Eggnog Muffins with Rum Icing
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Eggnog Muffins with Rum Flavored Icing
But it doesn't all get drunk, does it? There's always some (maybe even lots) left over after the last turkey sandwich is eaten, and the last bit of ribbon is yanked out of the vacuum sucker.
Now what?
Try Eggnog Muffins with Rum Icing. They are a snap to make... the house smells delicious while they are baking... and the rum glaze adds a nice zip to the muffin.
Plus... you'll use up that Eggnog that you bought with such good intentions.....
Contents at a Glance
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
-- J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Eggnog Muffin with Rum Icing Recipe
Here's How To Use Up Eggnog
- Serves: 3 dozen Whoopie Pies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
This Eggnog Muffin recipe is straightforward...you can mix them up in no time.
I used light eggnog, but you can certainly use the full fat stuff. Not to say that these are diet muffins... honestly, there's butter and sugar and EGGNOG in this recipe... so don't be fooled that using "light" eggnog will suddenly erase the memories of stuffing and gravy (man, I do love stuffing). But they are good.... and a muffin for breakfast, or coffee break, is a lovely way to start your day.
As for the Rum Icing... you can make it either with actual Rum or Imitation Rum Flavoring (sigh... anything called IMITATION RUM makes me sigh). Anyway... the first time I made the rum icing I grabbed the 151 Rum... well... it tasted flammable. So, regular rum is fine, and so is the fake stuff. You're looking for flavor, not spontaneous combustion (plus you want the kids to eat them).
I've included step by step directions with photos below...
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- EGGNOG MUFFINS
- 2 cups Unbleached Flour
- 1 Tbl Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 cup Melted Butter
- 1 Egg-beaten
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 1/4 cup Eggnog (reg.or light)
- 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- RUM ICING
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp.Rum or Rum Extract
- 1 to 2 tsp. Milk
- Cinnamon Sugar for Sprinkling
Instructions
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Line a muffin tin with 12 regular paper muffin liners
Melt the butter in the microwave (or stove top) and set it aside to cool.
Get out 2 medium mixing bowls...
In the first mixing bowl, put the flour, baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon... whisk them together.
In the second mixing bowl, put the melted butter, eggnog, egg, vanilla and sugar.... whisk them together.
Pour the liquid stuff into the dry stuff. Fold together with a spatula (fold is where you run the spatula down the side of the bowl and up the middle, then rotate the bowl 1/4 turn, then repeat) until it's just combined.
Using one of those ice cream scoops with a lever (yes, you can use a spoon... but you'll get batter on your thumb) fill the paper liners about 3/4 full.
Bake the muffins for 20 minutes. Stick a toothpick in to see if anything gooey sticks to it (it shouldn't) if it does, go another minute.
Cool muffins in pan for a few minutes... then set on a wire rack to cool completely. (If you choose to ice warm muffins....it will get messy, but it will still taste good.)
Meanwhile....you can make the Rum Icing.
Put the powdered sugar in a bowl...add rum or rum extract and 1 tsp of milk. Stir. Add more milk if needed. Stir more. You are looking for a goo the consistency of glue. If it's too thick... add more milk or rum... if it's too liquidy... add more powdered sugar.
Spoon over the muffins. It'll drip down the sides a bit... that's ok.
(to make cinnamon sugar... mix 2 tsp of granulated sugar with 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon..)
Sprinkle a bit of cinnamon sugar over the top.
Now EAT!
"Never eat more than you can lift."
-- Miss Piggy, Muppet extraordinaire
You Only Need a Few Tools To Make These Muffins
Great For Christmas Potlucks
Need to something for a Christmas Party? Potluck? Breakfast Meeting? Bake up these Eggnog Muffins with Rum Icing, and take them along in a basket.
Watch them VANISH!
Traditional Eggnog Recipe
For those of You who don't buy the stuff at the supermarket....
- Serves: 8
I don't use this recipe... I use the supermarket stuff. But I'm sure the real Eggnog is much better..
Go ahead and try it ... if you dare
I got this recipe from http://www.eggnogrecipe.net/traditional-eggnog-recipe.html
Ingredients
- 12 Eggs
- separated
- 6 cups Milk
- 2 cups Heavy Cream
- 2 cups Bourbon
- 1 plus 1/2 cup Sugar
- 3/4 cup Brandy
- 2 tsp. Ground Nutmeg
Instructions
In a large bowl and using a mixer, beat the egg yolks together with the sugar for approx 10 minutes (you want the mixture to be firm and the colour of butter).
