These Spiced Pear Muffins are a delightful choice for brunch or a quick snack, featuring generous portions of fresh pear pieces, a medley of spices, and a tender crumb that practically melts in your mouth.
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If you love the sweet, soft bite of ripe pears, these overripe pear muffins are a must try. Filled with warm spices, natural sweetness, and juicy chunks of fresh pear, they're perfect for fall mornings.
The gentle flavor of pears pairs beautifully with cozy spices, creating muffins that feel special without being complicated. They're easy enough for beginner bakers but satisfying for anyone who enjoys homemade baking.
With a moist crumb and bursts of pear in every bite, these muffins are great for breakfast, brunch, gatherings, or quiet mornings at home.
For more muffin inspiration, try our Easy Vanilla Muffins, Red White and Blueberry Muffins, or Leftover Mashed Sweet Potato Muffins.
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💛 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- It has simple ingredients. Made with fresh pears and basic pantry staple ingredients like flour, baking soda, and cinnamon, these muffins are easy to make and well spiced.
- They're flavorful. From the muffin batter to the pears, every bite is packed with flavor, moisture, and deliciousness that you won't want to resist.
- They're great year-round. While pears are a popular winter fruit, nothing is stopping you from making them any time of the year.
🛒 Ingredients
Sugars. Use both granulated sugar and brown sugar to create sweetness, depth of flavor, and a softer crumb.
Spices. A blend of ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and ground nutmeg adds warm, cozy flavor to every muffin, similar to what we use in our Bakery Style Strawberry Muffins.
Fresh pears. Choose baking friendly pears like Bartlett, Anjou, or Bosc. If you have extra pears, try them in our Easy Spiced Pear Cobbler.
See the recipe card below for full ingredients and instructions.
💰 Budget-Friendly Tips
Use ripe or discounted pears: Slightly soft pears are often marked down and work perfectly in baking while preventing food waste.
Buy pears in season: Pears are usually cheapest in fall and winter, making this recipe more affordable.
Skip add-ins: These muffins are flavorful on their own, so nuts or toppings are not needed to keep costs low.
🥄 Instructions for Spiced Pear Muffins
Step 1: Line a muffin tray with paper cups and preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2: Whisk together the flour, sugars, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl.
Step 3: In another bowl, whisk together the egg, oil, and vanilla.
Step 4: Add your wet ingredients to the dry ones. The batter will be very thick.
Step 5: Gently fold in the pear chunks until the batter is wetter and looks more uniform, thanks to the moisture in the pears.
Step 6: Scoop the batter into muffin cups (about ⅔rd full) and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.
Step 7: Let cool in the muffin pan for about 10 minutes before eating or transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
👩🏻🍳 Expert Tips
- Watch the moisture. The batter starts out thick to account for the pears. As you fold them in, their juices loosen the batter. Stir gently so the pears don't break down.
- Check for doneness. Because pears vary in moisture, some muffins may finish before others. Remove the pan when most pass the toothpick test and let them cool in the pan to finish setting evenly.
❄️ Storage and Make Ahead
Storage: Store Spiced Pear Muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Make Ahead: Muffins can be baked a day in advance and stored covered in the fridge. They also freeze well for up to 3 months and can be thawed at room temperature.
🥗 Side Dishes or Pairing Ideas
Serve Spiced Pear Muffins with yogurt, fresh fruit, or a smear of butter for breakfast. These muffins also pair nicely with coffee or tea for a cozy snack.
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❓ Spiced Pear Muffins FAQs
These muffins can last about 3 days in the fridge if kept stored in an airtight container.
You can choose to peel or not peel pears when using them in a baking recipe. I chose not to peel them for my muffins, but you can peel them if you want to!
Bartlett, Anjou, and Bosc are all great pear varieties for baking with. Other pears could be used, but the texture might be a bit softer than desired as they'll break down during the baking process.
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📖 Recipe
Spiced Pear Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 large egg - ($0.15)
- ½ cup vegetable oil - ($0.35)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract - ($0.01)
- ½ cup granulated sugar - ($0.18)
- ½ cup brown sugar - ($0.22)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour - ($0.20)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda - ($0.01)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon - ($0.08)
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger - ($0.04)
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg - ($0.01)
- ¼ teaspoon salt - ($0.01)
- 2 cups fresh pears, finely chopped - ($3.75)
Instructions
- Preheat. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- Mix dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
- Mix wet ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.
- Combine batter. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. The batter will be very thick.
- Add pears. Gently fold in the chopped pears until evenly distributed. The batter will loosen as the pears release moisture.
- Bake. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool. Let the muffins cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Batter texture. The thick batter is intentional to balance the moisture released by the pears during baking.
- Baking variation. Pears vary in juiciness, so some muffins may finish sooner than others. Remove when most test clean and allow them to finish setting as they cool.
- Storage. Store muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutritional Information
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