Pear, Apple & Blueberry Muffins

Pear, Apple & Blueberry Muffins

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Pear, Apple & Blueberry Muffins Recipe

These Pear, Apple & Blueberry Muffins were one of my first big successes in my bakery. I’ve sold literally thousands of them to local coffee shops and deli’s. They are just incredibly delicious!

I know you guys have really enjoyed my muffin recipes, so I thought it’s about time that I share another one with you.

Plus, the last few posts have been so laden with chocolate, it’s like I can hear my blog whispering to me, asking for something more wholesome…

So here you go! Now we can all feel better about ourselves again!

Now if you’ve been following my blog for a while you will know that I have a very sentimental attachment to muffins.

My mother used to bake fresh muffins for my sister and I on very special holidays like youth day! I have such grand memories of the beautifully laid breakfast tray, complete with a flower from our garden and fruit juice in a wine glass. We felt like queens!

These Pear, Apple & Blueberry muffins are so light, tender and moist! A perfect fall muffin recipe to put on your fall home baking list. Great muffins for an on-the-go healthy breakfast. The crunchy cinnamon sugar crust on top pairs perfectly with the muffin's soft crumb underneath. And the bursts of fresh, dark blue-purple blueberries throughout the muffins is oh so delicious! #blueberrymuffins #fallrecipes #fallbaking #muffins #muffinrecipes

 

Recipe Introduction

I am a huge fan of putting a lot of fruit in muffins because it adds much needed fiber to your breakfast.

The added moisture and flavour is also fantastic. I LOVE the idea of eating a muffin on the run that doesn’t need any butter or jam.

These Pear, Apple & Blueberry muffins are one of those. You can eat it just as it is, no add-ons, and still be completely satisfied and yummy-fied!

Try to use fresh fruit if you can. The texture and flavour of fresh fruit is always WAY better!

If you have concerns about the sugar crust on top of the muffins, do not be alarmed. I used sugar that would have gone inside the muffins anyway and just gave it a promotion to form a crust on top. The muffin itself is not very sweet at all, so the crust really goes with it super duper well.

When it comes to muffins, you really want to mix the batter as little as possible. Once the wet ingredients hit the dry ingredients, STIR gently with a metal spoon, don’t beat it.

These Pear, Apple & Blueberry muffins are so light, tender and moist!

The crunchy cinnamon sugar crust on top pairs perfectly with the muffin’s soft crumb underneath. And the bursts of fresh, dark blue-purple blueberries throughout the muffins just makes you swoon!

These Pear, Apple & Blueberry muffins are so light, tender and moist! A perfect fall muffin recipe to put on your fall home baking list. Great muffins for an on-the-go healthy breakfast. The crunchy cinnamon sugar crust on top pairs perfectly with the muffin's soft crumb underneath. And the bursts of fresh, dark blue-purple blueberries throughout the muffins is oh so delicious! #blueberrymuffins #fallrecipes #fallbaking #muffins #muffinrecipes

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Pear, Apple & Blueberry Muffins
 
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Serves: 10
Ingredients
  • 220 g Cake Flour
  • 16 g Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 100 g Canola Oil
  • 110 g Milk
  • 110 g Yogurt, plain and low fat
  • 120 g Sugar
  • 1 Egg + 1 Yolk (80 g)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 90 g fresh apple, granny smith preferably
  • 100 g fresh pear
  • 80 g blueberries, thawed if frozen
Instructions
  1. Start by preparing the fruit. Chop the fresh apple and pear into approximately a 1,5cm dice (you may toss the fruit in 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, diluted with 1 tablespoon of water, to stop it from browning.) Keep 20 of the blueberries aside for later use. If they were frozen, place them on a piece of paper towel so that most of the excess liquid is absorbed.
  2. Preheat oven to 180ᵒC (355ᵒF).
  3. Grease and line muffin tins with individual baking paper liners (remember the recipe makes 10 large muffins). You can make your own muffin liners just like mine! Click here to see how.
  4. In a small bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, milk, yogurt, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Set aside the wet mixture for a minute or 2 so that the sugar can dissolve.
  5. In the meantime, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and ginger in a large mixing bowl. Mix all dry ingredients together thoroughly and make a well in the center.
  6. Return to your small bowl of wet ingredients. Beat for another 30 seconds till well combined. Pour the wet mix into the well you created in the dry ingredients. Don’t mix just yet!
  7. Add apple and pear into the well too and mix slowly with a metal spoon until just combined (over-mixing toughens the texture!). Scape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula and lightly stir to combine.
  8. Divide the batter evenly between the 10 lined muffin holes in the muffin tin. Top each muffin with 2 of the reserved blueberries. Sprinkle each muffin with a teaspoon of cinnamon sugar just before they go in the oven.
  9. Bake on the lower rack of your oven for 15 minutes, turning after 10 minutes. Then bake on the higher rack for a further 15-20mins or until golden brown and a skewer comes out clean.

Recipe Notes

These Pear, Apple & Blueberry muffins are best eaten FRESH, on the day you make them. The cinnamon sugar crust will go soggy if you try to refrigerate them or keep them in a Tupperware. You can do it, but I don’t recommend it.

Do you like these rustic muffin liners? You can make them yourself! Check out this post for the full step-by-step tutorial >> DIY Cupcake/Muffin Liners.

 

Want More Delicious Muffin Recipes?

