Pear-oatmeal Muffins

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick-cooking oats, divided
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 cups chopped ripe pears
• 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/3 cup light ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 combine 1/2 cup oats, flour, and next 6 ingredients (flour through allspice) in a large bowl.
• 3 stir in pear, and make a well in center of mixture. combine buttermilk and next 5 ingredients (buttermilk through egg), and stir well with a whisk. add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• 4 spoon batter into 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray; sprinkle 1/2 cup oats evenly over batter.
• 5 bake at 400° for 18 minutes or until done. remove from pans immediately, and cool on a wire rack.