Gingerbread-Pear Muffins

These gingerbread and pear muffins are perfectly sweet and spicy and a great morning treat during the holiday season.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 201 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ¾ cup molasses
• 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 pear - peeled, cored, and diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

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.