Bengal Spice Pear Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Topping (DF)
I used Celestial Seasonings Bengal Spice tea for this recipe. I don't know if any other tea companies make Bengal spice but I know that Celestial Seasonings is available in most grocery stores. About the muffins: The first time I made this recipe, the muffins rose up nicely but were very dry. I adjusted the ingredients, and, the second time, the muffins were a little flat but they were so incredibly flavorful, sweet and moist that I didn't want to make any more changes. So, if you can deal with a slightly flat muffin, the taste will be well worth it. P.S. The muffins are dairy-free!
Ingredients
- Muffins:
- 1 cup 5 oz whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup flax meal
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 Celestial Seasonings Bengal Spice tea bags
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup coconut oil plus two tablespoons melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- 1.5 cups pears peeled and diced small
- Streusel Topping:
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil room temperature
Instructions
- Muffins:
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine the flours, flax, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stirring with a whisk to combine. Cut open tea bags and add tea to the flour mixture, stirring well.
- Combine the maple syrup, applesauce, almond milk, melted coconut oil and vanilla in a small bowl. Add the egg, stirring well with a whisk.
- Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Be careful not to over mix. Gently fold in the diced pears.
- Coat a muffin pan with cooking spray. Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups. Sprinkle batter with streusel topping. Bake at 375° for 15-16 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in pan on a wire rack.
- Streusel Topping:
- To prepare streusel, combine the ingredients in a small bowl with a fork until the mixture resembles wet sand. The streusel will bake into the top of the muffin and it's AMAZING.