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Peanut Butter Banana Bagels
May 20, 2013 | 
Author The idea for these bagels spawned from reading a post on A Beautiful Mess, where Emma mentioned that her favorite bagel was from Panera – a peanut butter and banana bagel in fact! I never had the chance to try this gem, as it has been discontinued, but decided to take on this challenge of recreating what I imagine they would have been like. The execution of making these bagels however, poses the problem of adding two wet ingredients to dough, which would just result is needing more flour. But I have made bagels using pumpkin puree in the past and therefore substituted with mashed banana and used PB2′s powdered peanut butter instead.
I had hoped for a very obvious flavor, but the result was more subtle and I may need to try folding in real peanut butter for a swirl or try peanut butter chips. Or maybe my desire for a super peanut buttery-banana-y bagel is unrealistic, and this is as close as it gets. Don’t get me wrong, these were wonderful bagels! I wouldn’t be sharing them on my blog if they were not, just not a “wow that’s an explosion of peanut butter-banana flavor”. That response might be reserved for moister items such as muffins and blondies. To compensate, these were particularly good with a smear of Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter. Peanut butter on top of peanut butter – that’s just how I roll!
Actually, I recently discovered that cake batter flavor exists, and upon searching their website while writing this post found both banana and peanut butter flavorings. I feel like it would be a cop out to use them instead of real banana and peanut butter, but maybe a couple drops would get this bagel flavor up to the next level. What are your thoughts?
Two years ago: Baked Blueberry Almond Pancakes
PEANUT BUTTER BANANA BAGELS
Makes 8 bagels
Ingredients:
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white whole wheat flour
1/4 cup PB2 powdered peanut butter
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup warm water
2-1/4 tsp active dry yeast
2 Tbsp sugar, divided
1 large very ripe banana, mashed
Directions:
- In a small bowl, combine the two flours. In a large bowl, whisk together 2-1/2 cups of the flour, powdered peanut butter, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine water, yeast and 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of sugar. Whisk together slightly and allow to sit for 3-5 minutes or until slightly foamy.
- Add the mashed banana and mix using a dough hook, then begin to slowly add the flour mixture. Mix for 5 minutes or until smooth, alternating between slow and medium speeds as you add flour. You want to mix it until the dough is no longer sticky. After 5 minutes, if the dough is sticky, incorporate the remaining flour, a little at a time.
- Form the dough into a ball and place in a lightly greased large bowl. Cover and allow the dough to double in size, around 1 hour.
- Remove the dough and punch it down. Divide into equal pieces. A digital scale is very helpful, but if you don’t have one just eye out 8 even pieces of dough. Press your finger through the middle of the ball, and form into a bagel shape. They will rise some more, so if you want a hole, make it bigger than the size of a quarter. Repeat with the the rest of the dough. Place on prepared baking sheet and let rest until risen but not doubled, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and bring 12 cups of water to a boil with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of sugar.
- In batches, boil the bagels for around 20 to 30 seconds per side. Remove from water and place back on prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool before serving.
Source: Adapted from Pumpkin Bagels, inspired by A Beautiful Mess.
Posted in Bagels, Bread Rolls Buns & Dough, Breakfast | 
Tags: bananas, peanut butter, whole wheat, yeast | 
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Birthday Overload Pancakes
Did you really think I would leave off for my birthday weekend with my post yesterday, lacking cake batter, peanut butter, and cookie dough? Yes it was a most splendid ice cream, but I refuse to spend my birthday without at least one of those 3 things! So I went ahead and made breakfast using all three…
Peanut butter pancakes.
Eggless chocolate chip cookie dough.
Funfetti “syrup”.
Put the three together and you get an overload of some of my most favorite things about the dessert world… but for breakfast! And since it’s my birthday it’s completely acceptable to eat this first thing in the morning.
And since today is also star wars day (may the fourth be with you), I had originally made these pancakes with star wars vehicle pancake molds, but they didn’t come out right so I ended up just making the rest regular. So you’ll have to just imagine these as cool Millenium Falcons and X wings and Tie Fighters.
