Best 6 Peanut Butter Bacon Cupcake Recipes

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Peanut butter and bacon, a combination that may seem unconventional, has captured the hearts and taste buds of many. The salty, savory crunch of bacon combined with the sweet, nutty flavor of peanut butter creates a unique and delightful experience. If you're looking for a recipe that takes this flavor combination to new heights, look no further than the peanut butter bacon cupcake. These cupcakes are a perfect balance of sweet and savory, with a moist and fluffy peanut butter cake base topped with a rich and creamy bacon frosting. The combination of these two flavors is sure to tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

CHOCOLATE, PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA CUPCAKES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 10 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter (recommended: Skippy)
1 cup sliced and firmly packed, ripe banana
1 tablespoon canola oil
3 tablespoons water
1 large egg
1 tablespoon Dutch process cocoa powder
1 (9-ounce) package devil's food cake mix without pudding (recommended: Jiffy)
2 1/2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter (recommended: Skippy)
1/3 cup plus 2 1/4 teaspoons powdered sugar
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons whole milk
2 1/2 tablespoons roasted and lightly salted chopped peanuts
10 dried banana chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place a medium-sized platter in the freezer.
  • Line 10 standard (2 3/4-inch wide) muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.
  • To make the cupcakes, in a medium bowl and with an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter, sliced banana, oil and water together on medium speed until mostly smooth or only a few very small pieces of banana are visible. On low speed beat in the egg, cocoa powder and the cake mix. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 1 minute or until batter is well blended.
  • Spoon an equal amount of batter into the lined muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Bake on the center rack for 15 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center of cakes comes out clean.
  • Remove cupcakes from the pan and place on the platter in the freezer. Freeze for 8 minutes to quickly cool the cupcakes.
  • While the cakes cool, make the frosting, with an electric mixer beat together the butter and peanut butter until smooth. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons milk until frosting reaches a spreadable consistency. (If needed, add up to an extra 1/2 teaspoon of milk to make frosting smooth.) Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle the tops with an even amount of the chopped peanuts. Garnish the tops of each cake with a dried banana chip.

BACON-PEANUT BUTTER CORNBREAD MUFFINS



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My family just can't get enough bacon and peanut butter, so I created these quick and easy cornbread muffins using ingredients I regularly keep stocked in my pantry and fridge. The streusel topping adds a delicious sweet-salty crunch! No peanut butter baking chips on hand? For a different flavor twist, swap in chocolate chips, then drizzle the warm muffins with chocolate syrup instead of caramel topping. -Shannon Kohn, Summerville, South Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 6 muffins.

Number Of Ingredients 10

6 tablespoons softened butter, divided
1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
1 package (2.1 ounces) ready-to-serve fully cooked bacon, finely chopped, divided
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 package (8-1/2 ounces) cornbread/muffin mix
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2/3 cup peanut butter chips
Caramel ice cream topping, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. Grease six 6-oz. ramekins or jumbo muffin cups with 2 tablespoons butter. For topping, in a small bowl combine 2 tablespoons butter, peanuts, 3 tablespoons bacon and brown sugar; set aside., In a large bowl, beat muffin mix, buttermilk and eggs. Microwave peanut butter and remaining 2 tablespoons butter until melted; stir into batter. Fold in peanut butter chips and remaining 2/3 cup bacon. Pour into prepared ramekins; sprinkle with topping., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from ramekins to a wire rack. Serve warm. If desired, drizzle with caramel ice cream topping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 590 calories, Fat 38g fat (15g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 818mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 18g protein.

PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES



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My baby sitter used to make these for us, we gobbled them down within 5 minutes!!!

Provided by 93CAMILLA39

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Cupcake Recipes

Time 22m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups brown sugar
½ cup shortening
1 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
1 ½ cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a cupcake pan with paper liners, or grease and flour cups.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the brown sugar, shortening and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter alternately with the milk. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top of the cupcakes spring back when lightly pressed. Cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 209 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 16.7 mg, Fat 10.5 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 117.7 mg, Sugar 13.5 g

SUPER EASY PEANUT BUTTER-FILLED VANILLA CUPCAKES... YUMMY!



