Pecan Pear Muffins

Name: Pecan Pear Muffins
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: about 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup canola oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 cups chopped peeled ripe pears (about 6 medium); 1 cup chopped pecans

These muffins are delicious! Chock-full of pears, pecans and down-home goodness, the moist sweet treats are terrific with a glass of cold milk or a steaming cup of coffee. -Laura Ward, Las Vegas, Nevada

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups chopped peeled ripe pears (about 6 medium)
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the pears and pecans.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 259 calories, 13g fat (2g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 160mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.

Originally published as Pecan Pear Muffins in Quick Cooking September/October 2002

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Suzanne

Sep 29, 2017

This is by far the best muffins we have ever eaten. I made a double recipe and I know my freezer will be raided. Thank you Laura for sharing!
DeliciouslyResourceful_Gina

Dec 6, 2016

These were delicious. I made half with walnuts and half without nuts, and both versions were excellent. I also added 1/2 tsp more cinnamon, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. The pears made them nice and moist. My pears were not super ripe, and the sweetness level was perfect for us; if I ever make this recipe with very ripe pears, I will reduce the sugar a bit.
dilbert098

Sep 18, 2016

These muffins are fantastic. I made them exactly as the recipe stated. I might use brown sugar next time, but they are oh so good, definitely sweet, but I like sweet.
JLAsMama

Sep 8, 2015

I just made these this morning to use up some overripe pears. Tried one while it was still warm. These were moist and very good! I took a few suggestions by other reviewers: used a little less sugar (just under 1/2 cup white and 1/2 cup brown), added nutmeg, and I substituted walnuts for the pecans because that's what I had...and I like walnuts with pears. Will definitely make again!
Cheri Beck

Nov 3, 2014

Made these gluten-free, and they were wonderful! Family and friends all loved them, including all the wheat eaters.
knollbrookcook

Oct 20, 2014

These are delicious muffins. I often only make a half batch which gives me a dozen and they freeze well.
annefix

Sep 21, 2014

These are super delicious. The only change I made was instead of 1 cup of oil I used 1/2 cup of oil and 1/2 cup of applesauce. Will be making these again.
jete

Nov 25, 2013

I used 4 pears and 2 apples (added up to 4cups), vegetable oil, no pecans, and added 2tbsp of flaxseeds. It was quite dry after mixing the wet and dry ingredients (almost like a dry cookie dough) but got wetter as i was spooning them into the muffin cups. A bit too sweet for my taste so i'll cut some sugar next time. Unfortunately my kids didn't like them but the adults love it. End product was moist and delicious. i baked them at 150C (fan forced) for 25 minutes and it was still wet, had to bake another 10 minutes. Yield 24 muffins (base 5cm, height 4cm). my muffins did not rise a lot, i put 3/4 full and they did not even rise much above the rim.
Rellierae

Sep 14, 2013

I doubled the cinnamon, added 1/2 t ginger & 1/4 t nutmeg and decreased the sugar to 1 c brown sugar and 1/2 white. Used 1/2 white whole wheat flour and 1/2 all-purpose. Tasty.
Cougiecat

Feb 14, 2012

Am going through my pear harvest and tried this and two other recipes. This was by far the best of the three. They were wonderfully moist and made a perfect breakfast for my family. They ended up making more than 2 dozen for me. I didn't really measure how many cups of pears I added though- it was probably closer to 6. Used veggie oil instead of canola as well bcs that's what I had in the house.