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Spiced Pear Muffins

These Spiced Pear Muffins are moist, tender muffins made with fresh pears, buttermilk, brown sugar, and a fragrant blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cardamom. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack, they're full of warm fall flavors and stay soft for days.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12 muffins

Equipment

  • 2-cup muffin tin
  • Paper muffin liners
  • Large mixing bowl
  • * Medium mixing bowl
  • * Electric hand mixer or stand mixer
  • * Whisk
  • * Rubber spatula
  • * Measuring cups and spoons
  • Kitchen scale (recommended)
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Sharp knife
  • * Cutting board
  • * Cooling rack

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Fruit

  • 2 medium pears peeled, cored, and diced (about 2 cups)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
  • Whisk together the dry ingredients.
  • Cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
  • Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
  • Fold in the diced pears.
  • Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.
  • Bake for 18–22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
  • Cool on a wire rack before serving.