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Banana and Pear Muffins

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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.

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:

  • Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins
  • Banana and White Chocolate Muffins
  • Maple Walnut Muffins
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Three banana and pear muffins stacked on top of each other, with a half eaten one lying in front

Banana and Pear Muffins


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

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


Ingredients

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  • 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

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Comments

  1. 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
  2. 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

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