Gingerbread-Pear Muffins

A beautiful combination of ginger, molasses, and pear makes these muffins moist and flavorful.

Original recipe makes 1 dozen muffins

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 pear – peeled, cored, and diced

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    20 mins

  • READY IN

    35 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
  2. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat eggs in a separate bowl; stir in buttermilk, molasses, and vegetable oil until smooth. Mix buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until batter is just moistened; fold in pears. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 201 kcal
Carbohydrates: 34.7 g
Cholesterol: 36 mg
Fat: 5.9 g
Fiber: 2.1 g
Protein: 3.8 g
Sodium: 284 mg

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