Low Fat Pear Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 cup nonfat milk or 3/4 cup soymilk
• 1 large eggs, lightly beaten or 1/4 cup egg beaters egg substitute
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 large ripe pear, peeled, cored and chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees. coat a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper muffin cups.
• 2 combine flour, sugar, baking powder and spices in a large bowl. in a medium bowl, combine milk, egg and canola oil.
• 3 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add milk mixture. stir until just moist. fold in chopped pear.
• 4 spoon batter into muffin cups, filling them 2/3 full, and bake for 20 minutes.