These delicious PBJ Muffins are filled with homemade strawberry chia jam and topped with Peanut Butter Streusel. So soft and fluffy!
As someone not from the US, I never understood what the big deal was with whole PBJ thing. What a fool I was! Remember the Chocolate Peanut Butter Pancakes? My can't-get-enough-of-peanut-butter-craze pretty much started with these but it's not ending here. PB also found its way into these delicious muffins!
The muffins are filled with a super quick and yummy Strawberry Chia Jam and topped with 3-ingredient Peanut Butter Streusel. This is PBJ perfection, I'm telling you! The muffin base is so soft and fluffy.. I'd give anything for a PBJ muffin pillow!
Just like you would make regular streusel, you just use peanut butter instead of butter to make these amazing PB Streusel.
The recipe yields a smaller batch - 4 muffins. I have been baking a lot lately, and I didn't want to deal with all the leftover muffins from a 12-muffin-tray, that's why I made a small household-batch. If you need/want more, you can always double/triple the recipe.
Vegan PBJ Muffins with Peanut Butter Streusel
Ingredients
Ingredients for the muffin base
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour , sifted
- 1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil liquid
- ⅓ cup almond milk or your favorite plant-based milk
- ¼ teaspoon coconut vinegar*
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Quick Strawberry Chia Jam
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon chia seeds
Ingredients for the Peanut Butter Streusel
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
Instructions
Instructions
- For the strawberry chia jam, heat the frozen strawberries in a small pot, add the maple syrup and let them cook on medium heat until soft. Mash them with a fork, add the chia seeds and give it a quick mix. Take the pot off the stove and let it sit for about an hour to thicken.
- Pre-heat oven to 360°F/180°C.
- In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients for the muffin base, whisk, then add in the wet ingredients for the muffin base and whisk again until it's a smooth batter.
- For the peanut butter streusel: Combine the peanut butter, flour and sugar in a bowl and mash and whisk with a fork until it's nice and crumbly.
- Fill the muffin batter in muffin wrappers or use a lightly oiled muffin pan. Top with about 1 teaspoon strawberry chia jam per muffin and press it into the batter a bit. Sprinkle the peanut butter streusel on top. Bake the muffins in the oven for about 20 minutes until golden. Let them cool off a bit before enjoying them!
Notes
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Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says
I'm just the weirdo who did actually grow up in the US but still took years to fully appreciate the deliciousness that is PB&J. But it's the best! Actually no, scratch that, PB&J + streusel is THE BEST! These are pure muffin magi-- I love every single bit of them. And if you make any progress on that PB&J muffin pillow concept, count me in as a beta tester :D
Bianca says
At least now we know better! :) I'm sure it wasn't the last eye-opening food combination we've come to love. Ahhh, thankfully there is so much more to explore.
Jojo says
Oh yum! I love the PB&J combo but I've never made anything this good with my fave' duo!
Bianca says
Then you should give them a try! :)
SEw says
Can this be made as a loaf?
Bianca says
yes, but the baking time will be much longer depending on the size of the loaf pan! :)