Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Makes 1 ½ dozen

Ingredients

• 1 ½ c Flour (preferred brand King Arthur)

• ⅓ c Crisco

• ⅔ c Sugar

• 2 tsp Baking Powder

• ¼ tsp Baking Soda

• 2 Eggs

• 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

• 2 Bananas, very ripe

• ¾ c Peanut Butter

• 1 c Chocolate Chip Morsels

• 6 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, chopped for topping on each muffin  

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

1. Mix flour, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.  

2. In a stand mixer, cream the crisco and sugar until fluffy. 

3. Add eggs one at a time.  

4. Add the bananas, peanut butter and vanilla extract and mix well.  

5. Add the flour mixture.  

6. Stir in the chocolate chips.

7. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper baking cups.

8. Scoop the batter about ¼ c into the prepared muffin tin.

9. Add about 1 tsp of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups on each muffin.

10.  Bake on the middle rack for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean or with just a few crumbs sticking.  

11.  Let the muffins cool down in the pan for at least 10 minutes then remove the muffins and place on a wire rack to cool down completely.