One year ago: Funfettinutter Cupcakes for Two (or One Birthday Girl)
Two years ago: Peanut Butter Cup S’mores Ice Cream
BIRTHDAY OVERLOAD PANCAKES
Makes about 1.5 dozen
Ingredients:
COOKIE DOUGH
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 Tbsp sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp milk
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
PANCAKES
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1-1/2 cups milk
1 egg
1 Tbsp sugar
1/4 creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt (I used 0% vanilla Chobani)
CAKE BATTER “SYRUP”
1/2 cup dry white cake mix
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp sprinkles, plus more for garnish
Directions:
- To make the cookie dough, in a large bowl, beat butter and sugars with an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy. Mix in milk and vanilla.
- Stir in flour and salt and mix on low until incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips. Set aside.
- To make pancakes, in a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a medium bowl, combine the milk, egg, sugar, peanut butter, and Greek yogurt. Beat with an electric mixer on low until smooth. Add mixture to the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined.
- Heat a large griddle over medium heat. Ladle the batter onto the griddle and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 2-3 minutes per side.
- Keep pancakes warm by placing on a oven-proof tray in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.
- To make the “syrup”, whisk together the cake mix and water until smooth. Fold in sprinkles.
- To serve, layer pancakes alternating with crumbled bits of cookie dough, topped with a drizzle of cake batter “syrup”. Add extra sprinkles if desired.
Source: Cookie Dough from The Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook. Pancakes adapted from The Peanut Butter & Co. Cookbook. Cake Batter “Syrup” adapted slightly from Little Bitty Bakes.
Posted in Breakfast, Pancakes | Tags: cake mix, chocolate, Funfetti, Greek yogurt, peanut butter, sprinkles | 15 Comments »
Baked Peanut Butter Cup Banana Pancakes
In the past I’ve salvaged pancakes that stick to the skillet by cooking the remaining batter in either a doughnut or muffin-top pan. But my dad and step mom gave me a griddle for Christmas so I haven’t had to get creative with my pancakes in awhile. However, I now find myself purposely baking my pancakes sometimes when I don’t want to stand over the griddle watching and flipping until all the batter is gone. When they are baked you just pop them in the oven and walk away until the timer goes off, which is exactly what I did for these peanut butter cup banana pancakes. Of course you can cook these on a griddle as well, but I was feeling lazy.
Side note: For those of you wondering about my health, I am nearly 100% recovered! Still keeping the tissues around but hopefully will be able to detach myself from them in the next couple of days.
One year ago: Cake Batter Puppy Chow
Two years ago: Homemade Olive Garden Salad and Dressing
BAKED PEANUT BUTTER CUP BANANA PANCAKES
Serves 4-5
Ingredients:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1-1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 medium very ripe banana, mashed
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1-1/2 cups milk
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped peanut butter cups (I used minis)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat holes in a muffin-top pan with non-stick cooking spray, set aside.
- Use a hand mixer to whisk together the banana and peanut butter.
- Mix in the baking powder, brown sugar, salt, and vanilla.
- Mix in the flour and the milk. Fold in the peanut butter cups with a spatula.
- Spoon 1/4 cup of batter into the pre-greased muffin top pan holes. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the tops begin to turn golden brown and middles are set. Allow to cool slightly before removing carefully from pan. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Serve with syrup of favorite pancake toppings.
Source: Adapted from Something Swanky.
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Half & Half Cookies
Alright, So you’ve read about my adorable nephew’s birthday party, now it’s time to tell you a little about my adventures in NYC before I ventured off to Boston!
I arrived in NYC Friday evening and I finally got to meet Tara (Chip Chip Hooray)! She took me to one of her favorite Thai restaurants for dinner, and then to a Greek bakery for dessert. I got a hazelnut cupcake (which suspiciously had almonds sprinkled on top) and a baklava cheesecake bar (which btw I actually saved for breakfast the next morning).
