Pear and maple are a pearfect pair! Make these pear muffins with a delicious maple icing as a dessert or decadent after work/school treat.
To maintain freshness, store muffins in an airtight container for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 1 month. Avoid icing until serving. For added freshness, reheat muffins in a 350˚F (180˚C) oven for 5 minutes.
Makes 12 squares and 1 cup (250 mL) icing.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 mL) Ontario pears, peeled and cubed
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar
- 1 cup (250 mL) buttermilk
- 5 tbsp (75 mL) butter, melted, cooled
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups(300 mL) flour
- 3/4 cup (180 mL) cornmeal
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) baking soda
- 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
- 3/4 cup (180 mL) icing sugar
- 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
- Grease and flour two muffin pans.
- Add pears and sugar into a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Set aside for later use.
- In a large bowl add buttermilk, butter, lemon zest and eggs; whisk until combined. In a medium-sized bowl add flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and stir to combine. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir just until combined – do not overmix. Fold in reserved pear mixture. Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the centre of the muffins comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from pan.
- In a medium-sized bowl, add ingredients. With a whisk, mix until ingredients form a smooth icing consistency. For a thinner consistency, add an extra tbsp (15 mL) of maple syrup.
- Presentation: Place cooled muffins on a baking tray lined with parchment or wax paper. Drizzle the icing on top and allow to set for a few minutes before serving.
Notes
PER SERVING (1 square): about 224 cal, 4 g pro, 6 g total fat (3.5 g sat fat), 39 g carb, 1 g fibre, 45 mg chol, 221 mg sodium. %RDI: iron 8%, calcium 7%, vit A 5%, vit C 2%.
This recipe was kindly provided by our featured member, Ontario Tender Fruit.