Honey pear muffins are a delicious baked good that combines the flavors of sweet, ripe pears with rich, warm, and floral honey. These extra moist, delicious, and soft spiced pear muffins are one of my favorite muffins of all time!
About This Recipe
Muffins are considered a type of quick bread because they are leavened using chemical leavening agents, such as baking powder or baking soda, instead of yeast. does not need to rest, and leavening with baking soda or baking powder. They can be prepared quickly, without the need for lengthy proofing and rising times. Muffins come in various types and flavors. Fruity muffins are one of them. In fruity muffin recipes, you incorporate various fruits into the traditional muffin batter. This fruity honey pear honey muffin recipe combines the natural sweetness and delicate flavor of pears with the moist texture of muffins, creating a fluffy snack, dessert, or even a sweet option to start the day off with.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Fluffy muffins: Tender and fluffy muffins flavored with warm spices and loaded with small pear pieces are a great addition to your breakfast table! These bakery-style muffins are delicious and kids will love them!
- Easy to make: This is an easy and straightforward recipe to make using a few basic ingredients. Your warm spiced pear muffins will be ready in under an hour.
- Great leftovers: You will love the soft and melt-in-your-mouth texture of pear muffins. They will stay moist and soft for several days.
What You Will Need for Honey Pear Muffins Recipe
- Pears: You can use any variety of pears you like.
- Flour: For this recipe, you need all-purpose flour.
- Brown sugar: Adds sweetness and moisture to the muffins.
- Honey: Honey adds a mild floral taste and moisture to the muffins, along with a hint of natural sweetness.
- Baking powder: Baking powder causes muffins to rise. Using the right amount of baking powder in cakes and muffins is very important.
- Milk: Milk adds extra tenderness, moistness, and flavor to the muffins.
- Egg: In this recipe, only 1 egg is used.
- Ground cinnamon: Cinnamon is a must for pear muffins. It gives a pleasantly spicy and sweet flavor to the muffins.
- Ground ginger: Ginger adds warmth and fresh spiciness to the muffins.
How to Make Honey Pear Muffins Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place muffin liners into a muffin pan.
- Sift the flour and put the milk and eggs out of the refrigerator to reach room temperature.
- For this recipe, you should mix dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another, and at the end, these two bowls are added together. To prepare the bowl of dry ingredients, pour the sifted flour and whole-wheat flour into a clean bowl, and add the baking powder and salt to the ingredients.
- Add ground cinnamon, and ginger to the bowl of dry ingredients. If you do not like the taste of ginger, you can remove it or replace it with cinnamon. Add a quarter cup of brown sugar to the dry ingredients.
- Mix the dry ingredients thoroughly with the whisk until it is smooth and the ingredients are evenly distributed. Set aside the dry bowl.
- Put the diced pears in a bowl, add the remaining brown sugar, and stir.
- Pour the milk into another bowl. Add oil to milk.
- Add the egg and honey and then whisk until well combined.
- Add the pears to the wet ingredients and mix gently. Now make a hole in the middle of the dry ingredients.
- Place the wet ingredients in the middle of the dry ingredients and mix with a whisk. An electric mixer is not usually used in making muffins, but if you think it is difficult to stir, mix the ingredients at the slowest speed.
- Pour the batter into the cupcake papers. Fill the molds to two-thirds and sprinkle some cinnamon and sugar mix on the cupcakes.
- Put the tray in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, check after 20 minutes, if it is fully cooked, take it out of the oven and let it cool down a bit and then serve.
Tips for Honey Pear Muffins Recipe
- Use two separate bowls to mix the dry ingredients and liquids.
- The baking time is usually 20-25 minutes.
- Don’t over-stir batter otherwise, your muffin will be hard in texture.
- I used cinnamon and ginger to give a spicy flavor to the pear muffins and I think they go well with the pear flavor, but you can use nutmeg, cardamom, or any other spice mix you like.
FAQs
Can I Make These Muffins Gluten-Free?
Yes of course! To make the muffins gluten-free, substitute 1½ cups of all-purpose flour with 1½ cups of gluten-free flour.
Can I Substitute Butter for Oil?
Muffins made with butter taste better and richer but muffins that have oil in their recipes remain moist and tender for longer. In general, you can replace oil with butter in a muffin recipe. As a rule, you can replace 1 cup of butter with every 1 cup of oil (A 1:1 substitution).
What Temperature Do You Bake Muffins At?
Bake muffins in preheated oven at 375°F (190°C). This temperature provides a good balance between browning the muffin tops and ensuring that the insides cook through properly.
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Ingredients
- 2 medium-sized pears (diced)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place muffin liners into a muffin pan.
Step 2
Sift the flour and put the milk and eggs out of the refrigerator to reach room temperature.
Step 3
For this recipe, you should mix dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another, and at the end, these two bowls are added together. To prepare the bowl of dry ingredients, pour the sifted flour and whole-wheat flour into a clean bowl, and add the baking powder and salt to the ingredients.
Step 4
Add ground cinnamon, and ginger to the bowl of dry ingredients. If you do not like the taste of ginger, you can remove it or replace it with cinnamon. Add a quarter cup of brown sugar to the dry ingredients.
Step 5
Mix the dry ingredients thoroughly with the whisk until it is smooth and the ingredients are evenly distributed. Set aside the dry bowl.
Step 6
Put the diced pears in a bowl, add the remaining brown sugar, and stir.
Step 7
Pour the milk into another bowl. Add oil to milk.
Step 8
Add the egg and honey and then whisk until well-combined.
Step 9
Add the pears to the wet ingredients and mix gently. Now make a hole in the middle of the dry ingredients.
Step 10
Place the wet ingredients in the middle of the dry ingredients and mix with a whisk. An electric mixer is not usually used in making muffins, but if you think it is difficult to stir, mix the ingredients at the slowest speed.
Step 11
Pour the batter into the cupcake papers. Fill the molds to two-thirds and sprinkle some cinnamon and sugar mix on the cupcakes.
Step 12
Put the tray in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, check after 20 minutes, if it is fully cooked, take it out of the oven and let it cool down a bit and then serve.
