Description
These pear muffins are full of cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon. And, because we are maximalists, we are also adding an oat streusel and topped with a spiced glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
For the muffins:
- 1 1/2C all-purpose flour
- 1/2C whole wheat flour
- 1/3C granulated sugar
- 1/3C brown sugar
- 1 1/2t baking powder
- 1/4t baking soda
- 1/2t kosher salt
- 1t ground cinnamon
- 1/4t ground ginger
- 1/4t ground cardamom
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 1C whole milk
- 1/2C sour cream
- 1t vanilla extract
- 1/4C canola oil
- 1C chopped pears (about 1–2 pears)
For the streusel:
- 1/2C almond flour
- 1/2C old-fashioned oats
- 1/4C brown sugar
- 1T granulated sugar
- 1/4t ground cinnamon
- 1/4t ground ginger
- pinch of ground cardamom
- 1/8t kosher salt
- 2oz unsalted butter, cubed
For the glaze:
- 1/2C powdered sugar
- 2T whole milk
- 1/2t ground cinnamon
- 1/4t ground ginger
- 1/4t ground cardamom
Instructions
Make the streusel:
- Combine all your dry ingredients into a bowl. Work the cubed butter in with your fingers until evenly distributed. You’re looking for a moist, clumpy sand texture. Set aside.
Make the muffins:
- Preheatthe oven to 350F and put liners in a jumbo muffin tin.
- Stir together the flours, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the milk, sour cream, egg, and vanilla. While still whisking, stream in the oil until combined.
- Make a well in the middle of your dry ingredients and add your wet ingredients. Use a spoon or rubber spatula to gently mix your batter, being careful not to overmix. Fold in the pears.
- Evenly divide your mix over the six muffin tins. Make sure to leave a little space at the top of each one.
- Top each muffin with streusel, you’ll need to very lightly press it in to ensure it sticks.
- Bake for about 40 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. They’ll be done when a toothpick comes out clean and they spring back when gently touched. Once done, dump out the muffins on a wire rack. While the muffins cool slightly, make the glaze.
Make the glaze:
- In a bowl, stir together the sugar and spices.
- Slowly whisk in the milk and continue to whisk until the sugar dissolves and you reach your desired consistency.
- Drizzle the glaze over still-warm muffins and enjoy with butter and a coffee.