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
11 comments
Ahhhh I need to make these!
I’m all about the chocolate and peanut butter combination! I would be eating them for breakfast, too!
I love everything about these, especially that they are low fat!
You had me at peanut butter and chocolate, you amazed me with “skinny.” Gotta give these a try, looks like breakfast to me!
Mmmm…skinny cupcakes?! Count me in! These look great! :D
Yum! These are on my list of things to make too; they look great!
Did someone say “skinny cupcake?” Sign me up, especially for breakfast :)
I love the idea of a skinny cupcake that involves peanut butter and peanut butter chips!! Perfect breakfast cupcake :)
Hey Erin! They look wonderful. I’m so happy you made them. I also ate them for breakfast some days too. I like calling them cupcakes because they taste just like cupcakes :)
They do taste just like cupcakes!
Holy cupcake/muffin these look AMAZING! I’m a huge fan of peanut butter, chocolate and bananas.