Peanut Butter Muffins

A simple recipe for moist, soft peanut butter muffins (loaded with chocolate chips!). These muffins are simple to make, no mixer required. 

Hey peanut butter/chocolate addicts, this one’s for you.

For those of you who love soft and fluffy baked goods infused with peanut butter flavor, punctuated with melty pops of milk chocolate (or semisweet, I don’t discriminate). For those of you who have obsessed with me over classics like my peanut butter blossoms or peanut butter bars, and those of you who won’t even think about making my flourless peanut butter cookies without a healthy scoop of chocolate chips tossed into the mix. You’re going to love these peanut butter muffins. 

And while technically they may be better categorized with desserts rather than with breakfast, I’ve definitely been enjoying these for breakfast recently. Muffins are breakfast food, right? No matter how much peanut butter and chocolate they contain?

Right.

What You Need and Notes on Substitutes:

• Flour. I have only tested this recipe with all-purpose flour.
• Sugar. I use a blend of granulated and light brown sugar for the best flavor.
• Peanut butter. I recommend using a traditional peanut butter and not a natural variety (where the oil separates on top).
• Oil. Any neutral cooking oil will work, canola and vegetable are my preference.
• Buttermilk. Even though we’re not using baking soda (which, if you remember from my buttermilk substitute, is often paired with buttermilk), I still like to use buttermilk for added moisture and a richer flavor. If you don’t have it you may substitute regular whole milk.
• Vanilla extract. For flavor.
• Eggs. Two large or extra large.
• Baking powder. To help the muffins rise nicely.
• Salt. For flavor.
• Chocolate chips. I used semisweet chips here, but when I have them I prefer milk chocolate. While I’m typically a dark-chocolate fan, milk chocolate and peanut butter are one of my favorite flavor combos.

This recipe makes 18 peanut butter muffins. I tried to scale the ingredients down to make an even dozen, but the muffins didn’t work out too well and a lot of awkward measurements were needed. If you don’t want to make 18, you can cut the recipe in half.

If you only have one muffin tin, bake one batch of muffins and cover the remaining batter while the first batch bakes. Let the first batch cool for at least 20 minutes before baking your remaining batter.

Tips:

• I didn’t have any muffin liners on hand when I made these peanut butter muffins, so I made my own using parchment paper. Here is my tutorial I recently shared on how to make your own muffin liners. Alternatively you can grease and flour the cavities of your muffin tin.
• Don’t over-mix the muffin batter, or your muffins will be dense and dry. Mix gently by hand, using a spoon or spatula.
• Add the chocolate chips once the flour mixture is halfway incorporated. This helps keep the batter from becoming over-mixed, which might happen if you stir the chips in once the batter is already combined completely.
• Take care to not over-bake your muffins or they will be dense, dry, and crumbly.  

Enjoy!

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Peanut Butter Muffins

Peanut Butter Muffins are warm, tender, moist, with melty and gooey chocolate chips. AND they're so easy to make!

5 from 21 votes

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bakery muffins, best muffin recipe, peanut butter

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 18 muffins

Calories: 370kcal

Author: Sam Merritt

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 1/4 cups creamy peanut butter 250g
• ▢ 1/2 cup granulated sugar 100g
• ▢ 1/2 cup light brown sugar firmly packed (100g)
• ▢ 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil 118ml
• ▢ 2 large eggs
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 cup buttermilk 236ml¹
• ▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour 250g
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 cups semisweet or milk chocolate chips 340g, I used semisweet because that’s what I had on hand, but milk chocolate goes best with peanut butter!
• ▢ Additional granulated sugar for sprinkling on top optional

Recommended Equipment

• Mixing bowls

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375F (190C) and line muffin tin with paper liners (out of paper liners? See my tutorial on how to make the muffin liners seen in the photos above).
• Combine peanut butter sugar, oil, and peanut butter and stir well to combine. Beat in eggs, then stir in milk and vanilla extract.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Gently combine wet and dry ingredients with spatula.
• Stir in chocolate chips when dry ingredients are halfway combined (don't over-mix the batter or muffins will be dense and dry).
• Divide batter into muffin liners, filling each cavity ¾ the way full (keep in mind this recipe makes 18 muffins, so you will need two tins. If you only have one, bake the first batch and cover the remaining batter until the first batch has baked and mostly cooled). If desired, sprinkle muffins with additional granulated sugar.
• Bake on 375F (190C) for 20-22 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (avoid chocolate chips) or with moist crumbs. Do not over-bake or they will be dry.

Notes

¹You may substitute whole milk for the buttermilk in this recipe without making any other changes. I prefer the buttermilk because it makes the muffins slightly more moist and more flavorful.

Store muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 370kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 249mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 93IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg

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This recipe was originally published in June of 2014, has since been updated to include new photos, an improved recipe, and a video.