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Calories · Café & desserts

Calories in eggnog

A typical restaurant serving of eggnog (one cup (8 fl oz) of eggnog, without alcohol, about 256 g) is about 230 calories, usually 110–270.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called egg nog, spiked eggnog, eggnog with rum.

~230
Eggnog

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein12 g
  • Carbs21 g
  • Fat11 g

One serving

Serving
one cup (8 fl oz) of eggnog, without alcohol
Weight
~256 g
Per 100 g
~88

The dish

About eggnog

Eggnog is about 230 a cup by USDA's numbers, from milk, cream, sugar and eggs. A spiked eggnog with rum or bourbon is about 270 for an 8 oz drink.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Eggnog · rough numbers

  • Half cup~110
  • One cup, 8 fl oz~230
  • Spiked eggnog, 8 oz drink~270

What moves the number

Why one plate is 110 and another 270

  • Whole milk, cream and egg yolks
  • Added rum, bourbon or brandy
  • Glass size

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Pour a half cup
  • Mix it half and half with milk

Side by side

Next to other Café & desserts dishes

Café & desserts · typical restaurant servingAll about Café & desserts food →

  • Americano~10one 12 fl oz caffè americano, black (a US tall) · usually 5–80
  • Cappuccino~100one small café cappuccino, 12 fl oz · usually 60–180
  • Cold brew~110one 16 oz grande cold brew with vanilla sweet cream, as Starbucks makes it (black: 5) · usually 5–250
  • Iced coffee~150one medium 16 oz iced coffee with milk and sugar · usually 5–190
  • Flat white~170one 12 fl oz flat white with whole milk (a US tall) · usually 80–290
  • Chai latte~200one 16 fl oz café chai tea latte with 2% milk (a US grande) · usually 80–270
  • Lamington~210one bakery lamington, unfilled (about 70 g) · usually 150–400
  • Latte~210one medium café latte, 16 fl oz · usually 100–300
  • Mochi ice cream~210three pieces, about 35 g each · usually 140–330
  • Eggnog~230one cup (8 fl oz) of eggnog, without alcohol · usually 110–270
  • Glazed donut~250one medium glazed yeast donut · usually 190–450
  • Ice cream~250one generous parlor scoop in a cup · usually 130–500

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Eggnog (1 cup 256 g), FDC 2705502
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Eggnog, alcoholic (1 drink 240 g), FDC 2710684

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in eggnog?

A typical restaurant serving of eggnog (one cup (8 fl oz) of eggnog, without alcohol, about 256 g) is about 230 calories, usually 110–270. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a cup of eggnog?

About 230 for one cup (8 fl oz) without alcohol, with about 12 g protein, 21 g carbs and 11 g fat.

How many calories are in eggnog with rum or bourbon?

About 270 for an 8 oz spiked eggnog by USDA's numbers.

Is eggnog high in calories?

For a drink, yes: a cup is about 230, a little more than a 16 oz latte (about 210).

What changes the calories in eggnog?

Whole milk, cream and egg yolks. Added rum, bourbon or brandy.

How can I order eggnog lighter?

Pour a half cup. Mix it half and half with milk.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.