Very slowly, add in the bourbon and brandy - just a little at a time.
When bourbon and brandy have been added, allow the mixture to cool in the fridge (for up to 6 hours, depending on how long before your party you're making the eggnog).
30 minutes before your guests arrive, stir the milk into the chilled yolk mixture.
Stir in 1+ 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg.
In a separate bowl, beat the cream with a mixer on high speed until the cream forms stiff peaks.
In yet another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Gently fold the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture.
Gently fold the cream into the egg mixture.
After ladling into cups, garnish with the remainder of the ground nutmeg.
Dry Ingredients Go in One Bowl
That's your Flour, Baking Powder, and Spices
No... Sugar isn't considered a dry ingredient. I can give you a long explanation using a lot of big words I learned in Chemistry class... but then we'd have to start in on the "is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?" and"is a Banana a fruit or an Herb?" arguments. Sigh. So, let's just leave it at... Sugar is not considered a dry ingredient.
All the Wet Ingredients Go Into Another Bowl
Yes, Sugar too... we already had this discussion
Mix it up good.
Pour the Wet Stuff into the Dry Stuff
More or less in the middle... but don't get obsessed.
Use a Spatula to Fold the Ingredients until Just Mixed
Should look like this
Fold is where you run the spatula down the side of the bowl, and up through the middle of the ingredients. Rotate the bowl 1/4 turn. Repeat. And again.... and again... and again.... and again... and again....
Looks like this?
ok, you can stop.
Use an Ice Cream Scoop to Fill the Muffin Liners
About 3/4 full is good
I'm going to ask Santa for a new Muffin pan (or 3) for Christmas.
Bake 20 Minutes... They will Look Like This...
You Can Test by Inserting a Toothpick into one.... you shouldn't pull out dough
Dress Up Your Muffins With These Cute Cupcake Wrappers
Once they are baked... slide them in these pretty wrappers.
For Rum Icing, Combine Powdered Sugar with Rum (flavoring) and Milk
This will take a bit of stirring
Ok... if you want to use real rum, you can. Seriously, 1 to 2 spoonfuls of rum over a dozen muffins isn't going to send your kids to school reeling. HOWEVER... I will leave that entirely up to you. Probably using the 151 is a bad idea though. Just saying....
Stir The Icing Ingredients Until You Have Something About the Consistency of Elmer's Glue
For those of you who don't know what elmer's glue is.... you want it to be slightly thicker than a liquid yogurt
You can test it out.... spoon some over a muffin... if it slides slowly down the muffin? you are good. If it runs off in a thin stream? add powdered sugar. If it sits on the muffin like a bad toupee? add more rum.
Drizzle Icing Over the Muffins
Then Sprinkle with Cinnamon Sugar
Now Eat
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Northwestphotos
Dec 16, 2011 @ 8:14 pm | delete
- Love your recipe! Sounds so delicious!
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dreamry
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- Thank you for providing the printable link. My wife is dying to make this and I am dying to taste it.
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RobHenry
Dec 10, 2011 @ 1:33 pm | delete
- I am not usually a big fan of eggnog, but these look really good!
I know it probably sounds silly, but I had never even realized that you could make eggnog at home so easily and I think this might be a good time to try it again, just in time for Christmas!
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SheilaVine Dec 9, 2011 @ 8:01 am | delete
- Looks very good, We drink a kind of eggnog here in Germany at Christmas and it is fantastic and a change from Mulled wine. I like it plain but people top it with the cream that comes out of cans strange.
Thanks for this lens. :-)
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- I'll take the 151 rum in the icing schmeared on these eggnog muffins versus mimosa's on Christmas morning any day..I'm SOLD! Congrats on LOTD...bet you are happy dancing around your kitchen :) *Blessed today because your nom nom recipe fills me (and I know others) with the holiday spirit.
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- These muffins look like a winner for Christmas morning. Congratulations on LOTD.
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- "Fresh out the oven on Christmas morning.........sounds like a good idea!"
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Dec 8, 2011 @ 9:35 pm | delete
- Looks very tasty! I want one right now! :-)
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- How cool and easy is that to use an ice cream scoop to get the right amount of batter. Nice!
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Dec 8, 2011 @ 8:19 pm | delete
- These look so good! I love eggnog. I only buy one carton per year (or two).
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