Pear Muffins with Cinnamon and Oatmeal Topping are out of this world! I love making these muffins with fresh, overripe pears but canned pears are also a great option! The spiced muffins are perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert!
Mix oil, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
Stir in pureed pears.
In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix only until combined. Stir in walnuts if desired.
Scoop into muffin tins.
In a food processor mix topping ingredients together. If you don't have a food processor cut butter in using two knives or with a pastry cutter.
Sprinkle topping mixture over muffins.
Bake for 18-20 minutes. Muffins are done when they spring back when they're lightly touched. Cool in muffin tins for 5 minutes, then move to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
Pears:
It takes about 8 pears to make 4 cups of puree. The exact number will vary depending on the size of the pears.
Fresh - wash and core (peel if you want) and puree in a blender until smooth.
Canned - drain, puree in a blender.
To make a loaf:
This recipe makes 2 loaves.
Bake for 50-55 minutes. Cool for about 5 minutes in the bread pan then finish cooling on a wire rack.