Nutmeg

A warm, sweet, slightly woody spice from the seed of the nutmeg tree, used in custards, eggnog, doughnuts and spice blends.

Baking ingredients and additives

Freshly grated whole nutmeg is much more aromatic than pre-ground. Only a little is needed; ¼ to ½ teaspoon flavors most recipes. Mace is the lacy red covering around the seed and has a similar but more delicate flavor.

Nutmeg is classic in custard pies, eggnog, béchamel and cake doughnuts.

Bake it at VanillaGoods

RecipeNutmeg sugar
RecipeVanilla cake doughnuts

Tools for this

Microplane Classic ZesterZests citrus and grates whole spices finely.See it on Amazon
KRUPS Spice & Coffee GrinderGrinds dried vanilla pods and sugar to a fine powder.See it on Amazon

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Sources

Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.

Nutmeg (Q83165), Wikidata