Pumpkin Pear Muffins

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated splenda sugar substitute
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 pear, peeled cored, and diced
• 1 small apple, peeled cored, and diced
• 1/4 cup fresh cranberries
• 1/4 cup pecan pieces

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350
• 2 mix together all dry ingredients and set aside.
• 3 combine pumpkin, eggs, oil, and applesauce in a mixer bowl and beat just until blended. do not overbeat.
• 4 add pumpkin/applesauce mixture to dry ingredients and mix until moistened. do not overmix.
• 5 fold in cranberries, apple and pear chunks and pecans.
• 6 pour into prepared muffin tins or papers.
• 7 bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes (check at 30).