Peanut Butter & Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

One of my favorite snacks of all time is a banana with peanut butter. It's great on its own and makes a pretty mean sandwich, too. This ridiculously easy recipe for Peanut Butter & Banana Chocolate Chip muffins takes that classic flavor combo and transforms it into something totally new (and maybe even better than the original)!! Happy snacking!

Ingredients:
3 ripe bananas
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/3 cup melted butter
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup flour
1/2 cup powdered peanut butter
1 cup chocolate chips


Tools:
2 mixing bowls
2 small bowls (for melting butter & beating egg)
Hand mixer
Muffin tin, lined
Cooling rack


Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.  In a large mixing bowl, mash banana. 
   
   
   
   
   
2. Melt butter in one small bowl (I used my microwave), beat the egg slightly in the other small bowl.
3. Add sugar and egg to banana, mix using hand mixer. 
   
   
   
   
   
4. Once combined, add melted butter and mix.
5. In a separate bowl, combine flour, powdered peanut butter, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 
   
   
   
6. Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
7. After all ingredients have been incorporated, add chocolate chips and mix well. 
   
   
   
    
8. Evenly distribute batter into lined muffin tin and bake for 20 minutes. 
   
   
   
   
   
9. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before digging in! 
   
   
   

Tips and Variations:

• Instead of powdered peanut butter, add 1/4 cup regular peanut butter to wet ingredient mixture and 1.5 cups of flour to dry ingredients; or leave out peanut butter and use only 1.5 cups flour.
• Wrap a muffin in a paper towel and heat in the microwave for about 15 seconds before enjoying! These are also incredible right out of the oven.
• Ditch the muffin tin and make this recipe into a delicious quick bread.