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Pistachio Nutella Muffins

Ania
These Pistachio Nutella Muffins are soft, fluffy, and packed with rich chocolate-hazelnut Nutella! Swirled with creamy Nutella and sprinkled with roasted pistachios, they’re the perfect balance of nutty, sweet, and indulgent. Whether enjoyed warm with coffee or as a late-night treat, these bakery-style muffins are guaranteed to disappear fast!
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Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375℉/190℃ and line a muffin tin with liners, set aside. Roughly chop the pistachios and set aside.
    1/2 cup pistachios*
  • Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cornstarch and salt together. Set aside.
    2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tsps baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 tsps cornstarch
  • In a large bowl, add the white sugar and eggs. Whisk together for a minute or two until well combined and bubbles form.
    3/4 cups white sugar, 2 large eggs
  • Add in oil, buttermilk, and vanilla, and continue whisking until well combined.
    2/3 cups oil, 1 tbsp vanilla, 1 cup buttermilk*
  • Mix in the dry ingredients gently with a spatula just until a soft muffin batter forms, then fold in the pistachios a few times.
    1/2 cup pistachios*
    • Make sure not to over-mix the batter! This is crucial to get tall and fluffy muffins.
  • Fill each liner halfway with the batter. Then swirl some Nutella in. Add more batter on top, filling the muffins to the top. Finish off by swirling more Nutella and chopped pistachios on top.
    1/4 cup Nutella
    • Warm the Nutella up for easier swirling!
  • Bake the muffins for 17-22 minutes. The muffins are ready when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry with no wet batter. There may be some chocolate on the toothpick from the Nutella, but that is normal.
  • Allow to cool, and enjoy!

Notes

Here are a few key notes so that you can perfectly bake these muffins:
Buttermilk* - I always make my own buttermilk, it's very simple. Combine 1 cup milk (any kind) with 1 tbsp of lemon juice or vinegar and allow it to sit on the counter for at least 10 minutes to activate. Viola! Use as directed in the instructions.
Pistachios* - Unsalted or salted works, depending on preference. 
Nutella* - I recommend warming the Nutella up to make the swirling into the batter easier!