Muffins Recipe ♯ Ginger Pear Muffins

Pieces of juicy pear inside and a crispy oat bran mixture on top make this tender muffin recipe good for breakfast or even dessert.

Ingredients

• non-stick cooking spray
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon ground ginger, divided
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup fat-free milk
• ⅓ cup cooking oil
• 1 egg, beaten
• ¾ cup chopped pear
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon oat bran

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
2. 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.
3. Mix oat bran and remaining 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger together in a small bowl; sprinkle over batter.
4. 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.

Nutrition Facts

• calories165.5
• carbohydrateContent19.1 g
• cholesterolContent15.8 mg
• fatContent8.7 g
• fiberContent1.5 g
• proteinContent3.5 g
• saturatedFatContent1.3 g
• sodiumContent125.1 mg
• sugarContent5.1 g