Get the Recipe: Chunky Monkey Muffins
Delicious peanut butter, banana and chocolate muffins. Makes 12 large muffins. You can make them smaller to make more, but adjust cooking time down accordingly. Keeps well for several days in an airtight container.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup mashed really ripe bananas
- 2/3 cup peanut butter, *See Note 1 below
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chunks, *See Note 2 below
- 1 Tablespoon tubinado, raw or white sugar, for sprinkling before baking.
Instructions
- Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners and set aside. Preheat oven to 350° F. (regular bake setting/not fan assisted).
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and white sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the bowl, as necessary. Beat in the bananas, peanut butter, milk and vanilla.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix just until moistened. Don't over-mix. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
- Divide batter between the 12 prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with remaining white sugar. Fill any empty muffin cups 1/2 full with water.
- Bake at 350° for 38-33 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the muffins comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to finish cooling on wire racks.
Notes
1. I used regular pantry peanut butter for my muffins (Skippy, to be exact :) I haven’t tested these with natural peanut butter, so I'm not sure how it performs in these muffins. Let me know if you try it! As for the bananas, the more ripe they are, the better the flavour!
2. While you could use regular chocolate chips in these muffins, I highly recommend picking up some chocolate chunks. The generous pieces of chocolate are a big part of the appeal of these muffins (together with the banana and peanut butter).
Serving: 1muffin, Calories: 380kcal, Carbohydrates: 44g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 52mg, Sodium: 328mg, Potassium: 225mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 24g, Vitamin A: 297IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 26mg, Iron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?If you enjoyed this recipe, please leave a star rating and comment. It helps others to find it!
