Home Baked Lemon Pistachio Muffins

Name: Home Baked Lemon Pistachio Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/4 cups whole milk; 1 egg (large); 1 lemon (juice and zest); 1 tsp lemon extract; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup pistachios (coarsely ground); 1 tbsp flour; 1/4 cup whole milk; 1/2 tsp lemon extract; 1 cup powdered sugar

March 19, 2019 Updated: September 9, 2020 By Julie Menghini 50 Comments

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Home Baked Lemon Pistachio Muffins are quick and easy to make. They are perfect for breakfast or with soup or salad at lunch or dinner.

Whole lemon pistachio muffin drizzled with lemon glaze with a plate of muffins and a bowl of lemons in the background

This Pistachio muffin has a fresh lemon essence that is fresh and delicious!

I’ve been on a serious homemade muffin kick lately. It’s no secret that I love making easy muffin recipes. One of the recipes that have just blown up the blog this year is my Homemade Basic Muffin Recipe.

It seems like winter will never end. We’ve had 7 weeks of snow in a row and now it’s raining! Weather like that just makes me want to bake.

Does it do that to you? What do you do to stay sane with weather like this?

Lemon just brightens anything up, including me! I especially like baked goods with lemon flavors such as these simple lemon muffins with glaze and pistachios!

It reminds me of spring so I thought it was fitting when I decided we needed a new easy muffins recipe to go with the Thick Cheesy Baked Potato Soup that I made. Oh, the combination was GLORIOUS!

I totally understand how busy you are so if you don’t have time for my helpful tips and delicious recipe ideas, just scroll to the bottom of the page where you can find the printable recipe card.

Making homemade pistachio muffins from scratch isn’t difficult. If you think about it, store-bought muffin mixes are just the dry ingredients and YOU add the wet ingredients such as egg, milk, oil, and extracts.

You are buying very basic ingredients that you may already have on-hand such as flour, sugar, salt and a leavener (baking soda and baking powder). I’m all for convenience so use what is right for you.

Soft and tender lemon pistachio muffin with a sweet lemon drizzle on a floral plate with whole lemons and pistacios in the background

What is the best kind of flour to use to make muffins?

All-purpose flour is perfectly fine for muffin recipes. The impact of the kind of flour that you use in some finer desserts or sturdier bread recipes is more measurable.

It’s based on the protein content. The higher the protein content, the sturdier or stronger the flour. There are several references for explaining the differences in flour such as Fine Cooking.

What is the difference between muffins and cupcakes?

My first thought is it’s perfectly acceptable to eat them for breakfast! But in all seriousness this is what the differences generally are:

Difference	Muffin	Cupcake
Flavor	Sweet or Savory	Sweet
Topping	None, streusel, glaze	Frosting
Crumb	Denser	Light, Soft
Served	Breakfast, with meal	Dessert

Lemon Pistachio Muffin sliced in half with a tender crumb and drizzled with lemon glaze

If you liked these easy Pistachio Muffins with Lemon, here are a few more I think you’ll enjoy

Here are a few things you may need

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12-cup Non-stick muffin pan – I love these muffin pans and have three of them so I can get them all filled and baked at once. They’re great for egg cups too!
Mini-Prep Food Processor – This little genius is a work-horse in my kitchen. I love that I don’t have to drag my big heavy one out when I want to chop nuts or veggies.
Scoops – Wonder how those cookies are the same size? Scoops and I use them for my cupcakes too!

More recipes with Lemon that we love!

As crazy as I am for a good muffin, I’m always looking for new inspiration.

Are you looking for a flavor you’d like developed into a muffin? Perhaps you have a memory of one that the recipe has disappeared?

Let me know and I’ll do my best to make it and you’ll see it here!

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