Pear Muffins
Pear Muffins
This recipe was included as part of the Fruit Pruning Class taught at the Brown County Central Library February 2024.
Ingredients
- 4 large local pears about 2 pounds, peeled, cored and diced
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large local eggs beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat 18 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Mix pears and sugar in a medium bowl.
- Whisk oil, eggs, and vanilla in another large bowl.
- Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in another medium bowl.
- Stir pears into egg mixture; add dry ingredients, raisins and walnuts; gently fold together until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Divide batter among prepared muffin cups.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 325 degrees. Remove from oven to baking racks and let cool.
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