Bacon-Peanut Butter Cornbread Muffins

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Pizza/Flatbread

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp. butter, softened, divided
  • 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
  • 1 pkg. ready-to-serve fully cooked bacon, finely chopped, divided
  • 1 tbsp. light brown sugar
  • 1 pkg. cornbread/muffin mix
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs, room temp
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2/3 cup peanut butter chips
  • Caramel ice cream topping

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375. Grease six jumbo muffin cups with 2 tbsp. butter. For topping, in a small bowl combine 2 tbsp. butter, peanuts, 3 tbsp. bacon and brown sugar; set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, beat muffin mix, buttermilk, and eggs. Microwave the peanut butter and remaining 2 tbsp. butter until melted; stir into batter. Fold in the peanut butter chips and remaining 2/3 cup bacon. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups; sprinkle with the topping mixture.

  3. Bake muffins until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Serve warm. Drizzle with caramel sauce.

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