Pistachio Muffins

Easy-to-make pistachio muffins offer a delicious green treat perfect for breakfast or a snack.

Category Tags:

BrunchBreakfastSnack

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F and line a 12-cup muffin tray.

  2. In a food processor, pulse 3/4 cup pistachios with half of the sugar until finely chopped.

  3. Add remaining sugar, 4 tablespoons softened butter, and eggs to the processor; pulse to create a smooth batter.

  4. Quickly pulse in flour until just combined, being careful not to overmix.

  5. Divide batter into lined muffin cups, tap the tray, and bake for 30 minutes until golden.

  6. Remove and cool muffins completely on a rack; do not remove liners until cooled.

  7. For decoration, cream 2 tablespoons butter and powdered sugar until smooth; refrigerate. Finely chop 2 tablespoons pistachios.

  8. Spoon buttercream onto cooled muffins and sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 259 kcal
Carbohydrate: 24 g
Cholesterol: 62 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 5 g
Saturated Fat: 8 g
Sodium: 330 mg
Sugar: 10 g
Fat: 17 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g