If you love pears and muffins you have to try this pear muffins recipe. Perfect sweet for an afternoon snack on a weekend on a cold or rainy day. I also think this are good breakfast muffins (because they are not overly sweet) or why not for a picnic.
Pears are always good when baked, so soft and sweet, and even better inside a moist and soft crumb. If you want a proof that they are good: my husband is not into fruity type of sweets, but he devoured them. And if you don’t are a fan of pears, you can always switch to apples or peaches.
My life these days
As I “promised” I am back with a new post, my second of this year! Time is flying and I feel I am not going to be able to meet my goal of 2 posts a month, we’ll see. Also I have to start doing trials for Isabella’s first year cake. Would you like me to blog about those? I want to try sponges and fillings, and of course decorations (but probably not blogging material).
This recipe took me like double the usual time do try because of my baby. One really underestimates the work that looking after a child takes. I have a lot of people asking me if now I am baking more because of my maternity leave. Poor innocent souls, lol. If I get to bake something it needs to be in the moment Isabella is sleeping, but sometimes she sleeps 1.5 hours (usually her max) and other times only 40 mins. If I bake when she is awake it leads to a million interruptions and it takes forever. That is what happened this time, but I know is not very interesting for you. I just wanted to vent a little bit.
Baking Tips
Ensure all the ingredients are at room temperature before starting. Butter should be melted and cooled to room temperature.
If you want muffins to be airy, whisk eggs until supper fluffy
Once the muffins are cooked, let them rest on a cooling rack for 10 to 15 mins.
Some notes before the recipe
Despite all I just said before, this is a really easy recipe I promise! You can really have the muffins ready in 40 mins or so, cook them the same day you need them and eat them warm, so good! As for the nuts/spices, you can pair this with other nuts, like walnuts or almonds. You can also add spices like cloves and cinnamon. I haven’t add them because we prefer them without those, but feel free to play with some additions. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon plus 1/8 teaspoon of cloves if you like.
Thanks for reading me, and if you try my recipe please let me know how it was!
The most delicious pear muffins you’ll ever taste!
Ingredients
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Dry ingredients
180 gr all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Wet ingredients
200 gr brown sugar
125 gr Greek yogurt
125 gr pear purée
1 tbsp lemon zest
1 tbsp vanilla extract or paste
150 gr melted butter
2 eggs
Fruits and nuts
1 or 2 pears thinly sliced (depending on the size)
1/2cup of coarsely chopped pecan nuts
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200ºC (400F)
Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside
Start by whisking eggs using a mixer on medium/high (gradually), around 5 min
When eggs are foamy, turn speed to low and add sugar slowly until incorporated
Turn mixing speed to medium again and continue mixing for 1 more minute
Turn the mixer back to low, add vanilla extract and lemon zest
Add yogurt without stopping the mixer
Add pear pureé
Once everything is incorporated, add the melted butter
Add all the dry ingredients in 3 additions, mix another 30 seconds after the last addition
Finally incorporate the chopped nuts and mix to ensure they are evenly spread
Scoop portions in a muffin tin previously prepared with muffin liners, the more you fill the muffin tins the more the muffins are going to rise over the edge of the pan. Depending on how big you like your muffins you will get more or less. I got 12 medium sized muffins.
Add 3 pear slices to each muffin.
Bake for 20/25 mins, they are ready when a stick or toothpick comes out clean
Notes
Store for 3 to 4 days in an airtight container or freeze for 3 months
Brown sugar can be partially or fully substituted with white sugar (flavour and color will change)
You can choose different kind of nuts depending on preferences or allergies
You can substitute Greek yogurt by more pear purée or even apple sauce
