have always enjoyed baking but there is something about the holiday season and Christmas desserts that makes me love it! Perhaps it’s the great memories attached to these quintessential holiday scents or the fact that I get to share it with others. Either way, I’m finding holiday baking even more intoxicating this year, pushing my excitement level to an all time high!
With restrictions beginning to ease, it seems as though I am not the only one feeling excited about the upcoming holiday festivities. I have already begun to see my agenda populate with upcoming events and parties, and it looks as though my friends are also eager to make up for lost time. In preparation, my friend Kate and I have begun to comb through some of our favourite recipes for scrumptious Christmas desserts that we plan to offer up as additions to dessert tables, edible hostess gifts, and baked goods for charity bake sales this holiday season.
Gifted a box of these delicious eggnog glazed baked donuts last year from Kate herself, I have waited a whole year to share this Christmas dessert recipe for baked donuts with you. I was never a huge fan of spiked eggnog but incorporating virgin eggnog into desserts has been a huge game changer for me. I love it now! Funny enough, because I was prepping the release of this recipe so early in the season, eggnog was not available in stores yet so I had to make my own. Turns out it’s very simple (let me know if you need a recipe below) and I have tons left over to use in future recipe and experiment with! Point being, even if you are not a big fan of eggnog, don’t knock this glaze until you try it! It’s like a creamy custard melted into one delicious topping that will make you second guess why you ever took a stance against eggnog! Haha! Trust me it’s good!
I love baked doughnuts and find them way easier to make symmetrical in shape and size than fried as well as more satisfying and filling. If you don’t have a donut baking tray, I have linked one below along with a few other items you may find helpful when assembling this recipe. Honestly though, this finger licking eggnog glazed baked donuts recipe is so easy and will definitly impress anyone you share it with this holiday season.
Happy Baking!
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INGREDIENTS FOR BAKED DOUGHNUTS:
MAKES 6 BAKED DOUGHNUTS
- BAKED DOUGHNUTS -
1 Cup of Flour
1 TSP of Baking Powder
1/4 TSP of ground Nutmeg
1/4 TSP of Salt
1/3 Cup of Sugar
1 Egg
1/2 Cup + 1 TBSP of Eggnog
2 TBSP of Unsalted Butter (melted)
1 TSP of Vanilla Extract
- EGGNOG GLAZE -
1 Cup of Powder Sugar
3 TBSP of Eggnog
1/2 TSP of Vanilla
Pinch of ground Nutmeg
- FROSTED ROSEMARY SPRIG GARNISH -
Rosemary Sprigs
1/2 Cup of Sugar
1/2 Cup of Water
- Additional Items -
Pipping Bag - you can use a zip lock bag if you don’t have one
Doughnut Baking Tray - greased with unsalted butter!
Cooling Rack
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HOW TO MAKE BAKED DOUGHNUTS:
Prep your garnish first by bringing equal parts sugar and water to a simmer before adding in one or two rosemary sprigs for flavor. Once it simmers for 1-2 minutes set aside to cool.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine flour, nutmeg, sugar, salt and baking powder. Whisk until well incorporated.
In a second large bowl, combine eggnog, 1 egg (beaten), vanilla and butter (melted). Mix well.
Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and mix until the batter forms with no dry clumps.
Next, add batter to a pipping bag and pipe batter into a greased doughnut baking tray.
Bake for 8-10 Minutes until donuts become lightly browned and sponge-like. You can do the toothpick test to see if it comes out clean! Set aside when ready and allow to cool on a cooling rack before glazing.
While doughnuts are cooling, go back to the rosemary simple syrup you made earlier and dip a few small pieces of rosemary sprig inside it before setting on a rack till they become sticky. Once sticky, toss them in granulated sugar for a frosted look. Return garnish to cooling rack until you are ready to use them.
After you are done with the garnish, create your eggnog glaze by combining eggnog, sugar, and vanilla to a bowl wide enough to dip your doughnuts in. If your glaze is to watery, add more sugar. If it’s too thick, add more eggnog.
When doughnuts are cool, dip them in the eggnog glaze and place back on the cooling rack. Garnish with a frosted rosemary sprig and a dash of nutmeg before allowing the glaze and garnish to harden together on the cooling rack.
Enjoy!
P.s Although best fresh, these doughnuts can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.
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I hope you enjoyed this Christmas dessert recipe for eggnog glazed baked donuts as much as I do. If you have any comments please leave them below and I'll be happy to answer them as soon as I can! Happy baking!!!
