Pear-Bear Muffins

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Kids will love these breakfast bears. A spice cake mix baked in a muffin tin turns into a bear when you add pear ears and a chocolate chip nose. They make great snacks too.

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Ingredients
  • 1 package  (18.25 ounces) spice cake mixOn Sale
  • 1 cup  waterOn Sale
  • 1/3 cup  orange juiceOn Sale
  • 2   eggsOn Sale
  • 1/4 cup  canola oilOn Sale
  • 2 to 3   pears, cored and cut into 48 slicesOn Sale
  •   Almond sliversOn Sale
  •   Semisweet chocolate chips, regular and miniOn Sale
Directions
1
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with baking wrappers. In a large bowl, wishk together cake mix, the water, orange juice, eggs and oil until smooth. Spoon batter into prepared cups until they're about 3/4 full.
2
Trim a half inch from the pointed end of each pear slice. Insert the trimmed, flat ends of 2 slices into each muffin cup, leaving the tops of the pears exposed. Pretending the muffin is a clock, insert them at about 11:00 and 1:00.
3
Bake for 20 minutes, or until the muffin tops spring back when you touch them. Let cool 5 minutes in the pan; remove muffins and place them on wire racks. While they're slightly warm, add almond slivers and chocolate chips to create the bear's face.

Nutrition Facts
Calories 186, Total Fat 7 g, Carbohydrate 29 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 46%, Iron 0%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet


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