Peanut Butter Waffley Muffins

Peanut butter is almost a universally recognized kid's favorite flavor for anything, so these Peanut Butter Waffley Muffins are probably going to receive thumbs-up reviews from the kids in your house. This is an easy to fix recipe (of course, kids will need adult supervision), so plan on letting little hands help you along the way.

These muffins are shorter and more dense than more traditional muffins, hence the name - Waffley Muffins.

The fun first step is a great way for even the little helpers to have a hand in making these muffins ... rather than using shortening to coat the muffin tins, instead use your favorite style of peanut butter, either crunchy or smooth.

This recipe is for 4 muffins, so coat 4 tins. This is what it will look like after the inside of the muffin tins are coated in peanut butter and ready for you to fill with batter.

It might not be the prettiest coating for muffin tins, but it will do the job - keeping the batter from sticking to the muffin tins and  adding just the right amount of tasty peanut butter to the muffins - and getting that slippery coating over the muffin tin is a great excuse for kids to play with their food.

In a small mixing bowl, use a fork to mix together 1 cup pancake baking mix, 2/3 cup milk, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and 1 egg just until all ingredients are moist and unlumpy. Pour the batter into the muffin tin, almost to the top. Since this batter is heavy, like waffle batter, it won't rise much over the tin. Sprinkle a bit of brown sugar  on top.

Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes at 425 degrees. You'll know they're ready to take out of the oven when they're golden brown. To remove the muffins from the tin, gently slip a knife down between the edge of the muffin and the tin and circle around the outer edge loosening the muffin away from the tin, then lift them out. If any of the peanut butter remains at the bottom of the tin, spoon it out and put it on the top of the muffin.

These are great warm, so they're ready to eat as soon as they come out of the oven just as they are. Or add a pat of butter or margarine. Or your favorite jelly. Whatever waffle toppings you like will taste great on these muffins. Do you and your kids like maple syrup? That's how they're served here.