Pear banana muffins {vegan recipe}

Name: Pear banana muffins {vegan recipe}
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1/2 cup vegan butter; 1/4 cup vegan cream cheese; 1 heaping tbsp vegan mayo; 1/2 cup apple or pear sauce; 2 mashed [or grated] bananas; 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 1 cup sugar; dash of sea salt [about 1/8 tsp]; 1 cup white flour; 1/2 cup whole wheat flour; 1 1/2 peeled and thinly sliced pear

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Very Easy

40 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time25 min

To make the sauce:
Peel and core 1 pear, chop it into large chunks. Pour 1/2 cup filtered water into a high speed blender. Add pear chunks. Blend on high speed until smooth consistency is achieved. Pour into a pot and bring to boil on high heat; reduce heat to medium and simmer for 2 minutes. Cool to warm temperature before adding to batter.
Batter
Place first 3 ingredients in a pot and place on a stove on low-medium heat to melt butter and cream cheese. Using whisk keep stirring ingredients. When butter starts to melt reduce heat to low; keep stirring until ingredients are melted. Add pear [or apple sauce], mashed bananas, baking soda and vinegar; stir. Add sugar and salt; fold it in, stirring all contents for about 1 minutes. Batter should be slightly warm but NOT hot. Whisk in flours. Lastly fold in pear pieces.
Baking
The oven should be preheated to 375 F. Line muffin pan with paper cups.
Fill cups 3/4 of the way with batter. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown [you can test if muffins are ready by inserting a toothpick in the middle of a muffin; if it comes out dry your muffins are done]. Let muffins cool for 3-5 minutes and then place on a cooling rack for another 10 minutes before serving.