Glazed Pear Muffins
6
Points® value
Total Time
53 min
Prep
18 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
12
Difficulty
Easy
These pear muffins are topped with a fabulous ginger-vanilla glaze. The fresh lemon juice and cinnamon add a sweet, savoury and zesty flavour to these little breads. They're great for breakfast, brunch or as a gift for your favorite hostess. You can swap apples for the pears if desired. Be sure not to over mix your muffin batter because overmixing can cause air pockets to form. You can use an ice cream scoop to put the batter into the muffin tins to help make sure that the muffins are the same size. If the muffins are the same size then they will cook more evenly.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 spray(s)
Pear
2 large, ripe, Bosc, with skin
Ground cinnamon
½ tsp(s)
Sugar
⅓ cup(s), granulated
Fresh lemon juice
1 tsp(s)
Sour cream
½ cup(s)
Egg
1 large, beaten
Vanilla extract
1¼ tsp(s)
Fat-free skim milk
⅓ cup(s)
All-purpose flour
2 cup(s), unbleached
Baking powder
1 tsp(s)
Baking soda
½ tsp(s)
Table salt
½ tsp(s)
Powdered sugar (confectioner's)
½ cup(s)
Ground ginger
¼ tsp(s)
Vanilla extract
¼ tsp(s)
Water
1 tbsp(s), warm, or more if necessary