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    Home » Desserts » Muffins & Cupcakes

    Pistachio Muffins

    By Emmeline Kemperyd on July 24, 2022, updated January 4, 2024 - 3 Comments

    Total time: 30 minutes minutes
    Prep time: 12 minutes minutes
    4.67 from 6 votes
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    The best Pistachio Muffin recipe without pudding mix is done in just 30 minutes. With a few easy steps and some common ingredients, and real pistachios both inside and on top. This is a super moist muffin with a perfectly crispy top.

    Pistachio muffins.
    Jump to:
    • Why You Will Love This Recipe
    • What You Need to Make Them
    • How to Make Them
    • Tips & Tricks
    • Storing & Freezing Instructions
    • Recipe FAQ
    • More Quick & Easy Muffin Recipes
    • Recipe
    • Reviews

    Why You Will Love This Recipe

    • It's quick and all done in under 30 minutes
    • It's easy with just a few simple steps
    • Super moist muffins with a crispy, chunky, top - better than any bakery!
    • Lots of pistachio flavor from real pistachios both inside and on top
    • All natural ingredients - no need for instant pistachio pudding mix or food coloring
    • They keep soft for days - if you manage to have any leftovers, that is

    What You Need to Make Them

    Ingredients for pistachio muffins.

    Ingredient Notes & Substitutions

    • Butter: I used unsalted butter. You can use salted butter, but then skip the salt.
    • Vanilla extract can be swapped for vanilla powder or vanilla sugar. Add it with the sugar and butter if using a liquid product, otherwise with the dry ingredients.
    • Milk: I used reduced-fat milk, you can use both whole milk and skim milk
    • Pistachios should be roasted but not salted

    How to Make Them

    Collage showing how to make pistachio muffins.
    1. Combine dry ingredients in a small bowl
    2. Mix well
    3. Cream butter, sugar & vanilla in a large bowl
    4. Add eggs and mix again until very fluffy
    Collage showing how to make pistachio muffins.
    1. Add dry ingredients and milk
    2. Mix until just well combined - no more!
    3. Scoop into muffin pan and sprinkle over chopped pistachios
    4. Bake until golden & done

    Tips & Tricks

    • Use a food processor or high-powered blender to ground the pistachios
    • To make extra green muffins, add green gel food coloring to the batter
    • Use room temperature ingredients to avoid the batter breaking
    • If the batter breaks, just keep going - it will resolve itself in the oven
    • Mix butter and sugar until creamy and fluffy for the moistest muffins
    • Avoid overmixing after adding the dry ingredients, or your muffins might end up dry
    • Use muffin liners for easy cleanup
    Pistachio muffins.

    Storing & Freezing Instructions

    Store leftovers in room temperature in a muffin tin or plastic bags for up to 5 days.

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    Freeze leftovers for up to 3 months.

    Recipe FAQ

    Why are most pistachio muffins green?

    Most recipes for pistachio muffins include pistachio instant pudding mix, or green food coloring. This recipe has neither, and is made with all natural ingredients, which is why they are not as green.

    If you want to make them super green, add gel food coloring to the batter.

    Do I have to use muffin or cupcake liners?

    No, you don't have to. It just makes clean-up easier.

    If you're not using muffin liners - let your muffins sit for 30 minutes before removing them from the muffin tin, to avoid them breaking apart.

    Pistachio muffins.

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    Recipe

    Pistachio muffins.

    Pistachio Muffins

    4.67 from 6 votes
    Print Rate
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: North American
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 416kcal
    Prep time: 12 minutes mins
    Cook time: 18 minutes mins
    Total time: 30 minutes minutes
    Author: Emmeline Kemperyd
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup unsalted butter or salted, at room temperature, cut in small pieces
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla powder / vanilla sugar added with the dry ingredients
    • 2 eggs at room temperature
    • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt exclude if using salted butter
    • ¾ cup shelled pistachios roasted but not salted, ground
    • ½ cup shelled pistachios roasted but not salted, roughly chopped
    • 1 cup milk at room temperature
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    Instructions

    • Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a muffin tin with muffin liners.
    • Place room temperature butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a large bow. Mix until fluffy and creamy.
      1 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • Add the eggs and mix well.
      2 eggs
    • In a separate bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients: flour, salt, baking powder and ground pistachios.
      1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1¼ cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoon baking powder, ¾ cup shelled pistachios, ½ teaspoon salt
    • Add the flour mixture and the milk to the batter, and mix until just well combined.
      1 cup milk
    • Scoop your batter into the muffin liners. Don't fill them more than ¾ of the way as they will rise.
    • Top with chopped pistachios.
      ½ cup shelled pistachios
    • Bake in the middle of the oven for 18-20 minutes. They are done when a cake tester or tooth pick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out dry.

    Notes

     
    • Use a food processor or high powered blender to ground the pistachios
    • Mix butter and sugar until creamy and fluffy for the moistest muffins
    • Avoid overmixing after adding the dry ingredients, or your muffins might end up dry
    • Use muffin liners for easy cleanup
    • Store leftovers in room temperature in a muffin tin or plastic bags for up to 5 days
    • Freeze leftovers for up to 3 months

    Nutrition

    Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 390mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 652IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 2mg

    Nutritional information is approximate and automatically calculated, and should only be viewed as an indication.

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    About Emmeline Kemperyd

    Emmeline Kemperyd is a writer, food blogger, recipe creator and food photographer and the founder of alwaysusebutter.com. She has more than 20 years of experience creating and simplifying recipes so they taste good, and are quick, easy, and approachable. She is a regular contributor to MSN  and her work has been featured by The Guardian, Well+Good, Vulture, SheKnows, Good Men Project, Daily Kos, The Grio, The Asian Parent, and The Feed Feed, among others.

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Begum

      November 07, 2022 at 9:24 pm

      I used 1 stick of unsalted butter and added some olive oil. It turned out to be delicious. Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
    2. Stephanie

      October 01, 2022 at 8:42 pm

      3 stars
      Way to much butter for me. Did you mean a cup or a stick?! I would cut it in half to one stick next time and I think they would be a lot better. My liners were soaked with butter and messy.

      Reply
      • Emmeline Kemperyd

        October 03, 2022 at 7:48 am

        Hi Stephanie! I think the excess fat actually comes from the pistachios. If you do try them with less butter I would love to hear how they turn out and I can give that as an option.

        Reply
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