Description
This pistachio buttercream frosting is a delicious, easy to make icing recipe that is perfect for cakes, brownies or pistachio macarons. Plus it takes less than 10 minutes to make!
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup butter (114g)
- 1 ½ cup (195g) icing sugar
- ¼ cup pistachio paste
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- ¼ tsp pistachio extract
- dash of salt
Instructions
- Using a handheld mixer, beat the butter on low speed for 1 minute until smooth, light and fluffy.
- Add in the icing sugar bit by bit, mixing until combined. The mixture will appear dry and crumbly.
- Add the pistachio paste, heavy cream, pistachio extract and salt. Whip on low speed for 1 to 2 minutes until the buttercream is smooth, light & fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix in as needed.
Notes
- If you find the buttercream is not quite smooth enough, add in a small dash of extra cream to loosen up the buttercream.
- Let the butter come to room temperature (which will take about an hour), before beginning this recipe.
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Buttercream
- Method: Mixed
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tbsp
- Calories: 127
- Sugar: 12.3g
- Sodium: 99mg
- Fat: 8.2g
- Saturated Fat: 4.3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.4g
- Trans Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 13.3g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Protein: 0.9g
- Cholesterol: 17mg