Decadent Pear Muffins with Dark Chocolate
Vegan pear muffins are sweetened with pears, lavished with dark chocolate buttons & topped with toasted hazelnut chocolate sprinkle.
Servings: 12 muffins
Equipment
- food processor
- 2 mixing bowls
- 1 whisk
- 1 large spoon
- 1 muffin tray
Ingredients
Hazelnut Sprinkle
- ⅓ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 tablespoon oats
- 2-3 tablespoon flour
- ⅓ cup hazelnuts
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter melted and cooled
- ¼ cup dark chocolate buttons small
Dry Ingredients
- 2½ cups (375g) flour
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ cup raw sugar or brown sugar
- pinch sea salt
- ½ cup dark chocolate buttons small
Wet Ingredients
- 4 tbsp (60g) vegan butter melted and cooled
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- ⅓ cup yoghurt or sour cream
- 1 cup grated pear (I used 2 beurre bosc pears leaving the skin on)
- 1 cup dairy-free milk room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200℃/390℉ (all ovens). Line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper patties.
For the Hazelnut Sprinkle
- For the hazelnut sprinkle, place the sugar, hazelnuts and oats in a food processor and pulse to rough crumb. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the melted butter and 2 tablespoons of flour to form a large crumb. Add more flour if needed. Stir in the dark chocolate buttons.
For the Muffins
- To make the muffins, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon in a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and salt.
- In a separate mixing bowl mix together the wet ingredients. (I use a large spoon rather than a whisk to avoid getting pear stuck in my whisk!)
- Fold the wet mixture in to the dry until just combined and add the chocolate buttons.
- Spoon the batter evenly amongst the 12 muffin moulds and sprinkle each liberally with the hazelnut mix.
- Bake for 5 minutes, then turn down to 180℃/350℉ (fan forced/convection) and bake for a further 15-17 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the muffin comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes for turning out to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.
