Best Cardamom Pear Muffins Recipes

Pear and Apple Cardamom Ginger Muffins Recipe - (4.8/5) image

Provided by Kathy_Hester

Number Of Ingredients 16

dry ingredients:
1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup quinoa flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
wet ingredients:
2 tablespoon ground flax mixed with 4 tablespoons warm water
1 cup unsweetened nondairy milk
1/4 cup agave nectar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon stevia
1 cup diced peeled apple (about 1 medium)
3/4 cup diced peeled pear (about 1 medium)

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a muffin tin by either spraying with oil or use muffin liners. Mix the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and set aside. Mix the wet ingredients in a smaller bowl and then pour the wet ingredients in the dry. Mix thoroughly and divide the batter to fill the 12 muffins. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. You can freeze these and heat them up right before serving if you don't think you'll eat them all.

Cardamom Pear Muffins image

Provided by dicentra

Time 35m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup skim milk
4 tablespoons margarine, melted
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped dried pears
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom or 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Steps:

Mix milk, margarine and egg in a medium bowl.
Add flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder and salt, mixing just until moistened.
Gently mix in pears and orange zest.
Spoon batter into 12 greased muffin cups; sprinkle with remaining sugar and cardamom.
Bake at 400 until muffins are browned, about 20-25 minutes.
Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 194.1, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 18, Sodium 251.2, Carbohydrate 35.6, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 17.1, Protein 3.8