This no-bake Easy Eggnog Pie is an eggnog lover’s dream dessert! It’s creamy texture and great eggnog flavor is a favorite in my home. If you need a quick and easy dessert this holiday season for your Thanksgiving dessert table or holiday Christmas party, I highly suggest this pie!
My husband loves eggnog. Or “nog” as he usually refers to it as. I am pretty sure it’s why I can get him to do the grocery shopping easily in late fall, because he’s stalking the dairy department for eggnog.
No Bake Eggnog Pie
Bringing eggnog flavor to recipes is a favorite of mine during the holidays. While I was making a chocolate pie this weekend, it dawned on me that replacing the milk with eggnog in a vanilla pie would result in a super easy eggnog pie.
I’m by no means the first person to think of this, which is kind of how food blogging goes. You think of something and think, oh wow, great idea!
And then if you go search Google or Pinterest, you are sure to instantly find out that 398,083 people have had the same great idea. And the idea was probably in a kindergarten class cookbook in like 1978. And one of those magazine like little holiday cookbooks at the grocery checkout, most likely in 1986.
I had like six months where I would Google every single recipe idea I had, thinking every last one had to be completely original.
Yeah, that whole re-inventing the wheel thing, um, not so easy. It was super stressful and no fun whatsoever. Everyone has pretty much made everything. And that’s okay. I eventually figured that sometimes you just have to make and share the recipes that you love (or, that your husband loves) and leave it at that. Eggnog pie anyone?
A warning, this is rich. Well, I mean, it’s made with eggnog, one of our favorite holiday indulgences.
Pie Crust
Oh, also – one thing to pay attention to – the pre-made graham cracker pie crust my eggnog store searching husband picked up, was a bigger pie crust – “two extra slices” or something like that.
While that’s great and all, pie crusts are kind of a standard to some extent so a jumbo one can mess with your recipes. I was a little short on filling for this, and sort of pushed more of it towards the outer edge. Just something to pay attention to if you are buying a ready made crust.
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- Easy Pumpkin Pie Recipe (my personal top choice for pumpkin pie)
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EGGNOG PIE RECIPE
Easy Eggnog Pie
Ingredients
- 2 3.4 oz packages of vanilla instant pudding cheesecake flavor works well also
- 1 1/4 cup eggnog Do not use fat free, you want a thick eggnog
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup Whipped Topping Cool Whip is perfect
- 1 standard size graham cracker pie crust
Instructions
- Beat pudding mix with eggnog, milk and nutmeg for two minutes.
- Fold 1 cup COOL WHIP Whipped Topping into mixture until just combined.
- Spoon mixture into pie crust.
- Refrigerate at least three hours, up to 24.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
See, as I said, super EASY! If you have eggnog lovers in your family, this is totally for them. And here are a few more recipes that are packed full of eggnog deliciousness!
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Liz says
I used sugar free, added rum, and it turned out perfectly. Delicious.
Christi says
Liz, that’s great to hear! Sounds pretty tasty with the rum!
Carrie Slusarski says
So is there a specific amount of alcohol to add without ruining the pie? I like Captain Morgans spiced rum in my eggnog but don’t want it over powering the flavor of eggnog. So can anyone suggest specific measurements to start with?
Christi Johnstone says
Carrie, I’m afraid I haven’t tried so I don’t know. Sound delish though!
Rob says
Has anyone tried adding alcohol to it, like Jack Daniels? We always have a dessert competition where we use alcohol in each dessert. Jack Daniels and Eggnog go well together as a drink so I would think it would do the same for this pie. But then how much? 2 tablespoons? I just want the flavor, not everyone getting drunk!
Tiffany Ortiz says
Hi I was wondering if I can make it the night before and just keep it refrigerated until I serve it? I have 4 other pies to make.
Christi says
Tiffany, yes, you actually want to make this ahead of time, it needs to set up as it’s a pudding based pie.
Rick says
This is delicious! Great flavor, but not overly rich.
Love it!
Leah says
Yum!
Hailey says
I’ve made this recipe a few years in a row now for Christmas. I’m wondering if it’s okay to put the pie in the freezer instead of the fridge?
Christi says
Hailey, I haven’t tried so I can’t really speak to the results. Sorry!
Brooklyn says
I just found this site so hopefully I get a response… lol. The 8oz of Cool Whip is that 1 cup (8oz) or the entire tub which is also 8 oz?
I don’t know if I should include the entire 8oz tub of cool whip.
Thanks!!!
Christi says
Brooklyn, you’ll need to measure one cup of Cool Whip from the container, not the entire container. Hope that helps!
Geri rosdi says
Sounds like a good recipe for eggng pie I may try it can add vanilla or cinnamon if person doesn’t care for nutmeg I usually add nutmeg cinnamon vanilla and some rum to my eggnog pies which are made with eggnog unsweetened gellatin which thickens the eggnog I usually use a Graham crackers crust pie or cookie crust. I can’t remember all of my recipe. I was looking for help.
erica says
Hi, do you think it would still taste good if I didn’t use the nutmeg?
Christi says
Erica, it would however nutmeg is probably the main thing that gives it the eggnog flavor. Without it the eggnog flavor will be a bit less.
erica says
Hi, could you use cheesecake flavored pudding instead of vanilla? You ever try that?
Do you cover this while it’s in the fridge? Do you just use plastic cling wrap?
Does it develop a ” skin” on top from it being refrigerated overnight?
Thanks : )
Christi says
I bet the cheesecake flavored pudding would be fantastic! I do cover it with plastic wrap while it’s in the fridge.