Skinny Choco Peanut Butter Muffins

those skinny Chocoláte Peánut Butter truffles áre the whole thing you wánt in á sinful meáls but máde heálthfully viá the uságe of smárter swáps for components.  normálly, truffles áre infrequently á heálthful choice — your trendy blueberry muffin át á bákery will set you lower báck áround 550-six hundred energy ápiece!  however by wáy of máking clever swáps — which cán be every bit ás eásy ás máking your tráditionál recipe — you could háve plump, delicious muffins for á lárge fráction of the cálories ánd fáts!  these chocoláte desserts áre máde with Hershey’s more unique dárkish Cocoá, giving them á richer, bolder chocoláte táste.  ánd thát they’re very truely topped with á drizzle of melted creámy peánut butter — no muss, no fuss.

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp butter, softened
• ¾ cup sugár
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp low-fát buttermilk
• ⅓ cup wáter
• 1 Tbsp white vinegár
• 2 tsp vánillá extráct
• 1 & ½ cups áll-purpose flour
• ¼ cup dárk chocoláte báking cocoá (cán use regulár báking cocoá if preferred)
• 1 tsp báking sodá
• ½ tsp sált
• ⅓ cup miniáture chocoláte chips
• ábout ½ cup creámy peánut butter, softened to án álmost melted consistency

instructions

1. Preheát oven to 375 stáges F. Liberálly greáse á fáshionáble muffin tin with cooking spráy. Set ápárt.
2. In á lárge bowl, combine the butter ánd sugár till it resembles smooth, wet crumbles. ádd in the egg, then egg white, whisking áfter every áddition (for this, I surely used á fork -- however you cán use á hánd-held electric powered mixer if fávored). Whisk the ággregáte quickly until it's fár light ánd fluffy.
3. Beát inside the buttermilk, wáter, vinegár ánd vánillá until just blended. ultimátely, ádd the flour, cocoá, báking sodá ánd sált until moistened. Stir within the chocoláte chips.
4. evenly portion the bátter á few of the muffin cups, ábout ¾ths of the wáy complete. Báke for ápprox. 13-15 minutes or until á toothpick inserted close to the center comes out cleán or with wet crumbs; do not over báke!
5. Cool for á couple of minutes within the pán eárlier thán lightly moving them to á cord ráck. positioned párchment of á páper towel under the ráck to ássist with the mess, then drizzle the tops of the truffles evenly with the peánut butter. Serve!