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Spiced Pear Muffin Recipe

Categories Breakfast, Cakes/Cookies/Candy, Easy Recipes, Side Dish

This spiced pear muffin recipe is a great fall muffin option. The pear gets grated and mixed into the batter which makes the muffin moist, flavorful and gives it a great texture.

The warm spices used in this recipe are cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cardamom which work great with the subtle pear flavor. Pears have a delicately sweet taste, so these spices really enhance it.

The crumb topping on these muffins gives them a little extra sparkle and a café vibe.

I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t love a good crumb topping, I am sure they are out there but for the most part the crumb topping is a winner across the board. However, if you aren’t a fan, it can be left off.

Here are a few other pear recipes you may enjoy:

Baked Brie With Honey Pears
Pear Butter
Chinese Five Spice Poached Pears
Pear and Cardamom Pie

What you need to make this spiced pear muffin recipe: (printable recipe is below)

Makes 24 muffins

  • 2 1/2 cups shredded pears – about 4 large pears, remove the cores and shred but don’t squeeze out any liquid from the shredded pears.
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup salted butter – melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Crumb Topping:

  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup salted butter – melted
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add shredded pears, sugar, brown sugar and melted butter together and mix well.
  3. Add in eggs and vanilla extract and blend again.
  4. Add in the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, flour, baking powder and salt until a batter forms.
  5. In another mixing bowl, add together the crumb topping ingredients and mix until a crumb topping forms.
  6. Spoon batter into greased or lined muffin tins and then top with crumb topping.
  7. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until the muffins look baked through and the tops aren’t sticky.
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5 from 2 votes

Spiced Pear Muffins

These spiced pear muffins are deliciously moist from the pear and complimented with warm spices.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, muffins, Side Dish
Cuisine: Bread, brunch, Muffins, Side dish
Keyword: Breakfast, Christmas, holiday, muffins, pear, Thanksgiving
Servings: 24 muffins

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups shredded pears – about 4 large pears shred, remove core of pear and do not drain liquid from shredded pears
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup salted butter – melted
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Crumb Topping

  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup salted butter – melted
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 350 F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add shredded pears, sugar, brown sugar and melted butter together and mix well.
  • Add in eggs and vanilla extract and blend again.
  • Add in the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, flour, baking powder and salt until a batter forms.
  • In another mixing bowl, add together the crumb topping ingredients and mix until a crumb topping forms.
  • Spoon batter into greased or lined muffin tins and then top with crumb topping.
  • Bake for 18-22 minutes or until the muffins look baked through and the tops aren’t sticky.