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This is a wonderful recipe i came up with while having one of those "I really feel like baking something iv'e never tried before" days. (Yes, that's right! I came up with this recipe myself!). I was feeling like baking some cupcakes, and at the same time, I was staring at my "Peanut Butter dough" recipe. What that is, is a dough that consists mostly of peanut butter, of course, and obviously tastes very much like peanut butter! I really like this recipe because it is super quick and easy, and really comes in handy when you find yourself stuck in one of those situations where you have to bake something right out of the gourmet oven in less than an hour for preparation! If you are planning on making this recipe not at this very moment, these are a few things you should get ready before you start baking: Have all of your pans ready, and all of your measuring cups, and spoons ready. Main hint: BE PREPARED! :) Another thing is: make the cupcakes first, then get them out and chill them in the fridge while making the peanut butter filling

Provided by 870803

Categories     Dessert

Time 37m

Yield 24 cupcakes, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (18 1/4 ounce) box of betty crocker super moist vanilla cake mix
1 1/4 water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 whole eggs
1 1/4 cups peanut butter
3/8 cup butter, softened. (3/8 cup, for those beginner bakers, is an imaginary line right in half between the 1/4 sign, and the)
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • VANILLA CUPCAKES:
  • Follow the directions on the box.
  • Let cool in fridge while making the peanut butter filling.
  • PEANUT BUTTER FILLING:.
  • In a large bowl, combine the peanut butter, the softened butter, and the vanilla.
  • Mix on medium (if you don't have a mixer, just go ahead and use a fork, not spoon!) until smooth.
  • Slowly beat in the powdered sugar while mixing.
  • Using a wooden spoon, scrape in any of the pwodered sugar that remained on side of bowl.
  • The mix may not be fully mixed together, so stick your hands in it and knead the mix until very smooth and doughy.
  • NOTE: If the mix is still a little too sticky, or isn't doughy enough to roll out, gradually add in a little bit of powdered sugar while kneading with hands.
  • FROSTING FOR CUPCAKES:
  • No need to tell you how to make the frosting if you did buy the kind in the plastic container! But I will tell you that if you use a wilton metal frosting spatula, it makes your frosting skills look a lot better, and it's more fun!
  • HOW TO FILL THE CUPCAKES:.
  • Cut the top off of the cupcake and set aside.
  • Roll out about one fourth of the peanut butter mix.
  • Take the top of the cupcake and place on top of any area on the rolled out peanut butter dough.
  • Take a knife, and trace the amount of filling you will need to fit the top of that cupcake.
  • Cut it out, and place on top of cut cupcake.
  • Then place the cupcake top back on cupcake.
  • Frost, if desired.

PEANUT BUTTER BACON COOKIES



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Peanut butter and bacon combine to make these delicious treats! My husband thought the recipe sounded like a waste of perfectly good bacon but loved the outcome and requests them often.

Provided by cc51

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork

Time 30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup creamy peanut butter
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
7 slices cooked and diced bacon
2 tablespoons white sugar, or as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Beat peanut butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, and brown sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer until well combined. Add egg and baking soda; beat until smooth, 1 minute. Fold in bacon. Form dough into walnut-sized balls.
  • Pour 2 tablespoons white sugar into a bowl; roll balls in the sugar until coated. Arrange coated balls on a baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97.8 calories, Carbohydrate 10.3 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 5.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 105.5 mg, Sugar 9.1 g

PEANUT BUTTER SURPRISE CUPCAKES



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Surprise your guests with these nutty cupcakes made using Betty Crocker® FUN da-Middles™ cupcake mix - a baked dessert for all chocolate lovers.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 9

Reynolds™ Baking Cups
1 box Betty Crocker™ FUN da-Middles™ chocolate cupcake mix with creamy vanilla filling
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cupcake mix box
48 miniature peanut butter cup candies, unwrapped
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup Reese's peanut butter cups miniatures pieces

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place Reynolds Mini Designer Baking Cups in each of 48 mini muffin cups.
  • Make cupcake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Fill muffin cups one-third full. Squeeze filling pouch 20 times; cut off corner of pouch at cut line. Divide filling evenly among cupcakes, making sure filling does not touch sides of muffin cups. Place 1 peanut butter cup candy in center of each cupcake. Evenly distribute remaining batter among cupcakes, making sure filling is completely covered. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until tops are set. Cool 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
  • In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring once, until smooth; cool. In large bowl, mix powdered sugar, butter and peanut butter with electric mixer on low speed until frosting is smooth. Add melted chocolate until just combined. Pipe or spread frosting on cupcakes. Sprinkle with peanut butter pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164, Carbohydrate 19 g, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 120 mg

Tips:

  • Use high-quality peanut butter for the best flavor. A natural, unsweetened peanut butter is a great choice.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cupcakes tough.
  • If you don't have a cupcake pan, you can also make these cupcakes in a muffin pan. Just adjust the baking time accordingly.
  • Be sure to let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting them. This will help the frosting set properly.
  • For a fun and festive presentation, you can top the cupcakes with a peanut butter cup or a piece of bacon.

Conclusion:

Peanut butter bacon cupcakes are a unique and delicious treat that are perfect for any occasion. They're easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. So next time you're looking for a fun and festive dessert, give these cupcakes a try!

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