Description
Dark Chocolate Pistachio Cream Cheese Muffins are indulgent bakery-style treats featuring rich cocoa flavor, creamy swirls of sweetened cream cheese, and crunchy pistachios. Perfect for breakfast or dessert, they’re a decadent twist on classic muffins.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks
- 1/3 cup shelled pistachios, chopped
- For the Cream Cheese Filling:
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and chopped pistachios.
- In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Fill each muffin cup halfway with chocolate batter. Add a teaspoon of cream cheese filling, then top with more batter to cover.
- Sprinkle extra pistachios or chocolate chips on top if desired.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the muffin part comes out clean.
- Cool in tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Use roasted salted pistachios for a sweet-salty contrast.
- Swirl cream cheese gently into batter for a marbled look.
- Substitute sour cream for buttermilk if needed.
- Make mini muffins for smaller servings—reduce bake time to 10–12 minutes.
- Store in fridge if not eating within 2 days due to the cream cheese filling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 170mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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