Toasted Coconut Pear Muffins – Made From Scratch

Toasted Coconut Pear Muffins taste like a fresh spiced pear with a delicate coconut crunch.

Homemade Pear Muffins with Toasted Coconut are crazy delicious muffins from scratch. They’re soft with a warm tender center dotted with delicious fresh pear. This homemade muffin recipe made a one time coconut hater into a toasted coconut lover!

Coconut is one of those ingredients that you either love or hate with a passion. Toasted Coconut Pear Muffins may make us all into coconut lovers!

I grew up in a small rural community. We didn’t have one fast food restaurant unless you called the local bar a fast food joint. My dad didn’t believe children belonged in a bar so that was off limits too.

So, as a child, I had to strategically get my sweet tooth fix in other ways. Every once in a while I would spy a bag of coconut in the refrigerator. When my mom wasn’t looking, I’d pull out a few fingers full and oh my gosh I was in heaven.

If you know me you know I’m going to tell you JOHN doesn’t like coconut! I know I have the pity of many of you by now from all my whining and really appreciate your support in my plight for food equality.

When I was making this pear muffin recipe I really thought coconut and pear would be a great combination. By toasting the sweetened coconut it takes on a nutty flavor and loses some of the artificial sweetness that I think turned John off.

I loved the combination of the nutty toasted coconut and fresh pears. The texture was soft and tender. The sweet vanilla glaze with a dusting of more toasted coconut gave this Pear Muffin recipe a delectable crunch. Ground cardamon was added to the whole mix adding a warmth to the flavor. This homemade muffin can only come from bakery heaven.

How to toast coconut:

My favorite method is to add it to a skillet and cook it over medium heat. Don’t leave it and stir it continuously. It can burn very easily and once it starts browning it goes very quickly. Remove it from the hot pan right away to keep it from continuing to cook. For other cooking methods, An Affair From the Heart has some great information.

You can store it in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months or at room temperature for 5 days. Make sure nothing sits on top of it. Toasted coconut crushes easily.

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What are the best pears for baking?

Generally, it’s recommended that you use a firmer pear such as Bosc and Anjou varieties. I like Bartlett pears which aren’t a firm pear but taste amazing. I was just careful to fold the pears into the batter instead of using an electric mixer which would break them down. It worked perfectly.

What spices and flavors go with pears?

Of course, this is subjective, but I like the warmer spices and flavorings that compliment apples too such as:

• Cinnamon
• Vanilla
• Cardamon
• Ginger
• Nutmeg

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Tips/variations for perfect Easy Homemade Muffins

• As with any muffin recipe, don’t over mix the batter. Once the wet ingredients are combined with the dry ingredients, you are done.
• Fold in additions such as fresh fruit, nuts, coconut, or other ingredients the recipe calls for.
• Mix the salt if the recipe calls for it in with the wet ingredients not dry. Salt will pool at the bottom of your dry ingredients and can be harder to distribute throughout the batter. We’ve all tasted pockets of salt in baked goods. This is why. Salt will distribute and dissolve better with the wet ingredients.
• Feel free to completely leave the coconut out of this muffin recipe. It will not change the outcome.
• Add chopped nuts or even chocolate chips. Chocolate and pears go great together.

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• 12-cup non-stick muffin pan – I love this muffin pan and have three of them so I can get them all filled and baked at once. They’re great for egg cups too!
• Scoops – Wonder why those cupcakes are all the same size? Scoops! I use them for my cookies too!
• Cupcake liners – I use these foil liners. The pretty paper ones aren’t that pretty after baking so I use foil liners with non-removable paper. They come in many colors.

If you like this recipe here are a few more that I think you’ll love!

• Warm Cinnamon Ginger Mango Muffins Recipe
• Homemade Basic Muffin Recipe
• Dutch Pear & Nutmeg Pie with Streusel Topping
• Pear Hand Pies with Dark Chocolate Drizzle

What is your favorite way to use fresh pears? Leave me a comment below. I’m always so inspired by hearing from you! If you give this Fresh Pear muffin a try, drop me a note and let me know what you think.