Peanut Butter & Jelly Muffins

I received complimentary product samples from #BacktoSchoolTreats sponsors companies to aid in the creation of my recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

You can’t think “school” without peanut butter and jelly, so send your kids back to school with one of these PB&J muffins.

I don’t have kids do the concept of going back to school is only in my memory. I do still see the impacts of whether school is in session however as we have students in our lab. But college students aren’t really the same kind of “going back to school” that phrase usually implies. Either way, it’s a trend that is starting to creep up in people’s minds and as such the blogging community it following suit by hosting BackToSchoolTreats week!

To me the most iconic school item is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I learned at a young age that the perfect way to make said sandwich was to put peanut butter on both slices of bread with the jelly in between to ensure the bread wouldn’t get soggy from prolonged contact with the jelly. I remember coming home requesting my dad to make them as such and not only did he agree to do so, he thought it was a great idea! Clearly a problem solver from a young age. So to kick off the week, I made peanut butter muffins with strawberry jam in the middle.

Check out these #BacktoSchoolTreats recipes from our Bloggers:

Back to School Breakfasts:
Baked Funfetti Doughnuts from Tara’s Multicultural Table
Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins from Comfortably Domestic
Breakfast Cookies from Home Sweet Homestead
Brioche Bread Pudding from Simply Healthyish
Chocolate Chip Maple Pecan Granola from Family Around the Table
Chocolate Malt Waffles from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Coconut Oatmeal Breakfast Bars from The Beard and The Baker
Homemade Honey Buns from The Domestic Kitchen
Nutella Waffles with Strawberry Syrup from The Redhead Baker
Oatmeal Pear Bars from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
PB&J Overnight Oats from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
Peaches and Maple Crunch Breakfast Jars from My Sweet Zepol
Peanut Butter & Jelly Muffins from The Spiffy Cookie
Triple Berry Overnight French Toast from The Nifty Foodie

Back to School Snacks:
Lavender Rice Krispie Treats from Nik Snacks
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars from Simple and Savory

Back to School Desserts:
‘Ah! Sunflower’ Cupcakes from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Almond Joy Cupcakes from Daily Dish Recipes
Back-to-School Sundae from Our Good Life
Caramel Apple Back to School Cupcakes from Big Bear’s Wife
Caramel Apple Dip from The Mandatory Mooch
Chocolate Cupcakes with PB Fluff Buttercream from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
Easy Chocolate No Bake Cookies from Jen Around the World
Chocolate Pudding & Caramel Parfait from Girl Abroad
Oatmeal Cream Pie Layer Cake from Love and Confections
Vanilla Bean Pudding Pops from Hardly A Goddess

Back to School Drinks:
Caramel Apple Iced Tea from For the Love of Food
Dairy-Free Apple Pie Smoothie from Frugal & Fit
Iced Apple Ginger Ale from Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats
Iced Salted Caramel Latte from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks

Like any good themed recipe week, there’s also a giveaway! Scroll to the bottom of this post for more information about the sponsors of #BacktoSchoolTreats and how to win. Sponsored items used in this recipe: Dixie Crystals brown sugar, Taylor & Colledge vanilla bean paste, and Sweets & Treats cupcake liners.

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PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY MUFFINS

Makes 12

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cup Dixie Crystals brown sugar

6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 tsp Taylor & Colledge vanilla bean paste

3/4 cup peanut butter chips

10 oz. jar favorite jam/jelly (I used strawberry)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Line a a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and brown sugar.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and peanut butter until smooth. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla and whisk until smooth. Add flour mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips (batter will be thick).
4. Divide half of the batter into prepared muffin tin. Place a teaspoon of jam into the center of each. Top with remaining batter.
5. Bake for 17-20 minutes, or until the top of the muffin springs back when lightly pressed.
6. Cool on a wire rack.

Source: Adapted from Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins by Beantown Baker (Guest Post)
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