Ultimate Bran Muffins
Apple, Date & Pecan Muffins
Pumpkin & Cream Cheese Muffins with Pecan Crumble

If you give this recipe a go, tag me on facebook, twitter or instagram @philosophyofyum. I would LOVE to see!

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Aurelia 🙂

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I help home bakers create a Home Bakery Business with consistent orders so they never have to worry about a stable income.

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Caramel Apple Pie Blondies

Caramel Apple Pie Blondies

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Salted Caramel Apple Blondies

Philosophy of Yum and Brownies:

I have a thing for Brownies. They have changed my life. I guess it’s just the gooey chewiness that gets to me on an emotional level. Then came the Blondie…

Some like to view it as a White Chocolate Brownie, which I suppose is correct, but there is more potential than that. I like to view it as a Vanilla version of a Brownie. A blank canvas receptive to an endless avenue of flavour possibilities!

Realizing that almost ANY cake flavour can be turned into blondies, has been a real game changer.

Brownies and Blondies basically just contain double the fat and double the sugar. Explains why they taste so incredible. I’ve developed a myriad of blondie flavours; Carrot Cake, Earl Grey & Salted Caramel and Red Velvet Brownies to name a few. But my absolute favourite blondies to date are the Salted Caramel Apple Blondies…

They taste like a slow-roasted Apple Pie (if there ever was such a thing)… Like an Apple Pie Brisket if you will. The Salted Caramel takes these Apples to a whole new level. Ground Cinnamon rounds off the flavour perfectly.

They bake for quite a long time, but as I’ve said before – my recipes require a lot of effort, but the result is totally worth it!

Important Notes:

In order to make this recipe, you will need some Salted Caramel. Click here to view the Salted Caramel recipe I posted last week.

Granny Smith Apples really work best for this recipe. You need an apple that keeps its shape during baking. The sharp, slightly sour flavour is also just perfect for this recipe. Other apple varieties, like Golden delicious, are a bit sad in flavour next to the salted caramel and cinnamon.

This might disappoint you, but I find that using a combination of baking Margarine and Butter really works well in Brownies and Blondies… I’m not an ingredient snob. Yumminess is the goal.

If you want to use only butter, go right ahead, but the flavour and texture are so much better when using some margarine. That’s my opinion anyway.

These Caramel Apple Pie Blondies are ridiculously delicious! They have a layer of salted caramel baked onto the bottom and the batter is made with dulce de leche. #applepieblondies #deliciousblondies #caramelapple #appledessert #dulcedeleche

Salted Caramel & Apple Blondies
 
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 80 g Salted Caramel
  • 1 Huge Granny Smith Apple (strictly Granny Smith – it keeps its shape very well and has a potent Apple Flavour)
  • 220 g Cake Flour
  • ½ Tbsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 5 g Salt
  • 100 g Unsalted Butter
  • 100 g Baking Margarine
  • 80 g Dulce de Leche
  • 120 g White Sugar
  • 100 g Demerara Sugar
  • ½ Tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • ⅛ tsp Caramel Extract
  • 2 Jumbo Eggs (135g)
  • 1 Tbsp Salted Butter, Melted
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 170˚C/340˚F.
  2. Grease and line an 18cm x 27cm (7 inch x 10,5 inch) brownie pan with top quality non-stick baking paper (Wax Paper will not suffice). Not all brownie pans are exactly the same size - an 8 x 8 inch brownie tin will also work just fine.
  3. Melt the salted caramel in the microwave for 20 seconds till it reaches a pouring consistency.
  4. Pour the salted caramel into the greased and lined Pan. Spread it out evenly, so that the bottom of the pan has an even layer of caramel. Set aside.
  5. Sift flour, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl, set aside.
  6. Melt butter and margarine in mixing bowl in the microwave for 3.5mins. It must boil before you continue.
  7. Mix in sugars and dulce de leche on low speed with paddle attachment for about 30 seconds. Return to the microwave for 40 seconds. Mix again on low speed for 30 seconds. The sugars should stick to the paddle slightly when you lift it out of the mixture. This means the sugar has dissolved slightly.
  8. In a medium sized bowl, lightly whisk together the eggs, vanilla extract and caramel extract. Add to butter and sugar mixture and mix for 10 seconds to combine slightly.
  9. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
  10. Beat on low speed for about 30 seconds until the mix starts coming together into one batter. Stop mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
  11. Resume beating on medium speed for 3 minutes.
  12. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan with Caramel. Spread mixture evenly into all the corners of the pan.
  13. Prepare the apples last – this way you don’t have to coat them with lemon juice to prevent browning. Peel and core the apples. Cut the apple through length-ways. Turn each half onto its flat side and cut thin slices of about 2 mm.
  14. Pack the apple slices on top of the Blondie Batter, each slice overlapping the previous one. Brush the apple slices with melted salted butter.
  15. Bake the Blondies at 170ᵒC for 45-55 minutes, turning after 20 minutes. When a skewer tests clean, they are done.
  16. Allow to cool completely before removing from the tin. Slice and dust with icing sugar to serve.
Notes
These guys go extremely well with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream – Yummmmyyyyyy!

If you give this recipe a go, tag me on facebook, twitter or instagram #philosophyofyum because I would LOVE to see!

What is YOUR favourite Apple Dessert/Bake? Comment below!

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Aurelia 🙂

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