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    You are here: Home / Breakfast / Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins

    Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins

    January 30, 2017 Updated June 2, 2017 BySam 90 Comments

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    The ultimate in muffin decadence: Peanut butter filled chocolate muffins.  These simple, double-chocolate muffins are studded with semisweet chocolate chips and filled with a surprise peanut butter cheesecake filling. Can you think of a better way to start the day?

    I originally published this recipe last year, photos have been updated.

    Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins -- rich chocolaty muffins with a peanut butter cheesecake filling || Sugar Spun Run

    Is it a muffin, or is it a cupcake? 

    I wrestled with this question for far too long, particularly while photographing these rich, chocolate beauties with their peanut butter surprises peeking out from soft edges and from beneath still-molten chocolate chips.

    They’re sweet, they’re chocolaty, and I definitely would not be disappointed to be offered one of these to satiate my sweet tooth after a meal.  Signs started to lean toward cupcake, and even my family members referred to them as such.

    But ultimately, I decided that what really makes a cupcake a cupcake (at least in my head) is a sweet, sugary crowning of frosting.  Meticulously swirled or carelessly slabbed on top with an ill-wielded butter knife or icing spatula, it’s frosting that makes a cupcake a cupcake, and these have none.

    Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins -- rich chocolaty muffins with a peanut butter cheesecake filling || Sugar Spun Run
    So, muffins they are.  I’ll admit, though, it’s kind of a cheat, because while there’s no frosting on top of these peanut butter filled chocolate muffins, there’s something of a frosting inside.

    Maybe you can already tell by the bright spots and tiger stripes swirled on their surfaces (I’m afraid these muffins aren’t very good at keeping secrets), but that soft chocolaty crumb gives way to a creamy peanut butter cheesecake filling.

    Let’s try to keep that between us, though, because if you call these peanut butter filled chocolate muffins, it’s far more acceptable to devour one or two for breakfast.

    Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins -- rich chocolaty muffins with a peanut butter cheesecake filling || Sugar Spun Run

    Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins -- rich chocolaty muffins with a peanut butter cheesecake filling || Sugar Spun Run

    There are two parts to this recipe — the peanut butter filling and the chocolate batter.  Both are equally easy, but you’ll prepare the 5-ingredient filling first, and try to hold back from eating all of it before the muffin batter is ready.

    When portioning my muffin batter, I like to use an ice cream scoop just enough to cover the muffin cup about ⅓ of the way full, and then use a 1 ½ Tbsp-sized cookie scoop (this one is mine, affiliate) to drop in the filling, top it all off with another scoop from my ice cream scoop, and then use a spoon to smooth the batter over the filling.

    You can use a toothpick to swirl the peanut butter and chocolate together, if you like that look.

    Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins -- rich chocolaty muffins with a peanut butter cheesecake filling || Sugar Spun Run

    These peanut butter filled chocolate muffins remind me a bit of Reese’s cups for obvious reasons, but with a much softer, fluffier chocolate “shell”, and a slightly more breakfast-appropriate feel.

    While the cheesecake filling keeps these muffin tops for rising quite as proudly as some of my other muffin recipes, most of them ended up much rounder than I expected, and any deflation is a small price to pay for the peanut butter surprise inside.

    Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins -- rich chocolaty muffins with a peanut butter cheesecake filling || Sugar Spun Run

    Enjoy!

    And I hope you’re not tired of chocolate because I just realized that every recipe I have prepared for this week is… chocolate.

    Whoops.

