Vanilla Pear Muffins recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
½ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
½ cup canola oil
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ripe pear - peeled, cored, and diced
½ cup chopped pecans

Nutrition Info

240.2 calories
carbohydrate: 28.2 g
cholesterol: 16 mg
fat: 13.4 g
fiber: 2.2 g
protein: 3.4 g
saturatedFat: 1.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 171.2 mg
sugar: 15.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease or line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

  2. Whisk whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Whisk yogurt, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until smooth. Stir yogurt mixture into flour mixture until batter is just mixed, fold in pear and pecans. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.

  3. Place muffin tin in the preheated oven, reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake until tops of muffins are browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe Yield

1 dozen muffins

Recipe Note

Vanilla and pear are a flavor-match made in heaven. Tender, light, and moist, and with the added goodness of whole wheat flour, these sweet vanilla pear muffins are great for breakfast or a snack. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. These muffins do not freeze well.

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