Kayle, myself, Tara, Joanne, Lauren, and Jenn
On Saturday we met up with the rest of the fabulous ladies for brunch at DBGB (however much to my dismay, Tracey was unable to join us due to car trouble). After stuffing ourselves with deliciouness, we found a location where we could then dive into the cookies which Lauren had brought for us to try from Keep It Sweet Desserts. After one bite of her cookies, I didn’t want them to try my cookies that I had brought because they were so phenomenal! She may have one more customer after that experience (and everyone I shared them with later on since I got to take some of the leftovers to my family).
COOKIES
From there, we went to a cute store with all kinds of kitchen stuff (Fishs Eddy) where I bought two fun cups and also two plates. One both Tara and I bought so be prepared for some awesome plates showing up. Also checked out Eataly, and a few other places I cannot remember the names to before I had to head out and meet my ride to Boston. I had an awesome time with everyone but definitely wish I had more time to spend in NYC. Hopefully I will be back soon, or maybe I can convince them to venture south 
.
Also, check out Tara’s post about our adventures too – she took more pictures!
Moving on to these cookies. They are the ones I brought to share on Saturday! Originally I had planned on sprinkling these with coarse sea salt prior to baking but totally forgot in my excitement of preparing them for the weekend. The raw dough was also so good I couldn’t wait to bake and eat them. They are half and half cookies with peanut butter cookie dough with dark chocolate chips on one side, then dark chocolate cookie dough with peanut butter chips on the other. It’s joyousness.
DARK CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER HALF& HALF COOKIES
Makes about 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
DARK CHOCOLATE DOUGH
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 up unsweetened dark chocolate baking cocoa
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup peanut butter chips
PEANUT BUTTER DOUGH
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips/chunks
Directions:
- Make the dark chocolate dough: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and baking cocoa. In a large bowl, using a mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla. Beat until just incorporated. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until combined. Fold in peanut butter chips. Divide into four equal portions, wrap in plastic and refrigerate.
- Make the peanut butter dough: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, using a mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Mix in the peanut butter until creamy, then add the egg, and vanilla until just incorporated. Fold in the dark chocolate chips. Divide into four equal portions, wrap in plastic and refrigerate.
- Assemble the cookies: Once the doughs have chilled for about an hour, roll all 8 balls of dough into logs, measuring about 3/4-inch wide by 12 inches long. Pair up the four logs of dark chocolate dough with the 4 peanut butter and roll the pair together into one log. Re-wrap in plastic and refrigerate for another hour, or overnight.
- When you are ready to bake your cookies, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with a baking mat or parchment paper and set aside. Take out one log of dough and slice into 1/2-inch pieces. Place on cookie sheets, cut-side-down, two inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies just start to set. Cool for 5 minutes on cookie sheets before removing to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.
Source: Adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction and A Kitchen Addiction.
Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Cupcakes
I feel like my baking rate has gone down significantly, which is likely due to trying not have as many sweets lying about to tempt me. But when I saw these skinny cupcakes on Sally’s Baking Addiction, I knew they were destined to be made in my oven. After all, I never miss an opportunity for some peanut butter and chocolate lovin’. However, even thought they are titled as “cupcakes” I actually ate them more often in the morning than as a dessert. So they can either be a treatful breakfast, or a healthier dessert.
Two years ago: Irish Car Bomb Brownies
SKINNY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER SWIRL CUPCAKES
Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients:
2 large very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg whites
3/4 cup Greek yogurt (I used 0% vanilla Chobani)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup white whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter, melted
1/3 cup peanut butter chips
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a muffin tin with baking cups. Set aside.
- In a large bowl stir together the banana, sugar, egg whites, Greek yogurt, and vanilla extract.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flours, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Slowly stir into the wet ingredients, being careful not to overmix. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups. Take 1 teaspoon of melted peanut butter and spoon it on top of the batter. Swirl it around with a knife or a toothpick. Sprinkle with peanut butter chips. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow muffins to cool for 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Muffins stay fresh in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Source: Sally’s Baking Addiction
Posted in Breakfast, Cupcakes, Desserts, Muffins | Tags: bananas, cocoa, dark chocolate, Greek yogurt, peanut butter, whole wheat | 11 Comments »
Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownie Mousse Pie
Last night I went to Lindsay Landis & Taylor Hackbarth’s book signing for “Breakfast for Dinner” here in Memphis! It was amazing to meet them both and I already have bookmarks sticking out all over their newest cookbook. Which lead me to the resolution that I need to cook more from my cookbooks in general. When there are that many amazing recipes, it’s a crime not to make them. First I need to make some breakfast for dinner, and then something cookie dough for dessert .
