Best Pear Date And Cream Cheese Muffins Recipes

PEAR, DATE AND CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350°F Line 8 muffins cups with paper or silicone liners.
• Cream cheese filling:.
• In a bowl, whisk together the cream cheese and honey. Set aside.
• Muffins:.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In another bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Add the egg and beat until smooth.
• With a wooden spoon, stir in the dry ingredients, alternating with the milk. Stir only until the flour is moistened. Add the pear and dates.
• Spoon the batter into the muffin cups. Using the backside of a spoon, make a hole in the centre of each muffin and fill with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin but without touching the filling comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Remove the muffins from the pan, place on a cake rack, cover with a clean tea towel and let cool.

PERFECT PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Sift flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl. Add pears; stir to coat evenly.
• Combine buttermilk, egg yolks, oil, and vanilla extract in a bowl; mix well. Stir into the pear mixture until batter is just moistened.
• Beat egg whites in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until stiff but not dry. Fold egg whites into the batter until just barely incorporated. Fill muffin cups 2/3-full with batter.
• Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon together in a bowl; sprinkle over the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown and tops spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes.

GINGER PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, and salt together in a bowl; form a well in the center of flour mixture. Whisk milk, oil, and egg together in a small bowl and pour into well. Stir until batter is just moistened; fold in pear and walnuts. Fill prepared muffin cups with batter.
• Mix oat bran and remaining 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger together in a small bowl; sprinkle over batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean and tops are brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing from muffin cups. Serve warm.