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December 16, 2013 by Jennifer

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Muffins

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Christmas is in less than 2 weeks, how did this happen?!  Where did the year go?  I feel like I’ve been saying that a lot lately.  With the baby only 3 weeks behind that, I start to feel a little overwhelmed at times.  When that happens, I get in my kitchen and I bake.  Sure, it’s probably not always a good idea to shove off responsibilities in the name of delicious treats, but sometimes it just works.

If you find yourself in a similar situation, add these muffins to your list the next time you’re partaking in a little kitchen therapy.  They are so easy to assemble and absolutely delicious.  They are perfect for a quick, homemade breakfast, but they also make a nice snack to keep on hand during the day.  If you have guests coming into town for the holidays, add this one to your arsenal for breakfast one morning- I promise you will not be disappointed.  One reason I love these so much is because I usually have all of the ingredients in my pantry.  Another is that because they come together so easily, they make me think twice about using pre-packaged muffin mixes that contain all kinds of who-knows-what kind of ingredients (side note, if you use those, no judgement here at all.)  🙂

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Muffins - BusyBeingJennifer.com

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Muffins 
{printable recipe}

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup old fashions oats, plus more for sprinkling

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted & slightly cooled

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

2 large eggs

1 cup milk

1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped pecans or other nut of your choice (optional)

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 375*F, line or grease a standard muffin tin and set aside
  • Mix flour, oats, baking powder and salt in a small bowl until combined and set aside
  • In a large bowl, whisk butter and brown sugar together until smooth
  • Add peanut butter, eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract to the butter and sugar, whisk to combine
  • Slowly stir the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined, making sure there is no more dry flour, do not over mix
  • Fold in chocolate chips and pecans
  • Spoon into muffin tin, filling the cups 3/4 full
  • Sprinkle with additional oats
  • Bake for 17-20 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
  • Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely (if you can wait that long!)

I hope you enjoy and Merry Christmas!

-Ashley

Recipe Contibutor at BusyBeingJennifer.com

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Comments

  1. Pristine says

    December 16, 2013 at 11:28 am

    These look great! Will have to pin. Thanks

    Reply
  2. Megan says

    December 16, 2013 at 11:32 am

    Ooooh they look soooo yummy! Anything chocolate peanut butter is the best!

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  3. Angela says

    December 16, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    Chocolate and peanut butter- can’t go wrong with that!

    Reply
  4. Ashley says

    December 16, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    These look so good 🙂 And being in the kitchen always helps my stress level too.

    *Pinning*

    Reply
  5. Skye Kilaen says

    December 16, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    Yum! Pinning now, these would be great for Xmas brunch.

    Reply
  6. elysa ellis (@elysa) says

    December 16, 2013 at 4:04 pm

    my husband loves oatmeal cookies so I bet he’d love these muffins!

    Reply
  7. Aleshea says

    December 18, 2013 at 1:11 am

    That pictures looks so tasty. I love oatmeal. Many of the baby pictures you will find of me I am eating oatmeal. Mixing it in a muffin with peanut butter is genius.

    Reply
  8. Tracie Trump says

    December 30, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    These muffins look super yummy and easy to make, thanks!

    Reply

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