Pear-Oatmeal Muffins

• 1 cup quick-cooking oats, divided
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 cups chopped ripe pears
• 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/3 cup light ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg white
• 1 large egg
• cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
2. Combine 1/2 cup oats, flour, and next 6 ingredients (flour through allspice) in a large bowl.
3. Stir in pear, and make a well in center of mixture. Combine buttermilk and next 5 ingredients (buttermilk through egg), and stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
4. Spoon batter into 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray; sprinkle 1/2 cup oats evenly over batter.
5. Bake at 400u0b0 for 18 minutes or until done. Remove from pans immediately, and cool on a wire rack.

oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cardamom, ground allspice, pears, lowfat buttermilk, light ricotta cheese, vegetable oil, vanilla, egg white, egg, cooking spray

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pear-oatmeal-muffins-249596 (may not work)