¾ cup soy milk or nondairy creamer

1/3 cup oil

1 egg

1-3/4 cups flour

1/3 cup sugar

2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

1 pear, chopped

½ cup chopped dried figs 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk together creamer or soy milk, oil and egg.  Stir in flour, sugar and baking powder until just moistened.  Gently fold in pear and figs.  Pour batter into 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups.  Bake for about 18 minutes.  Immediately remove from pan to wire rack to cool.

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