    Peanut butter chocolate muffins on a cooling rack

    Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins

    Chocolate chip studded chocolate muffins with a peanut butter surprise inside!
    4.74 from 38 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 18 muffins
    Calories: 409kcal
    Author: Sam Merritt

    Ingredients

    Peanut Butter Filling

    • 8 oz cream cheese softened
    • ½ cup peanut butter (145g)
    • ½ cup granulated sugar (100g)
    • 1 large egg lightly beaten
    • ½ tsp vanilla

    Muffins

    • ½ cup canola oil vegetable oil would also work
    • 1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
    • ½ cup milk
    • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ⅔ cup sour cream (150g)
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour (240g)
    • ½ cup cocoa powder (50g)
    • 1 ½ tsp baking soda
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips divided
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350F and line 18 muffin cups with cupcake liners (or lightly grease and flour).
    • Prepare Peanut Butter Filling first by microwaving cream cheese and peanut butter at 10 second intervals until it is easily stirred and combine.
    • Stir in granulated sugar, egg, and vanilla. Set aside.
    • In large bowl, whisk together oil, sugar, and milk. Stir in eggs and vanilla until well-combined.
    • Gently fold in sour cream until just-combined.
    • In separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
    • Fold flour mixture gently into wet mixture, folding until just barely combined. Stir in 1 ½ cup chocolate chips.
    • Scoop chocolate muffin batter into prepared muffin tin, filling only ½ full.
    • Scoop heaping spoonfuls (I used a heaping 1 ½" cookie dough scoop) peanut butter mixture on top of the chocolate batter, then cover with a layer of chocolate batter so that muffin cup is filled ⅔ TO ¾ of the way full.
    • Repeat until all batter has been dispersed.
    • Sprinkle tops of muffins with remaining chocolate chips.
    • Bake on 350F for 22-25 minutes (toothpick inserted in center should come out mostly clean, with a few crumbs.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 266mg | Potassium: 260mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 283IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 3mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.

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    Originally published 8/21/15 — photos & text updated 1/30/17

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    Comments

    1. Nia

      March 14, 2018 at 6:55 pm

      5 stars
      Has anyone made this into a cake? I’m thinking of trying a bunny cake with the filling. I have made the muffins and everyone loved them.

      Reply
      • Nia

        March 14, 2018 at 6:56 pm

        5 stars
        Bundt

        Reply
    2. Mia

      March 02, 2018 at 11:49 pm

      4 stars
      Light and delicious, my family devoured them. I was able to make 24 muffins and substituted the choc chips for peanut butter chips. Can’t wait to make them for my staff. Cream cheese blueberry will be next

      Reply
    3. Danielle

      February 24, 2018 at 8:13 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Sam!

      I stumbled across your blog yesterday, and when I saw this recipe, I just HAD to give them a try! I’m happy to report that they turned out beautifully! They look very much like what you’d get at a bakery, and they’re so moist and soft! And of course, the peanut butter center is a pleasant surprise. ^_^ Thank you!! I’ll definitely be making these again, and I can’t wait to try some of your other recipes. Take care 🙂

      Danielle

      Reply
      • Sam

        February 26, 2018 at 10:24 pm

        I’m so glad to hear they were such a hit! Thank you for commenting, Danielle! <3

        Reply
    4. Sunshine baker

      February 11, 2018 at 1:40 pm

      3 stars
      These were ok, but I was a bit disappointed that the peanut butter flavor wasn’t more present. The kids loved them though. Maybe next time I would do half chocolate chips and half peanut butter chips to boost the peanut butter flavor. The recipe made 24 muffins with the he yellow scoop and they baked for about 20 min.

      Reply
    5. Joy

      September 04, 2017 at 11:37 pm

      5 stars
      Fantastic recipe!!! My family loved these muffins & I plan to make them again soon. When putting batter in the muffin tins, I somehow ended up with a few extra spoonfuls of peanut butter batter. So, I baked it without the chocolate batter-yum!

      Reply
      • Sam

        September 10, 2017 at 10:09 am

        So glad to hear that you enjoyed! Thanks for coming back and letting me know how they turned out, Joy!! 🙂

        Reply
    6. Kathy

      July 08, 2017 at 7:26 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for the recipe! Made these tonight for a picnic dessert! They turned out wonderful and are so delicious! I will be trying more of your recipes! The recipe was easy to follow!