But before I can dive into that we must celebrate National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day! And since I already gorged myself with Casablanca’s chocolate mousse, and a Muddy’s tomboy cupcake last night, let’s continue the gluttony today by celebrating with something obscene. If you thought the Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies and Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie Bricks were sinful, how about combining the two into one decadent pie? Oh I did it. And for the sake of my waistline and overall health, I need to never make this pie again. I work out every day for an hour or more and even that is not enough to prevent this from sticking to my belly. My ability to resist is also completely absent, so therefore I definitely cannot be in the same room as this pie without eating some. It’s. Just. Too. Good.
One year ago: Pizza Swirls
Two years ago: Caramelized Honey Dijon Chicken Wrap
PEANUT BUTTER CUP CRUNCH BROWNIE MOUSSE PIE
Serves 12-16
Ingredients:
BROWNIE
Favorite boxed brownie mix, plus indicated ingredients (could also make homemade)
3/4 cup salted peanuts
8 Reese’s peanut butter cups, chopped
CRUNCH
1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 Tbsp unsalted butter
1-1/2 cups crispy rice cereal
MOUSSE
1/2 block (4 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
Chocolate sprinkles, if desired
Directions:
- Prepare the brownie layer according to packaged directions, and pour into a greased 10-inch springform pan. Bake the brownies for 5 minutes less than the recipe states.
- Remove brownies from the oven and sprinkle the top with the peanuts and chopped peanut butter cups. Return to the oven and bake for 5 additional minutes.
- While the brownies are finishing up in the oven, melt the chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in the crispy rice cereal until evenly coated. Remove the brownies from the oven and pour the chocolate and peanut butter mixture over top. Spread to cover evenly. Allow time for the brownie to cool; in the meantime, prepare the peanut butter mousse layer.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a bowl with a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter until fluffy. Add the sugar, vanilla and salt and beat again.
- Put the peanut butter concoction into another bowl, clean out the first bowl and whip the cream to stiff peaks. Fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter and continue until completely combined.
- Using a rubber spatula, spread the peanut butter mousse on top of the cooled brownies. Place in refrigerator to set for at least three hours.
- When ready to serve, remove sides from springform pan, slice and serve. Top with chocolate sprinkles if desired. Store in the refrigerator.
Source: Inspired by Love From The Oven. Adapted from Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies and Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie Bricks.
Posted in Desserts, Pies | Tags: chocolate, cream cheese, heavy cream, peanut butter, peanuts, Reeses | 9 Comments »
Salted Nutella Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies
It’s National Peanut Butter Day!!! And what better way to celebrate than with some cookies? You all are very much aware of my peanut butter obsession, but with the addition of nutella I pretty much lost my mind. These little thumbprints might have to go into overtime in the competition against the butternut salad to determine which is my favorite recipe this week. I know I talked up that salad a bunch, but take the same excitement and apply it here again. How about I just have that salad again with these for dessert? Like 8 of them.
Fleur de sel continues to be unavailable to me except by purchasing online (which for some reason I refuse to do) so I was excited to see course salt used on these cookies. The recipe is also incredibly simple and requires few ingredients – most of which you should already have in your pantry except maybe the natural peanut butter, but I am tempted to try making them with regular. In other words, there is no excuse for not making these in honor of today.
For more peanut butter recipes to celebrate National Peanut Butter Day, check out my peanut butter & chocolate roundup with recipes from all your favorite bloggers.
