• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
The Littlest Crumb
  • Cocktails
  • Recipe Index
  • About
  • Subscribe
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Cocktails
  • Recipe Index
  • About
  • Subscribe
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Cocktails
  • Recipe Index
  • About
  • Subscribe
×
Home » Breakfast

Banana and Pear Muffins

Jump to Recipe

These banana and pear muffins are a healthy treat fresh out of the oven. Soft pears baked with bananas, cinnamon, nutmeg and warm melted chocolate chips. Baked until the muffin tops are golden and crispy.

Overhead view of a bowl of muffins, a bowl of pears and a cut open muffin

These muffins fall into the cozy muffin category: pears, spices, chocolate chips. Similar to these Maple Walnut Muffins or these Banana Ricotta Muffins.

When you want a sort of comfort food snack, these are the perfect option. For an even more delicious muffin, serve these muffins with this fruity cranberry compote.

A side angle view of a plate of pear banana muffins with pears in the background

What can you do with overripe pears? 

Make muffins! Baking is one of the best ways to use up pears that are beginning to go bad. Pears don’t have to be overripe for this recipe, but if they are, it is ok. They may be a bit softer after baking and fall apart more easily, but since the pears are diced in fine pieces for this recipe, you will not be able to even notice the difference.

So don’t throw out those pears that are too mushy to eat! Bake something delicious instead. Some other great pear recipes include these Pear and Blueberry Muffins or this Pear and Raspberry Cake.

Three banana and pear muffins stacked on top of each other, with a half eaten one lying in front

Ingredients:

  • Bananas — Use overripe brown bananas. They will add the most sweetness and texture.
  • Pears — Any type of pear will work, so use whatever you have on hand. 
  • Brown Sugar — For these muffins, brown sugar goes much better with the banana and pear flavor rather than granulated sugar, but you can substitute it if you need to.
  • Cinnamon, Nutmeg — These add a slightly spiced flavor.
  • Chocolate Chips — Regular, semisweet chocolate chips work best.
  • Regular baking ingredients — flour, salt, baking powder, eggs, vanilla extract, milk

Other muffin recipes you may like:

  • A bowl of blueberry sour cream muffins on a white table and background.
    Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins
  • A banana and white chocolate muffin in a muffin tin, with a streusel topping, drizzled with white glaze.
    Banana and White Chocolate Muffins
  • A maple walnut muffin drizzled with maple glaze, sitting on white marble table.
    Maple Walnut Muffins
Print

📖 Recipe

clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram instagram iconpinterest pinterest iconfacebook facebook iconprint print iconsquares squares iconheart heart iconheart solid heart solid icon
Three banana and pear muffins stacked on top of each other, with a half eaten one lying in front

Banana and Pear Muffins


★★★★★

5 from 1 review

  • Author: Alejandra | The Littlest Crumb
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 12 muffins 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe

Description

These banana and pear muffins are a healthy treat fresh out of the oven.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder 
  • ¾ tsp cinnamon 
  • ¾ tsp nutmeg
  • ⅔ cup butter
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 cup pears, peeled and diced 
  • ¾ cup chocolate chips 
  • dash of turbinado sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Grease or line a muffin tin with liners. 
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. 
  3. In a medium bowl, melt the butter. Mix in the brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs until combined. Then mix in the vanilla extract, milk and mashed bananas. 
  4. In a couple parts, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing only until just combined. 
  5. Gently fold in the diced pears and chocolate chips. 
  6. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin tins. Sprinkle each muffin top with a dash of turbinado sugar. 
  7. As soon as you put the muffin tray in the oven to bake, decrease the oven temperature to 375F. Continue baking for 25-30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

  • Store these muffins in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Category: Muffins
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 muffin
  • Calories: 252
  • Sugar: 9g
  • Sodium: 272mg
  • Fat: 14.3g
  • Saturated Fat: 8.6g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 4.6g
  • Trans Fat: 0.4g
  • Carbohydrates: 29g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 4.2g
  • Cholesterol: 59mg

Keywords: Easy, simple, quick, tasty, healthy, fall, winter

Leave a comment if you tried this recipe!

More Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

  • A vanilla oat milk latte topped with frothed milk, on a white table next to a whole vanilla bean.
    Vanilla Oat Milk Latte
  • A small round jar of pistachio syrup with a spoon in it, on a white marble table next to fresh pistachios.
    Pistachio Syrup
  • A spoonful of purple-pink Starbucks peppermint syrup, on a white marble table with candy cane pieces.
    Starbucks Peppermint Syrup
  • A bottle of pumpkin spice syrup surrounded by fall leaves and pumpkins.
    Pumpkin Spice Syrup

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Kels

    February 23, 2023 at 4:56 pm

    Just made these today. Wonderful way to use ripe bananas and pears!! I made a double batch, subbed ww flour for half the amount, added 1/2 cup ground flax to the dry ingredients, and increased the egg by 1 per double batch to offset the dryness of the ww flour. I only had 1 cup butter so I subbed oil for the remaining. Forget to turn down the oven so cooked mine at 400 for 30 minutes but it worked out since I made jumbo muffins. Very moist and flavorful. Split one with my 2 yr old and he approves! I'm planning to freeze these and take 1 out in the ams for breakfast. Tastes good! 👍

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • The Littlest Crumb

      February 24, 2023 at 8:59 am

      Great idea for substituting with whole wheat flour!! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
  2. Leigh-Anne

    May 29, 2022 at 6:21 pm

    Going to try this, and using fresh raspberries instead of chocolate chips! Hope it will be yummy!

    Reply
  3. RS

    May 15, 2022 at 6:35 pm

    You need to add a step to mix the wet and dry ingredients

    Reply
    • The Littlest Crumb

      May 16, 2022 at 12:28 pm

      Thanks for catching that!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe rating ★ 5 Stars ☆ ★ 4 Stars ☆ ★ 3 Stars ☆ ★ 2 Stars ☆ ★ 1 Star ☆

Primary Sidebar

Ali in a white tank top wearing sunglasses, with trees with yellow leaves in the background.

Hi, I'm Ali! Full-time nurse, lifetime foodie. Join me as I create, eat and drink the most delicious brunch, cocktail & dessert recipes! More about me —>

Trending

  • Slice of billy miner pie drenched in caramel and chocolate sauce.
    Billy Miner Pie Recipe
  • RumChata french toast topped with fresh raspberries and rumchata whipped cream.
    RumChata French Toast
  • Close up view of 3 pieces of crispy pan fried gnocchi covered in garlic parmesan sauce on a wooden spoon.
    Crispy Pan Fried Gnocchi
  • A glass of iced oat milk latte topped with frothed oat milk and garnished with a cinnamon stick.
    Iced Oat Milk Latte

Summer Cocktails

  • A pineapple mimosa in a champagne flute, garnished with a pineapple slice.
    Pineapple Mimosa
  • Overhead view of a pina colada with coconut milk, garnished with a pineapple slice and a maraschino cherry.
    Piña Colada With Coconut Milk
  • A blue hurricane drink garnished with maraschino cherries and a lime slice, on a marble table.
    Blue Hurricane Drink
  • A pink guava margarita on the rocks, garnished with lime and a salted rim.
    Guava Margarita

Summer Drinks

  • A strawberry basil mocktail garnished with fresh basil leaves and strawberry slices.
    Strawberry Basil Mocktail
  • Up close photo of banana watermelon smoothie, surrounded by ice cubes and watermelon slices.
    Banana Watermelon Smoothie
  • Overhead view of a spicy margarita garnished with sliced jalapenos.
    Spicy Margarita Mocktail
  • Overhead view of a lychee bubble tea with brown sugar syrup and black tapioca pearls.
    Lychee Bubble Tea

Footer

About

  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms And Conditions

Newsletter

  • Subscribe for the latest recipes.

Contact

  • Contact

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2023 The Littlest Crumb