Rich Fudge-Ffilled Peanut Butter Muffins

Submitted by OceanIvy

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

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• 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.

Reviews

[Debbb]

These are really good muffins! The texture is a little dry which is typical of pb baked goods. My chocolate ended up more like a stripe than a filling so I'll have to spoon it in differently next time.