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Muffins with Minis in Mind – Pear and Vanilla Muffins

May 18, 2014 by Samantha 8 Comments

Dreamy easy muffin recipe with bold pear and vanilla flavours. Perfect for kids and lunch boxes! These muffins freeze well.

Pear and Vanilla Muffins | My Kitchen Love. Perfect for Fall snacks and breakfast on the go, these muffins are sweetened with mostly fruit puree.

What goes better with pear than vanilla? Well, caramel is technically the correct answer, but vanilla is a very close second! Although, I don’t mind exposing my girls to a bit of sugar, caramel would most likely send them into a sugar tailspin.

These Pear and Vanilla Muffins are a hit every year with my kids! We just went apple and pear picking a couple of weekends ago (over at Willow View Farm …. seriously a very cute apple farm with lots of play area and baby goats to feed for the kids) and I had a ton of pears and apples to use up.

These muffins are moist, tender, and have the perfect level of sweetness. I also go overboard with the pear. Baked then puréed to add to the batter, chopped and added into the batter for good measure. Your kids will go crazy for these. If you leave them any that is.

Pear and Vanilla Muffins | My Kitchen Love. Perfect for Fall snacks and breakfast on the go, these muffins are sweetened with mostly fruit puree.

When my twins were around 9 months old, I had the hardest time finding age appropriate snacks. Something that’s easy for them to pick up to work on their physical development, a different texture than their purées, and so forth.

I love a good muffin and thought that if I could cut the sugar and add more fruit it would be a win-win situation. Since they can finish a whole muffin (shared between the two of them) in one seating, I think I hit the jackpot.

Pear and Vanilla Muffins | My Kitchen Love. Perfect for Fall snacks and breakfast on the go, these muffins are sweetened with mostly fruit puree.

This easy muffin recipe does call for butter and some sugar. That’s why I recommend serving this to babies who are 9 months of age and older. And, as always, ensure your baby has tried all these products previously to avoid any allergic reactions.

Love an easy muffin recipe? Here are a few more:

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Nutrition

Calories

2070 cal

Fat

94 g

Carbs

280 g

Protein

21 g
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Muffins with Minis in Mind - Pear and Vanilla Muffins

Perfect Fall snack or breakfast on the go with moist and soft Pear and Vanilla Muffins. My kids cannot get enough!

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract, plus a dash for baking pears
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 pears, 1 roughly chopped into small baby bite-size pieces and 1 thinly sliced for topping
  • 1 cup pear purée from four medium sized pears, chopped.
  • (I chop and bake pear the day before. If you can find store bought pear purée that is also fine. If you're in a rush and want an easy solution use apple sauce (unsweetened), however you may need to add more sugar to this recipe.)

Instructions

  1. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Place chopped pears and a dash of vanilla extract into a baking pan or on a tray. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and place in a blender. Blend on high until purée is formed. Set aside.*
  3. Grease muffin pan.
  4. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  5. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and brown sugar until combined well. Add the melted butter, a little at a time, whisking until mixture is creamy. Add pear puree.
  6. Stir in the pear purée (or apple sauce), then fold in the flour mixture until just moistened. Add chopped pear and fold in.
  7. Divide batter among muffin cups, then lightly push two to three thin slices of pear into the top of the muffins.
  8. Bake the muffins until golden, about 20 minutes.
  9. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes, then remove muffins from pan, and cool slightly before serving.
  10. * Pear purée can be made up to 2 days before you bake the muffins. Place in an airtight container and keep in fridge until needed.
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Enjoy! xo

Recipe inspired by Inspired Taste 

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Pear and Vanilla Muffins | My Kitchen Love. Perfect for Fall snacks and breakfast on the go, these muffins are sweetened with mostly fruit puree.

 

Filed Under: Mini Recipe, Muffins, Snacks Tagged With: Baby recipe, Baked, mini recipe, pastry, pear

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Comments

  1. AvatarUrsula says

    May 19, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    Yum these look so tasty Sam! I can't wait to try your recipes. xx
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  2. AvatarLiz says

    February 1, 2019 at 2:59 pm

    These are the best muffins! I love anything with pear so I was thrilled to find this recipe! YUM!
    ★★★★★
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    • AvatarSamantha says

      February 2, 2019 at 1:14 pm

      Hurrah! I adore these muffins too. I tried them with whole wheat flour this past week and they still come out wonderfully. Something to keep in mind if you want that take nutritional boost.
      Reply
  3. AvatarMarie says

    November 21, 2019 at 7:14 pm

    I was so sceptical I had like an hour to make these while the baby napped and at first thought nope too many steps. But alas it didn't take long at all, and pureeing the pears was a fantastic idea. Everyone LOVED them (inc 4-year-old and 10 months old). So thank you! Can not wait to try some of your other recipes!
    ★★★★★
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    • AvatarSamantha says

      November 21, 2019 at 8:20 pm

      Wow, super mom! I'm so glad everyone loved these muffins, they're still one of our favs. If I'm really tight for time I occasionally swap the pear puree for apple sauce (still to great success with the kiddos).
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  4. AvatarSandra Gilbert says

    September 9, 2020 at 7:56 am

    Fantastic recipe, I was given a bag of pears and was searching Pinterest for ideas, this came up. I made a few changes, I swapped the butter for margarine to make it dairy free for my granddaughter. I didn't have a lemon in so I used an orange. I used less of the fresh diced pears but added some raisins, some of the orange juice and a bit of mixed spice. Thank you for the inspiration :)
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    • AvatarSamantha says

      September 10, 2020 at 8:28 pm

      Please! Love how you took the recipe and made it your own - great job!
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