Breakfast Recipe: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins

So this may not be the healthiest recipe for breakfast, but it sure is a sweet one! I had a craving for something peanut butter and chocolate tonight (I did run barely 14 miles today) so I did a search and came across a recipe (through Google). The site I reference I have never heard of but, Mr. Breakfast has to be a cool name for a recipe site (http://www.mrbreakfast.com/). I like breakfast all the time!

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons margarine -- melted
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-1/2 cups flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup (6-ounces) chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350-degrees. Line muffin tin (12)
2. In a large bowl, combine the peanut butter and margarine until well blended.
3. Mix in sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Combine flour with baking powder and baking soda.
4. Add to peanut butter mixture along with milk and chocolate chips. Mix well.
5. Spoon into muffin cups.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in the center.

I hope all peanut butter fanatics enjoy!

Dessert Recipe: Double Chocolate Bundt Cake

I have to thank The Food Network Magazine and the Daisy sour cream ad with recipe for this one. I made this a couple weekends ago for book club, and it was sooo delicious!! Perfect balance of ingredients with just enough sweetness.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cocoa
• 6 oz. chopped bittersweet chocolate
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 & 3/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 10 Tbsp butter (1 1/4 sticks)
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 5 eggs
• 1 & 1/2 cups sour cream
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• powdered sugar (optional/as needed)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup bundt pan with cooking spray
2. Mix cocoa and chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Pour boiling water over chocolates and stir to melt. Let stand to cool (2-3 minutes)
3. In the mean time, combine flour, salt, and baking soda
4. Cream butter, brown sugar, and vanilla until creamy
5. Add eggs to the butter mixture
6. Fold the sour cream into the cooled chocolate mixture
7. Add the flour mixture and the chocolate mixture to the butter mixture and blend
8. Add chocolate chips and stir until just mixed into batter
9. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 55 minutes (or until toothpick inserted comes out clean)
10. Cool slightly before removing from pan and sprinkle with powdered sugar (if desired)

Enjoy!!