Pear-Oatmeal Muffins Contributor: Serves: 16
Ingredients:
1 cup quick-cooking oats, divided 2 1/2 cups whole wheat 3/4 cup sugar 1 Tbsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom	1/4 tsp. ground allspice 2 cups chopped ripe pear 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk 1/3 cup light Ricotta cheese 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract 2 large egg whites
Cooking Instructions:
Instructions: Preheat oven to 400*F. Combine 1/2 cup oats, flour, and next 6 ingredients (flour through allspice) in a large bowl. Stir in pear, and make a well in center of mixture. Combine buttermilk and next 5 ingredients (buttermilk through egg whites), and stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon batter into 16 muffin cups coated with cooking spray; sprinkle 1/2 cup oats evenly over batter. Bake for 18 minutes or until done. Remove from pans immediately, and cool on a wire rack.
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