Spiced Pear Muffins with Nut Topping
Ingredients
The muffins
-
3
small
Seckel Pears or Anjou Pears
-
1
Tablespoon
cinnamon
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2
teaspoons
ground ginger or 1 Tablespoon fresh grated ginger
-
¼
cup
natural Ginger-ale, ginger kombucha, or club soda
-
¼ to ⅓
cup
honey, plus extra for topping
-
1 ½
cups
almond flour
-
¼
cup
coconut flour
-
½
cup
arrowroot starch or tapioca starch
-
¼
cup
nuts or seeds (optional)
-
1
teaspoon
baking powder
-
dash
sea salt
-
1
Tablespoon
butter or melted naturally refined coconut oil
-
3
eggs
The topping
-
⅓
cup
candied walnuts or walnut halves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a muffin tray.
- Dice the pears and mix them with spices, ginger ale, and honey in a bowl to soak.
- In another bowl, sift together the flours and starches, then mix in baking powder and salt.
- Whisk the eggs until fluffy and fold them into the dry mixture, adding melted butter.
- Combine the pear mixture with the batter until well blended.
- Pour the batter into the muffin cups and prepare the topping.
- Sprinkle the topping on the muffins before baking.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes until golden brown and let cool before serving.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
10
Calories
222
Total fat
11.2g
Total carbohydrates
24.5g
Total protein
6.7g
Sodium
25.5mg
Cholesterol
58.9mg
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