Rich Fudge-Ffilled Peanut Butter Muffins

This sounds so incredible, doesn't it? 8)

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 9 muffins

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1  tablespoon unsalted butter or 1  tablespoon margarine
• 1 2⁄3 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup light-brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 1⁄3 cup  oil
• 1  egg, lightly beaten
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped salted peanuts without skins (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400° and prepare pans for 9 muffins.
2. In a small saucepan, add chocolate chips and butter; melt, stirring constantly.
3. Remove from heat and set aside.
4. In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
5. In separate bowl, stir together milk, peanut butter, oil, egg and vanilla extract.
6. Add dry mixture to wet mixture just until combined.
7. Spoon half of batter into pans.
8. Divide chocolate mix among muffins, a scant teaspoon per pan (don't let filling touch sides of tins).
9. Spoon remaining batter over chocolate filling.
10. Sprinkle tops of muffins with peanuts.
11. Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.