Description
Delicious muffins combining the flavors of chocolate, caramel, and peanut butter, filled with creamy goodness and topped with Snickers chunks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 50 g Snickers bars, cut into small cubes
- 130 g soft butter
- 50 g peanut butter
- 100 g sugar
- 70 g brown sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 2 medium eggs
- 170 g all-purpose flour (Type 405)
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 50 ml milk (or coffee)
- 250 g mascarpone
- 50 g peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons caramel sauce
- 150 g cream
- 1 packet cream stiffener
- 50 g milk chocolate coating
- 100 g Snickers bars, for topping
- A little caramel sauce for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C for fan ovens). Line a muffin tin for 12 muffins with paper liners.
- Cut the Snickers bars into very small cubes and set aside.
- In a bowl, beat the softened butter, peanut butter, sugars, and salt together until creamy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder.
- Alternate adding this dry mixture with the milk to the batter, mixing until just combined.
- Evenly distribute the batter into the muffin liners with an ice cream scoop or two tablespoons.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes.
- Allow the muffins to cool after baking.
- For the filling, mix the mascarpone, peanut butter, and caramel sauce in a bowl.
- Whip the cream with the cream stiffener until stiff, then gently fold it into the mascarpone mixture.
- Fill a piping bag with a star tip and pipe the cream onto the cooled muffins.
Notes
Make sure butter is soft before mixing and avoid overmixing for a light texture. Sprinkle crushed peanuts on top before baking for added crunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: Snickers muffins, chocolate muffins, peanut butter muffins, dessert recipes, easy muffins