Who has two thumbs, an insatiable appetite for peanut butter chocolate chip muffins and can’t paint a wall right to save her life?
Check, check, and double-check. And after over an hour of botching the paint job on one of the walls in my future family room, some serious baking therapy was in order.
My preferred therapy includes lots. of. chocolate. And peanut butter. And it creates muffin tops that, when removed (because you guys do that too, right? Devour the base of the muffin and preserve the top, AKA the best part, for last?) taste remarkably like fresh peanut butter cookies.
Bingo.
I think the biggest reason that baking is so good for de-stressing is just that I get to eat a lot of pre-cooked batter in the process. And who can worry about things like whether or not their family room looks like it was painted by Jackson Pollock when they have a mouthful of peanut buttery batter?
Not me. Just know that, thanks to the use of heavy cream, this recipe makes a light, silky, peanut butter batter that you are going to have to fight against every fiber of your being to resist shoveling into your mouth.
Just… try to fill up at least 11 muffin cups, OK?
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 stick butter softened
- 2/3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cups creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Prepare cupcake pan by spraying lightly with cooking spray.
- In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In mixer, cream together butter and sugar.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla extract.
- Add peanut butter and stir until combined.
- Add heavy cream and beat about 30 seconds. Mixture will be smooth and airy.
- Gradually, with mixer on medium-low, pour flour mixture into batter. Stir until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips by hand.
- Spoon batter into prepared cupcake cups, filling each cup completely.
- Bake 18-20 minutes. Allow muffins to cool in pan before serving.
dina says
July 2, 2014 at 1:40 pmi love how they are chock full of chips!
Sam says
July 2, 2014 at 2:55 pmIt’s the only way to do it 😉
Kathleen R. says
July 1, 2014 at 8:09 pmI’ve never put heavy cream in my muffins- sounds like a great idea! And I agree baking is a wonderful type of therapy- especially with pb & chocolate involved 🙂
Sam says
July 2, 2014 at 10:17 amThanks Kathleen! 🙂
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext.com says
June 30, 2014 at 12:12 pmThese muffins look so amazing! PB and chocolate is one of my favourite combo’s- definitely got to try the recipe out!
Sam says
June 30, 2014 at 12:46 pmThank you Jess! Hope you like it! 🙂
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
June 29, 2014 at 10:45 pmOh my goodness Sam! These look amazing!!! Why have I never thought of making chocolate pb muffins before?!?! Breakfast has never looked so good 🙂
Sam says
June 30, 2014 at 12:45 pmThanks Chris! Hope you had a great weekend! 🙂
Arpita@ TheGastronomicBong says
June 27, 2014 at 7:34 pmYummmmm….Peanut butter and chocolate my favourite combination.. Muffins looks awesome… 🙂
Sam says
June 29, 2014 at 6:22 pmThanks! 🙂
Roberto Parkerinio says
June 27, 2014 at 3:07 pmChocolate and peanut butter…you cannot beat that combo. Serve’m up….
Sam says
June 30, 2014 at 1:36 pmWhy thank you! 😉
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says
June 27, 2014 at 10:34 amLook at all the chocolate chips you got in there Sam! Amazing! I just love peanut butter and chocolate together. What a great mix!
Sam says
June 27, 2014 at 11:14 amThanks Natalie! It really is the perfect combo… whoever invented Reese’s cups really knew what they were doing.
Cate @ Chez CateyLou says
June 26, 2014 at 8:36 pmPeanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins are the best!!! I absolutely love them. Yours look amazing – I love all that melty chocolate in them!
Sam says
June 27, 2014 at 8:16 amThanks Cate! I can’t get enough of melty chocolate! 🙂
Mary Frances says
June 26, 2014 at 2:16 pmHaha, I use the word botched too! and definitely in context of painting 😉
Oh my goodness, these muffins have my name written all.over.them. I have a major obsession with peanut butter and chocolate and especially muffin tops! I always save it for last … unless I’m super hungry and then it gets inhaled. Usually in pairs. Ahem.
I love how there is chocolate chip in every bite! And the whipping cream is so smart; I bet it makes these so soft and tender. Seriously, this recipe rocks! Pinning!
Sam says
June 26, 2014 at 2:31 pmThanks Mary! Ah yes, usually the muffins get inhaled in pairs here as well. 🙂