Pear Ginger Muffins
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
2 pears, chopped into small pieces1 inch piece of fresh ginger, finely chopped1 tbsp lemon zest1/2 C. sugar1 egg1/4 C oil3/4 C. yogurt1 C. unbleached white flour1 C. whole wheat flour1 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1 tsp ground ginger1/2 C chopped pecans2 tbsp steel-cut oats1 tbsp crushed flax seeds
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Mix chopped pears, ginger, lemon zest, and sugar and let sit while you measure and mix the rest.
Mix the flours, baking powder, baking soda, oats, flax seeds, and ground ginger.
Mix oil, egg, and yogurt and add to the pear-ginger mixture.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring only until all the ingredients are moist.
Line a muffin tin with paper liners, spoon in the batter, and bake for approx 20 minutes.
Makes 16 muffins.
Notes: You can cut the pears to 1, or puree one pear and leave the other chopped.
The oats and flax seed are optional. They add nutrients without affecting the taste.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FOSKED.
Mix chopped pears, ginger, lemon zest, and sugar and let sit while you measure and mix the rest.
Mix the flours, baking powder, baking soda, oats, flax seeds, and ground ginger.
Mix oil, egg, and yogurt and add to the pear-ginger mixture.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring only until all the ingredients are moist.
Line a muffin tin with paper liners, spoon in the batter, and bake for approx 20 minutes.
Makes 16 muffins.
Notes: You can cut the pears to 1, or puree one pear and leave the other chopped.
The oats and flax seed are optional. They add nutrients without affecting the taste.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FOSKED.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 155.0
- Total Fat: 7.8 g
- Cholesterol: 13.2 mg
- Sodium: 69.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 19.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
- Protein: 3.4 g
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