Eggnog Pie and Glitter in Your Eye

 

I have never been much of an eggnog fan, but because I like creative baked goods to change up my breakfast routine, I was intrigued by references on social media to eggnog pie. I waited until Dear Husband acquired his annual half gallon of the stuff, and then when he realized it was going to expire faster than he could drink it, I discovered that this pudding pie is surprisingly easy to make:

1 1/2 cups of your favorite eggnog

1 cup of heavy cream or 2 cups of whipped topping

3.4oz package of INSTANT vanilla pudding

1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg

Graham cracker pie crust

Before

Mix the eggnog, pudding mix, and nutmeg together until thick (5 minutes).

Whip the cream if necessary (stiff peaks! turn the bowl upside down over your head!).

Then fold the latter into the former.

Pour into pie crust, make the top look pretty with your spatula, then chill for 3 hours. 

During

Here are some photos of our Christmas decorations. We compromised on a wreath and garland with two types of greenery and pine cones for contrast but no glitter or fake snow.

(Yet the light-up reindeer in the backyard DOES have glitter, and where it was unboxed in the garage still looks like a unicorn massacre scene.)

Dear Husband wants to extend the icicle lights across the front of the roofline, but we'll have to figure out how to plug everything in and THEN how to hold up the lights, as currently someone has to leave the house and go around the corner to un/plug the outside lights; there's another outdoor outlet on the other side of the house, but it's behind a bush. It may be easier to wrap a strand of lights around the light pole.

After

Serve with an extra dash of nutmeg and/or cinnamon! It's just the right consistency, creamy, with a little tang as an aftertaste. I have been pairing a slice with a dark tea (like Irish Breakfast or Cinnamon Rooibos) and a little fruit (clementines, grapes) for breakfast.