Muffins are our answer to everything.
Need a quick lunch snack? Muffins.
Want a light breakfast? Muffins.
Packing for a road trip? Muffins.
Bored? Why not do some baking to pass the time? Why not bake muffins?
Our other answer to everything is chocolate and peanut butter. Obviously.
We don’t want to be redundant, or predictable, but our craving for chocolate and peanut butter is just never quite satisfied. And we were baking these to share with a friend who’s favourite flavour combo also happens to be chocolate and peanut butter, so in our minds the decision was already made!
So in case you haven’t guessed already, these are chocolate peanut butter muffins.
Make that chocolate peanut butter swirl with chocolate and peanut butter chips.
Whaddup.
These little beauties are truly decadent. And they’re the perfect snack to bring along for post-race snacking, Toronto road-tripping, beach-bumming and post-night-out-breakfasting. All of which took place in a span of 24 hours this past weekend.
So the real question is: can you ever have too many muffins? No, no you cannot. We suppose the other question is: can you ever have enough chocolate and peanut butter? Again, the answer is no. And these little snacks are the perfect marriage between the two. Win-win!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Muffins
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 20-25 minutes
Makes: 19-24 muffins (depending on the size)
Ingredients:
For the Chocolate Batter:
1.5 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 c. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 c. white sugar
1/4 c. cocoa powder
1 egg, beaten
1 egg white
1 c. milk of choice
1 tsp vinegar
1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce
1/4 c. plain yogurt
1/4 c. honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c. peanut butter chips
For the Peanut Butter Batter:
1.5 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 c. white sugar
1 egg. beaten
1 egg white
1 c. milk
1 tsp vinegar
1/2 c. apple sauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350F. Spray two muffins pans with non-stick cooking spray.
In two large bowls, combine the dry ingredients for both batters separately. In two separate smaller bowls, combine the wet ingredients for both batters separately. Pour the wet ingredients for each batter into the bowls of dry ingredients. (You will have two bowls with two different batters). Stir both bowls just until everything is combined and there are no dry spots. Gently stir the chocolate chips into the peanut butter batter and the peanut butter chips into the chocolate batter.
Place a spoonful of the chocolate batter into each of your muffins tins, only filling the muffin tin about 1/3-1/2 full with the chocolate. Now go along and top the chocolate batter with a spoonful of peanut butter batter.
Using a butter knife, gently swirl the two batters together. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the muffins are firm yet still soft.
~twosaucysisters
Do you like muffins? When you have to make snacks, what are your go-to favourites?
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