Today I’m getting into the season with moist and flavorful muffins combining ginger, molasses and pear. They are so good with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee on a cold morning. They are moist and sweet, but not too sweet. A delicious treat any time of day. They would be make a fantastic baked gift this holiday season.
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Gingerbread Pear Muffins
These moist and flavorful muffins combine ginger, molasses and pear. They're great for breakfast or a snack. Use organic when available.
Servings 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 pear peeled, cored, diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
- Grease 12 muffin pan or line with paper liners
- In large bowl whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt together
- Beat eggs in separate bowl
- Stir buttermilk, molasses, and vegetable oil into beaten eggs until smooth
- Add wet mixture to flour mixture and stir until batter is moist
- Fold in pears
- Spoon batter into muffin cups half full
- Bake in oven for about 20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean
Enjoy!
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Ginger and pear sounds like a fantastic combination! I’m definitely going to try these – thank you for sharing the recipe :o)
#MMBC
thanks Catherine – hope you have a beautiful week
These sound amazing! I’ll have to give them a try soon.
Yum, yum, yum! These sound like a wonderful combination! I had to look up what molasses were but now I know the British equivalent 🙂 #MMBC
what is the British equivalent – I’ll add it to the recipe.
we can get molasses from health food stores but the most popular alternative would be what we call black treacle. 🙂
I’ve seen treacle in British recipes and just knew it had something to do with sugar –
Ohh! I imagine these do go so well with a mug of hot chocolate. Yum! Yum!
…now, this sounds and look good.
I can feel my mouth watering already, the combination of ginger and pear sounds amazing. I’ve pinned for later and just realised I was not following you on Pinterest, that’s sorted now 🙂 #mmbc
thanks for the follow on Pinterest and I followed you back!
I love every ingredient here! They sound fabulous!
thanks Jeanie
Sound and look delish! And yes, great for the holidays ^-^
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Mmmmm… This recipe sounds delicious! My husband loves molasses. ‘Pinning for later. Thank you for sharing at Tuesdays with a Twist! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
thanks for the pin Marci
I love the addition of the pears in these muffins. Can’t wait to try them out
thanks Deborah – hope you enjoy them
Looks very delicious. I will keep the recipe.
thanks for the visit
Your muffins sound wonderful…. and the spices so warm and comforting this time of year. 🙂
they are perfect for the holidays
These look yummy! Perfect for these cool fall mornings with a hot cup of coffee!
they hit the spot!
Oh…what a great idea! They must be really appetizing!
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thanks for the pin Melynda
These muffins look and sound delicious! We are featuring them over at the You’re the Star Blog Hop this week. Thanks again for sharing with us and we hope to see you this week!
thanks so much for the feature – Happy New Year!