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Eggnog Muffins

December 15, 2015 by lauren.kelly 20 Comments

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These muffins are lightly sweet and packed with festive flavors, but made healthier with whole wheat flour and protein-packed Greek yogurt.

These Eggnog Muffins are festive and delicious, but are made healthier with whole wheat flour and Greek yogurt!

I have always loved to bake, not just around the holidays.  What I really love is to make treats, breads and muffins lighter by using a few simple substitutions.  

When people ask me what I do to lighten up my baked goods, I always say the same two words…. GREEK YOGURT!

I know, you’ve heard me talk about my love affair with Greek yogurt for years now (since I wrote The Greek Yogurt Cookbook a few years ago) and it still holds true today.  

Did you know that one serving of milk, cheese or yogurt provides 8 grams of high-quality protein and a powerful package of 9 essential nutrients. Experts (like yours truly) recommend 3 servings of low fat dairy foods every day which not only provides protein but also bone-building calcium as well.

When the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council (ADADC) asked me to create a healthier recipe using one or more low fat dairy products, my head was filled with so many ideas.  Naturally, my first thought was to use Greek yogurt but I also wanted to make this recipe festive, and what’ amore festive than eggnog?

It’s really important to me that I work with companies and brands that not only offer quality products, but also those that give back to the community.

 ADADC will be hosting The Great American Milk Drive where they will deliver thousands of gallons of milk to families who would otherwise go without. You can see how much milk has been donated so far in your state and make donations here.

A $5 donation is equal to about one gallon of milk.  I absolutely love this and I am thrilled to be a part of it.  Especially during the holiday season.

ADADC will also launch its #GiveAGallon Challenge to raise awareness about hunger and the basic need for milk for underprivileged families. Every time a photo is posted on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook of a person, group or pet wearing a white mustache with “#GiveAGallon Text “MILK” to 80077” from Dec. 14, 2015 to Jan. 15, 2016, ADADC will donate $1 to Feeding America’s Great American Milk Drive, until $25,000 is donated.  

See what I mean?  Let’s all do our part to help this important cause.

These Eggnog Muffins are festive and delicious, but are made healthier with whole wheat flour and Greek yogurt!

Now back to these muffins…

These Eggnog Muffins are festive and delicious, but are made healthier with whole wheat flour and Greek yogurt!

I’ve made these a few times already and they are always a hit with my family.  

I don’t call them eggnog muffins to my kids though because they insist that they don’t like eggnog.  

Ok, to be fair, I am not an eggnog lover either but that’s the beauty of these muffins, they have a hint of eggnog and wonderful holiday spices that everyone loves.  

Even picky kids.  Ok, and this picky mom.

These Eggnog Muffins are festive and delicious, but are made healthier with whole wheat flour and Greek yogurt!

Wait until you see how easy these are to make.  Even all of you non-bakers can make these.  I promise.

These Eggnog Muffins are festive and delicious, but are made healthier with whole wheat flour and Greek yogurt!
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Eggnog Muffins

Course Breakfast, brunch
Servings 24 muffins
Author Lauren Kelly Nutrition

Ingredients

  • Muffins:
  • 2 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup unrefined sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup low fat plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup low fat egg nog
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • Glaze:
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
  • nutmeg for sprinkling on top

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Gently grease muffin tins or line them with muffin cups.
  3. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon.
  4. In a separate bowl, beat together the Greek yogurt, egg nog, vanilla and melted butter.
  5. Add the wet ingredients to dry and stir to combine.
  6. Pour batter into prepared muffin tins and bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick placed in the center of muffin comes out dry.
  7. Allow to cool in muffin tins for a few minutes before placing on a wire rack.
  8. Prepare glaze by mixing powdered sugar and Greek yogurt in a small bowl until smooth.
  9. Pour glaze on top of each muffin. Gently sprinkle with nutmeg.
  10. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Please go visit these other fabulous recipes that are participating in  the #GiveAGallon campaign:

Slow Cooker Snowflake Hot Chocolate from Wishes and Dishes
Mini Cheddar Ranch Cheese Ball Bites from Mother Thyme
White Chocolate Snickerdoodle Milkshake from Ciao Chow Bambina
Christmas Morning Muffins from Running to the Kitchen
Savory Coeur la Crème with Cranberry from Hungry Couple NYC
White Hot Chocolate from Courtney’s Sweets
Eggnog Dutch Baby from Nutmeg Nanny
Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie from It’s a Keeper

I don’t know which one to make first, they all sound DELICIOUS!

