Pear, macadamia & quinoa muffins recipe

This pear, macadamia & quinoa muffins recipe creates delicious baked treats – a healthier muffin alternative compared with many sugar and fat laden café style varieties. If you don’t have any quinoa flour you can substitute it with wholemeal (or white) plain flour. Remember to make a double batch as they will disappear before you know it and you’ll want extras for the freezer.

Ingredients

1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup quinoa flour (or wholemeal plain flour)
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup macadamia oil (or coconut or olive oil)
1 pear, peeled and diced
1/2 cup macadamias, finely chopped (optional)

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a 12 hole regular muffin tin with paper cases.
Combine the flours, baking powder, cinnamon, rolled oats and brown sugar in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl mix together the eggs, buttermilk and oil. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold through the pear and macadamias being careful not to over mix.
Spoon into the muffin cases and bake for 12-15 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

150 Comments

- - mom93821 said
  - 10 Aug 2016
    6:05 am
A beautiful looking pear muffin – professional presentation.

- - mom62849 said
  - 02 Mar 2015
    5:15 pm
These sound fabulous.

- - smart_ass said
  - 26 Feb 2015
    8:31 am
love how these are packaged in picture – perfect homemade treat!
- mom93821 replied
  
  11 Aug 2016 , 5:36 am
  The packaging and presentation is stunning.
- - mom63082 said
  - 15 Feb 2015
    1:13 pm
These look awesome, love the presentation

- - caramello said
  - 31 Aug 2014
    1:06 pm
might try this one, looks great, thanks for sharing

- - ginoula5 said
  - 30 Aug 2014
    10:09 am
Ohh yum, these are a must try for sure, like the way they are presented too.

- - cloverstorm said
  - 04 Aug 2014
    9:28 pm
Macadamias, pears & brown sugar – heavenly. Can’t wait to make these.

- - Dennis12 said
  - 28 Jul 2014
    9:13 am
Yum, might try this with apples too

- - meedee said
  - 03 Jul 2014
    8:52 am
Thats very cute presentation. Looks fantastic.
The muffins sound so very tasty also 🙂

- - sambii said
  - 03 Jul 2014
    8:48 am
These look delicious — thank you for sharing!!

- - mums-info said
  - 03 Jun 2014
    9:08 am
That sounds really good 🙂

- - mom57522 said
  - 29 May 2014
    6:04 pm
Great recipe. Will be trying.

- - Gracelow said
  - 29 May 2014
    4:17 pm
Beautiful recipe, thanks for sharing!

- - Mrs Bucket (that's pronounced Bouquet) said
  - 19 May 2014
    1:48 pm
Hubby would love these, I love the way your muffin is presented with the rope tie, thanks for the recipe.

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 14 May 2014
    5:45 pm
I love the macadamia in these muffins, they sound very tasty

- - cheezel said
  - 26 Apr 2014
    8:25 pm
These look so good and I love the presentation

- - jadeeeee said
  - 27 Mar 2014
    10:10 pm
Love this recipe, must give this a try – thanks for sharing

- - mummy liana said
  - 23 Mar 2014
    1:24 am
thanks for sharing was a good read

- - shazzbot said
  - 17 Mar 2014
    5:14 pm
Looks so healthy and delicious. Yum

- - rosina48 said
  - 07 Mar 2014
    7:38 pm
they look very healthy not many recipes with pears