One year ago: Homemade Pizza Sauce
Two years ago: Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
SALTED NUTELLA PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINT COOKIES
Makes 2 dozen small cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup chunky natural peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup nutella
Course sea salt, optional
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- In large bowl, stir peanut butter together with sugar, egg and vanilla until combined. Scoop onto prepared baking sheet using a small cookie scoop*. Bake 10 minutes, until cookies have slightly flattened and are not shiny. Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. Press thumb into the center of the warm cookie or use the back of a utensil to create an indentation. Spoon in 1/2 teaspoon nutella into hole and sprinkle with sea salt. Serve.
* I used my medium cookie scoop but then split the dough ball in half
Source: Lauren’s Latest
Gluten-Free Ooey Gooey Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Tonight is the Big Ten Championship game. You know, that game we should be dominating in after an amazing 12 and 0 (H!) season? But unfortunately sanctions were taken this year instead of last year (our terrible 6-7 season), so we cannot participate. And since Penn State cannot either due to their own more severe wrong-doings, the 3rd best team in our division, Michigan State, is playing instead against Nebraska (the winner of the Legends division). However, even though we are not playing I can pretend we are by making one last peanut butter and chocolate recipe this fine Saturday.
I know I said last Saturday was the final “Peanut Butter & Chocolate Saturday”, but I highly doubt anyone is going to be upset with one more recipe. Especially when it is also gluten-free friendly! Plus, this recipe is dangerously easy to make and the end result is fantastic. After one bite you will agree, the words “gooey” and “peanut butter” belong together just as much as “chocolate” and “peanut butter”.
Two years ago: Matzo Ball Soup
GLUTEN-FREE OOEY GOOEY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CAKE
Makes 24 bars
Ingredients:
BOTTOM
1 package gluten-free chocolate cake mix (such as Betty Crocker)
1 egg
8 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
TOP
8 oz. reduced fat cream cheese, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1 (16 oz.) box powdered sugar
Directions :
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Set aside.
- Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of prepared baking pan.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well. Spread peanut butter mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until golden on top. Make sure not to over-bake as the center should be a little gooey.
- Allow to cool before cutting into squares.
Source: Adapted slightly from My Baking Addiction.
Posted in Brownies & Bars, Cakes, Desserts, Sports Events | Tags: buckeye, cream cheese, gluten free, peanut butter, powdered sugar | 2 Comments »
Buckeye Cupcakes
Alright folks, the moment has finally arrived. THE Game! Today we finish off our season right with a match up against our rival, M*chigan (no that is not a typo, I am bleeping out a bad word). Since we are ineligible to proceed into the B1G championship game or to a BCS bowl, this will sadly be our last game of the season. Too bad, since we are ranked #4 in the AP Poll and with the implosion that was last weekend we may have advanced even higher (obviously I have high expectations for our game today). Alas, maybe next year…
For this once-a-year event, I had to make something super special for the last Peanut Butter & Chocolate Saturday. Chocolate cupcakes stuffed with buckeye candies, topped with peanut butter frosting and a miniature buckeye candy on top – BOOM! They are outstandingly wonderful and therefore incredibly dangerous. Hopefully I won’t need to take out any emotional trauma, because my already limited self control will be completely lacking in order to prevent me eating more than one, or two, or ten…
GO BUCKS!
One year ago: Apple Blackberry Pie
Two years ago: Cranberry Sauce
BUCKEYE CUPCAKES
Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients:
CUPCAKES
8 Tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup (4 oz.) plain Greek yogurt (I used 0% Chobani)
12 buckeye candies, plus more for topping (I made mini ones for the top)
PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
5 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup heavy cream
Directions:
- To make the Cupcakes: Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat to 350 degrees F. (If you are using a non-stick muffin pan, heat the oven to 325 degrees.) Line standard-size muffin pan with baking cup liners.
- Combine butter, chocolate, and cocoa in medium heatproof bowl. Set bowl over saucepan containing barely simmering water; heat mixture until butter and chocolate are melted and whisk until smooth and combined. (Alternately, you can microwave the mixture at 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds until completely melted.) Set aside to cool until just warm to the touch.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and baking powder in small bowl to combine.
