Applesauce Muffins with Pear

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup Musselman's Apple Sauce, any variety
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. chinese five spice powder (substitute apple pie spice or cinnamon)
• 1 large ripe pear
• 2 Tb. brown sugar for sprinkling