Pear Streusel Muffins
These muffins have a tender crumb, pockets of sweet pear, a cinnamon streusel swirl, and crunchy streusel topping.
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Equipment
- Muffin Pan
- Cupcake Liners (optional)
Ingredients
Muffins
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup sour cream
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 cups plus 1 tbsp flour, divided
- 1 cup chopped pear (approx. 1 pear)
Streusel
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¾ cup flour
Instructions
Prepare the Streusel
- Add butter, sugar, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon to a bowl and mix until combined.
- Add flour and mix until combined. Set aside
Prepare the Muffins
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar together.
- Add eggs and whisk until combined. Add sour cream, buttermilk, vanilla extract, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and whisk until fully combined.
- Fold in 2 cups of flour until just combined.
- In a separate bowl toss chopped pear with 1 tbsp flour to coat.
- Add pear to the muffin batter and gently fold the batter until the fruit is evenly dispersed.
- Grease or line a muffin pan with cupcake wrappers.
- Add a spoonful of batter to each muffin well.
- Take about ⅓ of the streusel and divide it evenly over the muffin batter in each well.
- Divide the remaining batter evenly among the muffin wells.
- Crumble the remaining streusel over each muffin, dividing it evenly.
- Bake muffins for 18 - 22 minutes or until edges have browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for 3-5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.