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INGREDIENTS

1 cup quick-cooking oats
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
4 cups chopped ripe pear
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/3 cup light Ricotta cheese
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 large egg white
1/4 cup egg substitute

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• 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), and stir well with a whisk.
• Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup oats evenly over batter.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until done.
• Remove from pans immediately, and cool on a wire rack.