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Pear Streusel Muffins

<p>Not a morning person? No problem! Try these coffee-cake like muffins with your morning cuppa. They're healthy, but sure to get you out of bed and smiling.</p>
12 Servings Recipe By

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cups Maple Syrup
  • 4 tablespoons soften Butter
  • 1 1/2 cups peel and mash Pears #1
  • 1/2 cups Buttermilk
  • 1 individual Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 1/2 cups peel and dice Pear #2
  • 1 cup White Whole Wheat Flour #1
  • 1 cup Quick Cooking Oats #1
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoons Ginger, Ground
  • 1/4 teaspoons Nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoons Allspice, Ground
  • 1/4 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/4 cups White Whole Wheat #2
  • 1/4 cups Quick Cooking Oats #2
  • 1/2 cups chop Pecans
  • 3 tablespoons Butter

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Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = 1 muffin
  • 269 Calories
  • 12g Total Fat
  • 5g Sat Fat
  • 0g Trans Fat
  • 38mg Cholesterol
  • 182mg Sodium
  • 39g Total Carb
  • 3g Fiber
  • 16g Total Sugars (Includes 8g Added Sugars)
  • 5g Protein
  • 9 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. In a large bowl, beat together syrup, butter, pear #1 (puree), buttermilk, egg, and vanilla.
  2. Stir in chopped pears #2.
  3. In another mixing bowl, whisk together flour #1, oats #1, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.
  4. Gently stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined.
  5. In a separate bowl, whisk together all topping ingredients except butter (flour #2, oats #2, and pecans).
  6. Cut butter into several pieces and cut into the topping mixture with a fork or your fingers until it forms a crumbly mixture of pea sized crumbs.
  7. Line muffin tin with paper liners and fill each 2/3 full.
  8. Crumble streusel topping evenly over each muffin.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes (toothpick should come out clean).

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. In a large bowl, beat together syrup, butter, pear #1 (puree), buttermilk, egg, and vanilla.
  2. Stir in chopped pears #2.
  3. In another mixing bowl, whisk together flour #1, oats #1, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.
  4. Gently stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined.
  5. In a separate bowl, whisk together all topping ingredients except butter (flour #2, oats #2, and pecans).
  6. Cut butter into several pieces and cut into the topping mixture with a fork or your fingers until it forms a crumbly mixture of pea sized crumbs.
  7. Line muffin tin with paper liners and fill each 2/3 full.
  8. Crumble streusel topping evenly over each muffin.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes (toothpick should come out clean).
  10. Completely cool muffins on a wire rack.
  11. Divide among indicated number of freezer bags. Label and freeze.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: Countertop
  2. Reheat in microwave for 1 minute.

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