Chai Spice Pear Muffins

Serves makes 6 muffins

Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

¼ cup (62ml) extra virgin olive oil or melted butter 

¼ cup (62ml) honey

3 free-range eggs

1 tsp baking powder 

1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger 

½ tsp ground cardamom 

1 cup (96g) almond meal 

¼ cup (38g) sunflower seeds 

½ cup (56g) walnuts, lightly crushed 

1 cup (150g) chopped dates 

1 ½ cups pears in juice, drained and chopped into 2 cm pieces

Method

Heat the oven to 165°C and line 6 x ½ cup muffin tins with muffin cases. In a bowl combine olive oil, honey, eggs, baking powder, vanilla, and spices and whisk until creamy. 

Fold through the almond meal, sunflower seeds, walnuts, dates and pears, reserve ¼ of the pears to place on top. 

Spoon into muffin cases, add the reserved pears on top and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Cool in the tin for 20 minutes then transfer to a rack to cool. 

Enjoy fresh and store in fridge for up to 3 days.