Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins

Peanut butter chocolate muffins on a cooling rack

Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Muffins

Chocolate chip studded chocolate muffins with a peanut butter surprise inside!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Total Time 45

Servings muffins

Calories 409kcal

Author Sam Merritt

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Filling

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

Muffins

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

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.
8 oz cream cheese, ½ cup (145 g) peanut butter
Stir in granulated sugar, egg, and vanilla. Set aside.
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar, 1 large egg, ½ tsp vanilla
In large bowl, whisk together oil, sugar, and milk. Stir in eggs and vanilla until well-combined.
½ cup avocado oil or vegetable oil or canola oil, 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar, ½ cup milk, 2 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract
Gently fold in sour cream until just-combined.
⅔ cup (150 g) sour cream
In separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour, ½ cup (50 g) cocoa powder, 1 ½ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt
Fold flour mixture gently into wet mixture, folding until just barely combined. Stir in 1 ½ cup chocolate chips.
2 cups semisweet 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.

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