Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
1 Yellow Cake Mix
1/3 cup pistachio nuts – Unchopped
1/3 cup pistachio nuts – Finely Chopped
1/3 cup applesauce
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 tsp green food coloring
Boil the unchopped pistachio nuts for 20 minutes.
Prepare Yellow Cake Mix as per directions on the box EXCEPT use 1/3 cup Less Water.
(The water will be replaced by the Applesauce.)
Add the remaining ingredients except leave out a few spoonfuls of the Finely Chopped pistachio nuts to use as topping.
Stir lightly just to mix. Don’t over mix or texture will suffer.
Spoon into about nine paper-lined muffin cups.
Spoon topping on tops.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 22-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on wire rack.