Goat Cheese Muffin Cups

Impress your family and friends with these delightful goat cheese muffins. This recipe features goat cheese and pistachios. For a more complete meal, these muffins can be served with your favorite egg dish and fresh berries.

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Servings: 6
Serving size: 1 muffin

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. goat cheese
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup crushed pistachios (shelled pistachios)
• ½ cup milk
• 2 tsp olive oil
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees
2. Spray muffin tin with baking spray
3. Whisk eggs together in a medium size bowl
4. Add goat cheese, whole wheat flour, milk, olive oil, salt and baking powder to eggs
5. Use a hand mixer (or stand mixer) to mix together all ingredients until well combined
6. Fold in pistachios
7. Use an ice-cream scoop to fill each muffin tin half way with batter
8. Bake muffins at 350 degrees for approximately 14 minutes
9. Serve muffins warm