      Reply
    7. Nia

      April 01, 2017 at 7:46 am

      5 stars
      I made these yesterday. Everyone loved them. This recipe is perfect as is. I would definitely make them again. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Sam

        April 01, 2017 at 11:19 am

        I’m so glad you loved them, Nia! Thank you for commenting to let me know how they turned out! 🙂

        Reply
    8. Jess @ Sweetest Menu

      January 31, 2017 at 2:45 pm

      These look AMAZING Sam! Chocolate and peanut butter are my weakness so these muffins are everything! Pinning!

      Reply
      • Sam

        January 31, 2017 at 8:52 pm

        Thank you so much, Jess!! 🙂

        Reply
    9. Ellen

      January 31, 2017 at 12:29 pm

      I am fairly new to your awesome blog, so these are new to me. I love peanut butter and chocolate, that makes this recipe a must make! Just one little question- I would like to use less chocolate chips in the batter and wonder how much less could I add without causing a problem? Thank-you and love your recipes! P.S. I think the updated photos do make them look even more tempting!

      Reply
      • Sam

        January 31, 2017 at 1:42 pm

        Hi Ellen! You can use as few chocolate chips as you would like, it shouldn’t cause a problem at all (though making them slightly less chocolaty may be considered a small problem 😉 )
        You could easily get away with 1 cup of chocolate chips or even none at all, it won’t affect the overall muffin.
        I’m so glad you are enjoying the blog, and I hope you love the muffins!! 🙂

        Reply
    10. Jackie

      September 24, 2016 at 5:20 pm

      5 stars
      I made these for my grandchildren last week and they were a hit!! Now they are asking me to make the double chocolate muffins but put marshmallow cream in the middle instead of peanut butter. ??. Do you think that would work? And would I still use the egg in the filling??

      Reply
      • Sam

        September 26, 2016 at 8:53 am

        Jackie I’m so glad to hear that you & your grandchildren enjoyed the muffins! As for the marshmallow cream, I’m not entirely sure how that would work, unfortunately. Marshmallow can be funny to bake with and can harden, it might be better to add it after the muffins are baked (like perhaps cut a small hole in the top down to the center and pipe the filling in). I’m sorry I’m not more certain about how it would work to bake with the marshmallow cream!

        Reply
    11. Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat

      May 19, 2016 at 10:54 am

      5 stars
      I made these muffins the other day and they were absolutely delicious! I don’t normally like peanut butter but even I liked them in these muffins. I sent them in with my fiance to work and everyone was very pleased. Awesome post!

      Reply
      • Sam

        May 19, 2016 at 10:55 am

        That’s awesome, Shelby!!! I’m glad you and your fiancé (and his coworkers!) liked them, thank you so much for letting me know how they turned out 🙂

        Reply
    12. Beeta @ Mon Petit Four

      August 25, 2015 at 12:42 am

      WOW!! These look so incredible, Sam!! I am such a peanut butter fan, and the fact that you’ve got this little hidden surprise of PB in this deliciously fluffy, moist chocolate muffin is perfection. No one will be missing any frosting with these beauties <3

      Reply
      • Sam

        August 25, 2015 at 7:29 am

        Thanks so much, Beeta! I thought they were perfect without frosting, too! 🙂

        Reply
    13. Mira

      August 24, 2015 at 9:16 am

      5 stars
      Love chocolate and peanut butter and these muffins look gorgeous! Pinning!

      Reply
      • Sam

        August 24, 2015 at 9:17 am

        Thanks so much, Mira! 🙂

        Reply
    14. Mir

      August 24, 2015 at 7:25 am

      Oh, my good lord. I love anything stuffed with PB. These muffins are probably my holy grail of muffinhood. Amazing, Sam!

      Reply
      • Sam

        August 24, 2015 at 9:05 am

        Haha, thank you, Mir! I’m glad you like them!

        Reply
    15. Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen

      August 24, 2015 at 6:02 am

      OH YUMM! These look incredibly delish, Sam. Chocolate muffins with peanut butter sounds like best combination ever! YUM!

      Reply
      • Sam

        August 24, 2015 at 9:05 am

        Thanks so much, Anu!

        Reply
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