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Pistachio Bread
Try this Pistachio Bread recipe for a sweet and salty treat you can enjoy anytime, morning or night. It's easy to prepare and will melt in your mouth with how soft and delicious it is.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Cooling Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 647 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the bread
- 15.2 ounces yellow cake mix
- 2 .4 ounces instant pistachio pudding
- 4 eggs
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
For the icing
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 cup pistachios chopped
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9 X 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Make the cake batter. Using a standup or handheld mixer, mix together the yellow cake mix, instant pistachio pudding, eggs vegetable oil, sour cream, water, vanilla, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
- Bake. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool. Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 20 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Make the glaze. While the bread is cooling, whisk together the heavy whipping cream, melted butter, and sifted powdered sugar until smooth.
- Glaze the bread. Once the loaf has cooled, drizzle the glaze over the cake and sprinkle with chopped pistachios.
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Notes
- Storage Instructions: Once the pistachio bread has cooled completely and the glaze has solidified a bit, wrap the loaf in a double layer of plastic wrap. Store it at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Nutrition Information
Calories
647kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
89g
(30%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
119mg
(40%)
Sodium
551mg
(23%)
Potassium
268mg
(8%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
63g
(126%)
Vitamin A
625IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
185mg
(19%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 647
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 647kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 89g | 30% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 119mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 551mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 268mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 63g | 126% |
| Vitamin A | 625IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 185mg | 19% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.