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Pistachio Chai Muffins

Pistachio-Chai Muffins

Cooking Light May 2011
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

For the muffins...

  • 7.9 oz. all-purpose flour about 1 3/4 cups
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 chai blend tea bags opened
  • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/3 cup shelled dry-roasted pistachios chopped

For the glaze...

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbl. water

Instructions
 

For the muffins...

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut open tea bags and add tea to flour mixture, stirring well with a whisk. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla, and egg in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
  • Place 12 muffin cup liners in muffin tin, coat liners with cooking spray. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffins cups. Sprinkle chopped nuts evenly over batter. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in pan on a wire rack.

For the glaze...

  • Combine 1/2 tsp. vanilla, powdered sugar, and water in a small bowl, stirring until smooth. Drizzle evenly over muffins.