Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins not only taste great on their own they also have a blackberry syrup and chopped peanuts topping. Whoa!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins are the brainchild of a sweets and peanut butter lovin’ aficionado – Me!  The flavors go on and on because after the muffin ingredients are combined and baked there is a delectable topping.  Blackberry jelly is melted to make a syrup and after it is brushed on the baked muffins they are sprinkled with finely chopped peanuts.  Really good!

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 12 muffins

Author Ginny McMeans

Ingredients

• 2-1/8 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• Coconut oil for lightly coating tin for 12 muffins
• 1/2 cup vegan type butter such as Earth Balance softened
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 1 cup vanilla almond milk
• 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 Tablespoons egg replacers with 6 Tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• For the topping:
• 1/4 cup blackberry jelly
• 1/4 cup peanuts finely chopped

Instructions

1. Lightly oil tin for 12 muffins.
2. Mix together the egg replacer and water and set aside.
3. Stir together the flour, sugar and baking powder.
4. Cut the peanut butter and softened butter in with the flour mixture to make small little crumbles.
5. Add the vanilla almond milk and egg replacer mixture. Stir just until incorporated.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips.
7. Fill the tins about 1/2"-3/4" full.
8. Bake at 400° for 23 minutes.
9. Take out of oven and let cool 10 minutes.
10. Remove the muffins from the muffin tin and set aside to put on the topping.
11. For the topping:
12. Melt 1/4 cup blackberry jelly to make a syrup.
13. Brush the top of each muffin with the syrup.
14. When all are complete sprinkle the chopped nuts over the top.
15. Lightly press with your hand to help adhere the syrup to the peanuts.
16. Cool.
17. After they have cooled you may freeze them in any of the methods shown in my article Preparing Food for the Freezer
18. They defrost quickly so it really doesn't take any planning. The microwave will also zap them in 20 seconds.