- Whisk eggs in second medium bowl to combine; add sugar, vanilla, and salt until fully incorporated. Add cooled chocolate mixture and whisk until combined. Sift about one-third of flour mixture over chocolate mixture and whisk until combined; whisk in Greek yogurt until combined, then sift remaining flour mixture over and whisk until batter is homogeneous and thick.
- Divide half the batter evenly among muffin pan cups. Place a buckeye in the center of each and cover with remaining batter. Bake until skewer inserted into center of cupcakes comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.
- Cool cupcakes in muffin pan on wire rack until cool enough to handle, about 15 minutes. Carefully lift each cupcake from muffin pan and set on wire rack. Cool to room temperature before icing, about 30 minutes.
- To make the Peanut Butter Frosting: Place the confectioners’ sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as you work. Add the cream and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and smooth.
- Frost cupcakes, and top with additional buckeye candies.
Source: Adapted slightly from Brown Eyed Baker.
Posted in Cupcakes, Desserts, Sports Events | Tags: buckeye, chocolate, cocoa, Greek yogurt, heavy cream, peanut butter, powdered sugar | 11 Comments »
Peanut Butter Marshmallows
I have put off making homemade marshmallows for a long time because I was convinced it would be messy and time consuming. Since I am not one to eat marshmallows on their own very often, I also thought all that imagined effort wouldn’t be worth it. But when I found this recipe for peanut butter marshmallows, I caved. And turns out they are actually super easy and not messy to make! The only annoying part was waiting 6 hours for them to set.
Once you’ve tested your patience, they can be cut into shapes with your favorite mini cookie cutter or just use a knife to cut them into squares. Then you can enjoy the glory that is super fresh and soft homemade marshmallows. And in this case peanut butter flavored marshmallows! These would be a great addition to peanut butter hot cocoa.
Two years ago: Buckeye Candies
PEANUT BUTTER MARSHMALLOWS
Ingredients:
BLOOM STAGE
4-1/2 tsp unflavored powdered gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
SYRUP STAGE
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup, divided
1/4 cup water
1/8 tsp salt
MALLOWING STAGE
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 Tbsp creamy peanut butter
Classic coating (Sift together 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar and 1 cup cornstarch)
Directions:
- Lightly coat a 7 X 11-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Use a paper towel to wipe and coat the surface of the pan evenly.
- Add gelatin to a bowl of cold water. Whisk together and let soften for about 10 minutes.
- In a 1-1/2 quart saucepan, stir together the sugar, 1/4 of the corn syrup, water and salt over high heat.
- Boil, stirring occasionally until the temperature reaches 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer. (Make sure the tip does not touch the bottom of the pot)
- While boiling, pour remaining 1/4 cup of corn syrup into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Microwave gelatin on high for about 30 seconds. Stir again and pour into the mixer bowl. Set the speed to low and keep it running.
- When the syrup reaches 240 degrees F, slowly pour it into the mixer bowl.
- Increase speed to medium and beat 5 minutes.
- Increase speed to medium high and beat 5 more minutes.
- Increase speed to highest setting and beat 1-2 minutes.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Place peanut butter into a small bowl and add a quarter of the batter. Quickly stir until well blended. Scrape the peanut butter mallow back in the mixer bowl with the vanilla batter. Use a large spatula to gently fold the two batters together until mostly blended.
- Pour into prepared pan, using an offset spatula to quickly smooth it out.
- Sift classic coating evenly and generously over the top. Let set for at least 6 hours in a cool, dry place.
- Use a knife to loosen the marshmallow from the edges of the pan. Invert on a coating-dusted baking sheet. Dust with more classic coating.
- Cut into squares or use a cookie cutter. Dip sticky/cut edges of marshmallows into the coating and dust off any excess. Or drop several coated mallows in a sieve and shake off any excess.
- Store in an cool dry place in a pan with the lid slightly ajar to allow air flow. If the mallows resist drying, you can simply dust with more coating for any edges that are damp.
Source: Adapted slightly from Bakerella, originally from Marshmallow Madness.
