Description
Homemade easy pear muffins deliver a delightful blend of sweet fruit and warm spices. Cinnamon-kissed batter and tender pear chunks create a perfect morning companion that will satisfy your breakfast cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¼ cups (296 ml) pears, peeled and diced
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
- ⅔ cup (133 g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsps (38 g) granulated sugar (streusel topping)
- 3 tbsps (38 g) brown sugar (streusel topping)
- 2 tbsps (15 g) all-purpose flour (streusel topping)
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon (streusel topping)
- 2–4 tbsps (30–60 ml) vegetable oil (streusel topping)
Instructions
- Preheat Environment: Set oven to 350°F with rack positioned centrally. Prepare muffin tin by coating with non-stick spray or arranging paper liners.
- Dry Ingredient Blend: Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined, creating a uniform dry mixture.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: In a large bowl, cream vegetable oil and sugar until smooth, then add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating each. Mix in vanilla extract until well blended.
- Fruit and Batter Fusion: Gently fold diced pears into the liquid mixture, ensuring even distribution throughout the batter.
- Batter Assembly: Incorporate dry ingredients into wet components with minimal stirring, stopping when flour streaks disappear to maintain a delicate muffin texture.
- Streusel Topping Preparation: Create crumb topping by mixing brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Drizzle vegetable oil and massage with fingertips until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
- Baking Process: Fill muffin cavities two-thirds full with batter, generously sprinkle streusel on top, then bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until golden and a testing skewer comes out clean.
- Cooling Stage: Rest muffins briefly in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack to prevent bottom sogginess and ensure complete cooling.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir batter minimally to keep muffins tender and light, stopping as soon as flour disappears.
- Fruit Distribution Tip: Toss diced pears lightly in flour before adding to prevent sinking during baking.
- Moisture Management: Let muffins cool on wire rack immediately after baking to maintain crisp exterior and prevent soggy bottoms.
- Streusel Success: Massage topping ingredients with fingertips to create perfect crumbly texture that adheres well during baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 125 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg