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.
Servings:
about 24 muffins
Ingredients
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1 package(18.25 ounces) spice cake mixsee savings
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1 cupwatersee savings
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1/3 cuporange juicesee savings
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2eggssee savings
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1/4 cupcanola oilsee savings
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2 to 3pears, cored and cut into 48 slicessee savings
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Almond sliverssee savings
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Semisweet chocolate chips, regular and minisee savings
Directions
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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.
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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.
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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 information
Per serving: 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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