These Spiced Pear Muffins with Crunchy Sugar Topping make a delicious Fall and Winter sweet treat to enjoy for breakfast, afternoon tea or dessert. The spiced muffins are packed with fresh pear chunks and finished with a cinnamon sugar topping.
Preheat your oven on 180°C/350°F. Line your Muffin Pan with paper liners or grease the pan well with oil.
Peal, core and slice the Pear into small cubes (1). Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the Eggs and Brown Sugar until frothy.
Add the Canola Oil and Greek Yogurt and whisk until smooth.
In a separate bowl, mix together the Self-Rising Flour and Spices (2). Add it to the Wet Ingredients and whisk until to lumps remain.
Add the Pear Chunks and carefully mix them into the batter, either with a whisk or using a spatula (3). Optional: keep about 1/4 of the Pear chunks to use over the muffins
Scoop out some batter into each Muffin Case in the muffin pan.Optional: place the rest of the Pear Chunks over each Muffins
Cinnamon Sugar Topping (optional)
Mix together the Sugar and Ground Cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle some of it over each muffins.
Bake for about 20 minutes, or until puffed and golden (4).
Notes
Make sure to cut the pear into very small pieces. If sliced too large, they will tend to sink down to the bottom of the batter.
The purpose of pre-mixing the dry ingredients before adding them to the wet ingredients is to make sure the spices are evenly distributed in the batter.
Make sure the pear chunks are well distributed into the batter so that you get some fruits in each muffins.
The time it will take for your muffins to bake will depend on your oven. I recommend checking the muffins after about 15 minutes and leave them in for longer if needed.