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Peanut butter and chocolate are such a classic flavor pairing. Combine this duo for all kinds of tasty desserts and snacks like today’s delicious recipe for Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins.
These muffins have become a staple in our house. Seriously, try baking up a batch and eating one (or several) of these muffins warm from the oven while the chocolate is still soft and melty and you will understand why we are constantly making these.
Don’t these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins look amazing? They bake up nice and tall with cracked tops which gives them a rustic look.
Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best. You know, the recipes with just a few ingredients. For this recipe just use your favorite peanut butter and chocolate chips/chunks to make a simple muffin batter with flour, sugar, milk, eggs, and butter; stir to combine, spoon into muffin cups and bake.
For this recipe, I used goat milk, coconut sugar, and coconut oil to accommodate my daughter’s food allergies, so this recipe is very adaptable to changes.
The key to making muffins is to not stir the heck out of your batter. Once you add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients just stir until the flour is moistened and incorporated into the batter. Fill your muffin cups 2/3rds full and bake.
Here is my second tip for muffin baking. Start out baking at a high temperature for 5 minutes, then reduce the temperature for the rest of the baking time. This technique activates the baking powder making the muffins taller with that beautiful domed top.
The two baking tips for making muffins ~
- Don’t overmix the batter
- Start the oven out on a high temperature for 5 minutes then turn it lower to continue baking.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins
The classic flavor combination of peanut butter and chocolate is what makes these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins so flavorful.
Ingredients
Muffin Batter
- 2 cups AP, flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 2 tbls. butter. melted substitute coconut oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk, whole, 2% or 1% substitute goat milk
- 2/3 cup brown sugar substitute coconut sugar
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
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Using a 12-cup muffin tin either spray the tins with cooking spray or use paper liners.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
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In a small bowl mix all the dry ingredients together.
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In a large mixing bowl, mix on medium speed the butter and peanut butter until combined.
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Add in the eggs one at a time and mix on medium until combined.
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Add the milk and mix until combined.
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Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and stir with a spoon until the flour is just incorporated. Next stir in the chocolate chips.
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Spoon or scope the muffin batter into the prepared muffin tins.
Bake for 5 minutes at 425 degrees then turn the oven to 375 degrees and continue baking for 12-15 minutes, until the center of the muffins are baked.
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Let cool for 5 minutes then remove from the muffin tin to a wire rack.
There really is nothing better than grabbing one of these muffins right out of the oven.
Perfect for breakfast or even a snack, these moist and tasty muffins are not too sweet but full of peanutty chocolate flavor.
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I love using really good chocolate in my recipes and for these muffins, Scharffen Berger dark chocolate chunks are my favorite to use. They are also good to nibble on.
The baking cups I use are really amazing. I love how muffins and cupcakes bake in this liner, plus they don’t stick to the liner like regular paper liners, they are easy to fill, and I love how they look. You can get yours here.
For more muffin inspiration from the One Hot Oven blog, you might like these two favorites ~
Maple Syrup Walnut Muffins – have that subtle maple flavor paired with the soft crunch of walnuts.
Tuscan Lemon Muffins – these muffins are moist and delicious.
Thank you for coming to the One Hot Oven blog. It’s now time for a cup of tea and a warm muffin.
~Jere’ ~
The Peanut butter chocolate chip muffins looks delicious…It is so spongy and tempting…I’m in love with those muffin liners
These muffins are amazing! Give me a glass of milk and a few of these, and you will make me 100% happy! Delicious recipe that will never go old – love it!
Definitely the match made in heaven! Fantastic flavor burst that I use very often! Can’t wait to make these muffins just about enough for the whole week!
So true on the not over-stirring. That’s a great reminder. I also love how versatile this muffin is and how you can substitute for the various components. I would never have thought of using goat’s milk!
I made all sort of cookies with peanut butter and chocolate chips but not the muffins. I will definitely make these for my picky eaters. Thanks.
Thank you so much for the tip about the change in baking temperatures! I never knew that’s how you get that domed muffin top. These muffins look amazing, and I love that you use chocolate chunks instead of chips
These muffins are mouth-watering. Peanut butter and chocolate is a fab combo! I love that they seem pretty easy to make! Your tips very useful. Thank you!
A beautiful and simple recipe for a hearty muffin! I love the combo of peanut butter and chocolate and these are a family favorite!
Even though I do not have a milk allergy I love the idea of using goats milk in these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins I can only imagine the delicious flavor it adds!
These peanut butter chocolate muffins look fantastic. I can only imagine the smell when they are baking!
I love peanut butter and chocolate and of course muffins so these would be perfect for me! I’d be very happy if I had one right now too.
my boyfriend would love me forever if i made these for him. such a great combo of flavors 🙂
I agree with you wholeheartedly! Peanut butter and chocolate is a combination that has been paired together for my entire life. It’s the perfect pairing. I love your tip about increasing the temp to get the higher domed top on the muffin. I’m going to try that! Thank you.
Who can resist peanut butter chocolate chip muffins? Not me. I like your tip of baking at a slightly higher temp for the first 5 minutes. Certainly gives muffins the required rise. Will remember this when I bake muffins next time.
You can never resist a freshly baked muffin. This is my kind of breakfast. Perfect with my morning coffee, and again with my afternoon latte.
I mean you can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate in my opinion. These peanut butter chocolate chip muffins will make a very special after school snack.
Peanut butter and chocolate are one of the best combos ever, so I can definitely see why you constantly bake these muffins. They look amazing. Definitely making a batch soon!
You are right! chocolate and peanut butter are a great combination and these muffins are a great prove of it! I love how you made the recipe fit your daughter’s needs! (never heard of goat milk…so cool)
Oh my goodness. You had me at peanut butter and chocolate! One of my favourite flavour combinations and I love a muffin!
Peanut butter and chocolate is a flavour combination made in heaven. LOVE IT
That is an amazing muffin! Thank your for sharing your muffin tips as well. I will have to try these soon.
Oh YUM! I love peanut butter and chocolate ALL the things!! These look fantastic!
I love chocolate and peanut butter together! These muffins look amazing ♥
Now that’s a muffin! All the good stuff goin’ on too. I love that you used dark chocolate chunks… you get so much more chocolatey goodness that way!
Well you can’t beat that combination. It’s been so long since I made muffins but there are really tempting me. Bookmarking this one and sharing it now.
One of my favorite combinations is peanut butter and chocolate! Isn’t it everyone’s? And these muffins baked up to perfection and tasted like a little slice of heaven. They have tons of peanut butter flavor and that melty chocolate fresh out of the oven is just drool worthy. Thanks for the great recipe.
These look amazing and would go down a treat in my house!
These cute little ones look amazing and best for a kids party. Chocolate chips are their all time favorite.