It has been far too long since I have made something with peanut butter. I thought these Peanut Butter Surprise Muffins would be a good way to curb any peanut butter withdrawal. You know anything with ‘surprise’ in the title is going to be something special (good or bad I suppose, but I promise only good things for you).
First you have a peanut butter muffin, which by itself would be quite delicious. Add a surprise in the middle (in the form of a mini peanut butter cup), and you have something that is just plain fun and tasty too!
Peanut Butter Surprise Muffins
Yields 12 muffins
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
3 teaspoons baking powder
pinch salt (optional)
pinch salt (optional)
2 eggs
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup natural peanut butter (chunky or creamy)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
12 miniature peanut butter cups
1/4 cup chopped peanuts (optional, for topping)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners or cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until combined.
- In a separate bowl, which together eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Stir into flour mixture until just moistened.
- Combine butter and peanut butter. Fold into batter (do not over mix).
- Fill each muffin cup 1/4 full with batter. Place a mini peanut butter cup on top of each. Cover with remaining batter. Sprinkle tops with chopped peanuts, if using.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into muffin comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
Adapted from Taste of Home
Alida! This looks amazing!! I am all over anything that involves peanut butter and chocolate. The best combo in the world. Thanks for sharing!
What a super great surprise!! These look ah-mazing!
This is the kind of surprise that I can get on board with!!
totally my kind of treat! love the idea of pb cups in the muffin! 🙂
Great idea!! I’ll keep it in mind for the family reunions coming up! yum 🙂
I would love to start of the day biting into something like this. How wonderful!
What a GREAT idea! I love the surprise! …and you KNOW I love peanut butter!
These look amazing, Alida! I’m glad you got your PB fix and what a great surprise!
This looks so good. Love peanut butter.
Yum! Amazing surprise. I bet these were delicious.
My my my…..want!