Description
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)
- 1/2 cup 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
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Cuisine: American