Pear and Granola Muffins

PEAR MUFFINSMuffins Ingredients
● 1 cup unbleached organic white flour
● ¾ cup whole-wheat organic flour
● ¾ cup organic light-brown sugar
● 2 teaspoons baking powder (without aluminum)
● ½ teaspoon sea salt
● ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
● 2 large ripe organic bananas, mashed
● ½ cup organic apple sauce
● 2 tablespoons olive oil
● ½ cup organic soy yogurt
● 1.5-2 pears (of your choice), cut into ¼-inch dice (1.5-2 cups)

Granola Topping
● ½ cup organic granola (or organic rolled oats)
● ¼ cup unbleached organic white flour
● ¼ cup organic light-brown sugar
● 3-4 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation
● Preheat oven to 400° F. Line muffins sheet with paper muffin cups.
● In a large bowl mix bananas, apple sauce, yogurt, sugar and oil.
● Whisk in flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
● Mix until just combined.
● Gently fold in pears.
● Make granola topping: mix all ingredients together. If using butter instead of olive oil, cut it into small pieces. Rub granola mixture with butter with fingers until clumps form.

● Divide batter among 12 cups, filling each ¾ full (if it is slightly more than that, it won’t create a problem).
● Sprinkle with granola topping.
● Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
● Cool 10 minutes before removing from baking sheet.
● Serve warm or at room temperature.
GOOD EATINGS!!!