Go Back
+ servings
Spiced pear muffins with crumb topping.

High Altitude Spiced Pear Crumble Muffins

Heather Smoke
Fluffy, high altitude spiced pear muffins, with cozy fall spices, juicy pears in every bite, and buttery brown sugar crumble topping.

All recipes on Curly Girl Kitchen are developed for high altitude at 5,280 feet. See FAQs for adjusting to higher or lower elevations.

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings12

Equipment

  • Standard-Sized Muffin Pan

Ingredients
 

Crumb Topping

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
  • ¼ tsp coarse Kosher salt (if using table salt, use half the amount)
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

Muffins

  • 2 cups finely chopped ripe pears (from 3-4 peeled and cored medium-sized pears)
  • ½ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • ½ tsp coarse Kosher salt (if using table salt, use half the amount)
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425 F, and position a rack in the center of the oven. Line a standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners. Lightly spray the papers and the top of the pan with non-stick baking spray.
  • In a bowl, combine all of the crumb topping ingredients until moistened and crumbly. Set aside.
  • For the muffins, peel, core and finely chop the pears. In a large bowl, stir together the chopped pears with the brown sugar, eggs, sour cream, melted butter and vanilla.
  • Separately, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda and spices in a bowl.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and stir together just until moistened. The batter will be thick.
  • Divide the batter between the muffin cups, filling them full. Spoon the crumble on top of the batter. It may seem like too much crumble, but it's not. Just heap it on, and gently press it into the batter.
  • When you put the muffins in the oven, immediately turn the heat down from 425 F to 375 F. Bake the muffins for about 22 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean.
  • Cool the muffins in the pan for 2 minutes, then gently lift them out and let them cool on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes.
  • Enjoy the muffins warm, with softened butter.

Notes

  • Leftover muffins should be cooled completely, then stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
  • You can also make these in a 6-cup jumbo muffin pan, but they will take longer to bake.
Keyword Crumb Muffins, Muffins, Pear
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
https://curlygirlkitchen.com/