The double chocolate and pistachio muffins are delicious treats perfect for snack time: tall, fluffy, and absolutely irresistible! Packed with dark chocolate chips, cocoa-scented, and with a soft heart, the double chocolate and pistachio muffins will win you over! You have to try them!
Not to be missed
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 10 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven, Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1.5 cups flour
- 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 5 oz milk
- 3.5 tbsp rice oil (or other vegetable oil of choice or 1/4 cup melted butter)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 5 oz chocolate chips
- 1 pinch salt
- to taste pistachio spread (for filling)
Tools
- 2 Bowls
- 1 Hand Whisk
- 10 Cupcake Liners
- 1 Muffin Pan
- 1 Cooling Rack
- 1 Cake Tester
- 1 Cupcake Corer
Steps
In a bowl, weigh all dry ingredients: flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Use a hand whisk to mix well. In a second bowl, whisk the liquid ingredients: oil or melted butter, milk, and eggs. Gradually add the dry mix to the liquid ingredients, mixing well until you get a smooth batter without lumps. Finally, add the chocolate chips and mix. Pour the batter into muffin liners placed inside a muffin pan to keep them stable, and bake in a preheated oven at 356 °F (180 °C) for 20/25 minutes. Baking time depends on the oven, so always do the skewer test before removing from the oven. When ready, let them cool on a wire rack, then core the center (I use the cupcake corer) and fill them with pistachio spread. If the spread is too dense, warm it a bit to make it easier to insert into the muffins.
Notes
Recipe source: for the base of these muffins, I followed the instructions from Lucake but then chose to fill them with pistachio spread.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Can I replace pistachio spread with hazelnut spread?
Pistachio spread creates a pleasant contrast of flavors that is lost with hazelnut spread. However, if you do not like pistachio, you can replace it without problems.
