Double Pear Muffins

Total Time: 58 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 28 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 (4 ounce) jars pear baby food
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup diced pear

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°; grease 12-cup muffin pan.
• 2 topping-in a small bowl, combine pecans, brown sugar, and nutmeg; set aside.
• 3 muffins-in a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 4 in a big bowl, whisk together brown sugar, eggs, and butter until well blended.
• 5 whisk in pear baby food and vanilla until blended.
• 6 stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture alternately with the buttermilk, making two additions of flour and one of buttermilk, until just blended.
• 7 gently fold in diced pears.
• 8 divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups.
• 9 sprinkle with topping.
• 10 bake for 19-23 minutes or until tops are golden and a pick comes out clean.
• 11 let cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then transfer to the rack to cool.