Name: Pear and Nut Muffins recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: american, british
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 1/2 tbs mixed spice; 1/4 cup linseeds *optional; A handful sunflower seeds *optional; A handful almonds *optional; 3 eggs lightly beaten; 4 tbs olive oil; 2 cups pear chopped; 3/4 cup mixed nuts chopped; 1/4 cup sunflower seeds optional; 1 tsp ground cinnamon

by Cargs Last updated on 07/09/2019

Super tasty fruit and nut muffins that are perfect for everyone. These muffins are a delicious snack for all ages and a great way to get the extra fruit into fussy young eaters! - Cargs

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tbs mixed spice
1/4 cup linseeds *optional
A handful sunflower seeds *optional
A handful almonds *optional
3 eggs lightly beaten
4 tbs olive oil
2 cups pear chopped
3/4 cup mixed nuts chopped
1/4 cup sunflower seeds optional
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C.
Step 2

Sift flour, sugar and spice into mixing bowl
Step 3

Add nuts, seeds and pears, eggs and oil. Mix all together.
Step 4

Spoon into muffin 12 large muffin pans or 24 small muffin pans
Step 5

Bake at 180C for approximately 15 minutes or until browned.
Step 6

Rest for 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack and dust with cinnamon.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

I use walnuts and almonds. I also modify them for school lunches and remove the nuts and LSA (linseed, sunflower and almond mix) but keep the seeds for minerals and fibre content.