Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins

These are absolute gems, they taste almost like cupcakes but I've made them more healthy by using whole wheat flour and wheat bran.  I made mine into mini muffins because I didn't think there would be enough for 12 large muffins.

Ingredients

3/4 cup flour (I used whole wheat and added extra baking powder, about 1/2 tsp more)

1/4 cup quick-cooking rolled oats

1/4 cup wheat bran

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup peanut butter (I used natural)

1 egg

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup chocolate chips (try the Special Dark ones, they are great!)

Directions

1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2.  In a mixing bowl, stir together first 6 ingredients, mixing well while making a well in the center of the mixture.

3.  In another bowl, mix brown sugar and peanut butter with a mixer on medium speed setting until fluffy.

4.  Add egg and beat well.

5.  Now add the flour mixture to the beaten mixture; at the same time slowly add the milk and beat until well blended.

6.  Fold in the chocolate chips.

7.  Grease a muffin pan or line the pan cups with paper baking cups.

8.  Spoon batter into the cups, filling it about 3/4 of the way full.

9.   Bake for 15 to 20 minutes for regular sized muffins and 10 minutes for mini muffins or until golden.