If someone was to ask me do I like peanut butter the answer is NO. If they were to say peanut butter with chocolate, then I'm a little interested in hearing more. While flipping through one of my cookbooks I came across this muffin. The picture is what made me stop, if there wasn’t a picture I would have kept flipping.
In the picture all I saw was the chocolate chips, and then I looked at the name of the muffins. As I begin to continue to turn the page, I started to think about all of the things that I eat that has peanut butter and chocolate together.
I sat on the page for a while and decide why not give them a try. I now eat and love rice, onion, Japanese, and more that I never would’ve been caught eating before. I had everything I needed in my pantry so why not, right?
I can say I’m happy with end result. The great thing about these muffins is the fact that chocolate was all I smelled as they baked. They are moistened with the peanut flavor, but with the crunch of the chocolate chips make them delicious.
Recipe adapted from: Taste of Home Baking Classics
Ingredients: 1 & ¾ cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 & ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg
¾ cup milk
2/3 cup chunky peanut butter
¼ cup canola oil
1 & ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2/3 cup dark chocolate chips
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F
In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, milk, peanut butter, oil and vanilla. Stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips.
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake for 22-25 or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
*makes 12 muffins*
