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Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes or Muffins with Peanut Butter Frosting

Here's how you make Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes or Muffins with Peanut Butter Frosting
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  • Servings: 18
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 18 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • MUFFINS
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup golden brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 large bananas (very ripe)
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 cup reduced fat milk
  • 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 4 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter (room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1 cup chopped lightly salted dry roasted peanuts
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: For The Cupcakes or muffins: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  • Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. Stir to combine and set aside.

  • Step 3: In a another mixing bowl, mash bananas well. Add baking powder and mix well with the mashed bananas. Add milk, peanut butter, oil, and vanilla, and mix well. Add this to the dry mixture and mix just enough to combine. Stir in chocolate chips.

  • Step 4: Line 18 muffin tins and fill about 3/4 full.

  • Step 5: Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

  • Step 6: Serve warm or cool completealy before frosting.

  • Step 7: For The Frosting: In a large bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, peanut butter and butter until fluffy. Beat in vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency.

  • Step 8: Pipe or spread frosting over cupcakes. Sprinkle with peanuts.

  • Step 9: Store in the refrigerator.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
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We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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