Friday, September 23, 2011

Pear Streusel Muffins

I'm ready for apple season, but haven't found them on sale locally yet.  In the meantime, I've been bringing home piles of pears at $.99/lb.  Being the muffin lover that I am, I decided to search for a new recipe to help use up my abundance of pears. 

I based this one on an Apple Strudel Muffin recipe at All Recipes and modified it just a bit.  They're very moist and perfect for breakfast or as a snack.  I've made them twice this week!

Pear Streusel Muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup coconut oil
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups diced pears
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
  2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
  3. In a large bowl, beat coconut oil, sugar and eggs until smooth. Stir in vanilla and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Add diced pears, then gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan.
  4. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over tops of muffins in pan.
  5. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to sit in pan for 5 minutes before removing. Cool on a wire rack.               

Any other suggestions for pear recipes?

    7 comments:

    1. I was drooling just reading the title of this post!!!! Sounds like a easy and yummy recipe!!!

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    2. Oh, wow!!! I am so excited for this! I LOOOOVE pears! (Maybe more than apples!)

      I'm currently obsessing over a healthier Honey Fig Clafoutis recipe. If it turns out at all, I'll blog about it, and I'm SURE you could do pears in it, instead. Sounds so fancy & is SO EASY!

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    3. This looks really yummy - wonder if my hubby would try them?? Hmm....

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    4. Yum! I'll have to give these a try! Thanks for sharing. And they must be good if you've made them twice this week! I'll be looking for pears at the grocery store.

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    5. Sues,

      Hope that does turn out - sounds like it would be delicious! I've never cooked with figs, but maybe I should give them a try.

      Have a great weekend!

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    6. I'm picking up 1/2 a bushel of pears today. I'll have to give this recipe a try.

      I'd love for you to come share this or another favorite post in my Saturday Spotlight link up:
      http://www.frugalandfocused.com/2011/09/saturday-spotlight-weekly-link-up-feel.html

      Have a great weekend.

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