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 (see note 1). Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the Eggs and Brown Sugar for a couple of minutes or until lightly bubbly.
Add the Canola Oil and Greek Yogurt and whisk until smooth.
In a separate bowl, mix together the Self-Rising Flour and Spices (see note 2). Add it to the Wet Ingredients and whisk until fully combined.
Gently fold in the Pear Chunks (see note 3). Optionally, keep about 1/4 of the Pear chunks to use over the muffins
Scoop out the muffin batter into the prepared muffin pan. Optionally, top each muffin with the leftover pear chunks.
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 (see note 4). Place on a cooling rack to cool down completely.
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.