Lastly, come join me and these talented bloggers on Thursday December 17, 2015 from 9-10 p.m. EST for a twitter party to celebrate the holiday while also providing milk to those in-need.  

We’ll be chatting about holiday recipes, cooking tips and ways we give back. For each guest who attends and uses the #GiveAGallon hashtag, $1 will be donated to The Great American Milk Drive to help give a gallon to those in-need!

 This is yet another great way to support a wonderful cause.  

Show me your milk mustache and donate to a worthy campaign.  It really is that easy.

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Check out these handsome, milk-mustache-wearing little elves…

These Eggnog Muffins are festive and delicious, but are made healthier with whole wheat flour and Greek yogurt!

Enjoy the muffins!

These Eggnog Muffins are festive and delicious, but are made healthier with whole wheat flour and Greek yogurt!

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Filed Under: Baked Breads/Muffins, Breakfast/Brunch, Kids, Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, breakfast, Greek yogurt, healthier, holidays, lightened up

Comments

  1. [email protected]+A+Mind+Full+Mom says

    December 15, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    Lauren, I have to make these for Garrett–he is obsessed with Egg Nog

    Reply
  2. Marye says

    December 15, 2015 at 1:01 pm

    These look like the perfect addition to Christmas morning breakfast!

    Reply
  3. Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says

    December 15, 2015 at 1:10 pm

    I love eggnog personally, but I get that some people aren’t crazy about it. The spices must be wonderful in the muffins.

    Reply
  4. Michelle | A Dish of Daily Life says

    December 15, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    Such a wonderful cause! And your muffins look wonderful…definitely need to try making those! My kids would love them!

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  5. Shashi at RunninSrilankan says

    December 15, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    I am not a big fan of eggnog – but I do love it in baked goods. And these muffins sound like they would be so moist w/ the Greek yogurt AND eggnog – so festive and delicious!

    Reply
  6. Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says

    December 15, 2015 at 2:32 pm

    A house full of non-eggnog lovers?! Blasphemy! haha Couldn’t agree more about Greek yogurt, it’s totally the way to go in baking and everything comes out so moist and perfect. Let’s have a Christmas party with both our Greek yogurt muffins 🙂

    Reply
  7. Martha @ A Family Feast says

    December 15, 2015 at 4:16 pm

    This is just one of many things I love about this time of year…eggnog! And I love adding it to baked goods too!

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  8. Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says

    December 15, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    I don’t LOVE eggnog by itself either but in baked goods? Completely different story. These muffins look amazing and I love that pic of your boys with the mustaches!!!

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  9. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    December 16, 2015 at 2:10 am

    I love putting greek yogurt in muffins! These look fabulous – perfect for me all year. I love eggnog!

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  10. Isabelle @ Crumb says

    December 16, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    I’m obsessed with all things eggnog right now, so these are totally calling my name. Love that they’re made with healthier options like low-fat dairy and whole wheat flour, too… the one downside to real eggnog is all that fat and sugar and calories with minimal nutritional value. (Though that’s what makes it so darn good!)

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  11. Paula - bell'alimento says

    December 16, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    What a fun way to use eggnog!

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  12. Kim Beaulieu says

    December 17, 2015 at 8:45 am

    I love these muffins, my dad was a huge eggnog lover so these made me think of him right away. Such a fun post, the photo of the kids was adorable.

    Reply
  13. Anita says

    December 17, 2015 at 5:28 pm

    The kiddies are so cute! Perfect milk mustaches! And eggnog muffins – what a great way to use up all the eggnog!

    Reply
  14. Jennie @onesweetmess says

    December 18, 2015 at 12:35 pm

    A BIG yes to these muffins. I live for eggnog during the holidays.

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    • lauren.kelly says

      December 18, 2015 at 12:47 pm

      Me too Jennie!

      Reply
  15. Colleen (Souffle Bombay) says

    December 21, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    Yummo! I have a thing for eggnog in baked goods and these muffins do not disappoint!

    Reply

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