Pistachios cupcakes with orange and honey

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Pistachios cupcakes with orange and honey

These lovely, soft pistachios cupcakes with orange and honey are ideal snacks with tea and coffee. They would also make a lovely dessert at the end of a Middle-eastern style lunch or dinner.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: Fusion, Greek, Middle Eastern
Calories: 1234

Ingredients
  

  • 80 g butter or dairy-free margarine
  • 2 eggs
  • 30 g unrefined sugar
  • 3 Tbsp honey
  • 80 g flour
  • 50 g pistachios
  • Grated zest of 1 orange
  • To serve: honey Greek yogurt

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C.
  2. Chop the pistachios roughly.
  3. Melt the butter, let it cool.
  4. In a mixing bowl, using an electric whisk, beat the the eggs with the sugar and honey until you get a thick, syrupy glaze. Sift the flour on top, fold in gently. Add the orange zest and most of the pistachios, then stir in the cooled melted butter.
  5. Spoon the batter into a greased muffin tin or silicone muffin cases.
  6. Bake for about 10-12 minutes until golden.
  7. Transfer them onto a wire rack to cool.
  8. Before serving, spoon some honey over the cupcakes and sprinkle the remaining pistachios on top.
  9. Serve with Greek yogurt.

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