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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes will make you feel like a kid again! A tender, moist peanut butter cupcake filled with jelly and topped with a luscious, light peanut butter buttercream frosting.

I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #BacktoSchoolTreats week recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

These fun little gems will take you right back to being a kid. I know Carsyn’s face lit up when he saw them and every bite warranted a little “mmmm” which was adorable. 

They are filled with delicious jelly and so much delicious peanut butter flavor. It’s almost like eating a PB&J but wayyyyyy better!

After several failed attempts at trying to get a moist peanut butter cupcake, I think we finally got it with this one. I tried dozens of recipes running around online and a few I had reserved of my own and they all wound up tasting and feeling a lot more like a muffin than an actual cupcake. 

I even tried with cake flour and while the results were better, I wanted to find some way to do it with regular all purpose flour. We succeeded with this recipe.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes are a HUGE hit with the kids. I think there is just something about the flavor that appeals to kids. And the best part is, you can choose any kind of jelly to fill it with. We used Raspberry but we made a few Strawberry filled ones for Carsyn. 

Grape, Blackberry, Blueberry, Cherry, Orange Marmalade…. if you love it with your peanut butter, it’ll work here just fine.

Check out these #BacktoSchoolTreats recipes from our Bloggers:

Back to School Breakfasts:
Air Fryer Almond Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Apple and Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal from Jen Around the World
Apple Cinnamon Buns from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
Cherry Almond Scones from The Redhead Baker
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Overnight Oats from Tara’s Multicultural Table
Chocolate Oatmeal Surprise from Girl Abroad
Chorizo, Sausage and Caramelized Onion Mini Quiche from My Sweet Zepol
GF Banana Bread Muffins from Frugal & Fit
PB&J stuffed French Toast from The Domestic Kitchen
Rainbow Sprinkle Pancakes from A Day in the Life on the Farm
S’mores Breakfast Bars from Nik Snacks

Back to School Snacks:
ABC 123 Snack Mix from Big Bear’s Wife
Blueberry Granola Bars from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Granola Trail Mix Snack Packs from Home Sweet Homestead

Back to School Desserts:
Apple Cake with Vanilla Bean Sauce from Our Good Life
Apple Slice Donuts from For the Love of Food
Funfetti Cookie Dough Bars from The Spiffy Cookie
Funfetti Vanilla Dirt Cups from Love and Confections
Lemon Honey Granola from The Mandatory Mooch
Loaded Chocolate Chunk Bar Cookies from Hardly A Goddess
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes from Daily Dish Recipes (this one!)
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies from Kelly Lynn’s Sweets and Treats
Spiced Honey Hazelnut Cookies from Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Back to School Drinks:
Affogato Caramel Vanilla Milkshake from Family Around the Table
Apple Pie Latte from The Beard and The Baker
Hot Buttered Caramel Rum from The Domestic Kitchen

Let’s make Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes!

Big thanks to Dixie Crystals for the sugar I used to create these delicious cupcakes. Another big thanks to Sweets & Treats for the awesome sprinkles I’ve used this week and will keep on using to create fun recipes! 

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes

Yield: 24 cupcakes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 28 minutes

A tender, moist peanut butter cupcake filled with jelly and topped with a luscious, light peanut butter buttercream frosting.

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Ingredients

For Peanut Butter Cupcakes: (with Jelly)

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (do not use natural peanut butter)
• 1 cup water
• 1 stick salted butter
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature
• jelly, your choice of flavor

For Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting:

• 1 cup salted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter (do not use natural)
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 Tablespoons milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and baking soda. Set aside.
3. In a saucepan over medium heat, boil the water and butter to a slow boil and remove from heat. Stir in the peanut butter and the oil until melted and well blended.
4. Add the eggs, vanilla and buttermilk until well blended.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients until blended. Batter will be loose.
6. Fill cupcake liners evenly about 3/4 full.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for about 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Allow to cool completely.
9. Once cooled, scoop out a well into the top of each cupcake and fill with jelly of your choice. Fill the holes with the cake you removed pushing down gently.

For Peanut Butter Frosting:

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the peanut butter and the butter until creamy and combined.
2. Add powdered sugar, a little a time with stand mixer on low until well blended, scraping down the sides frequently. Add the vanilla.
3. Continuing on low speed, add the milk and stir until well blended. Beat entire mixture for about 30 seconds to a minute to be sure everything is nice and smooth and combined.
4. When cupcakes are completely cooled and filled with jelly, pipe frosting on using a piping bag with desired tip.
5. Decorate with sprinkles, if desired.

PRIZE #1 DIXIE CRYSTALS

Dixie Crystals is giving one winner a Keurig K-Select Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker.

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PRIZE#2 SWEETS & TREATS

Sweets & Treats is giving one winner the Year of Sprinkles that contains holiday mixes, classic sprinkles, and some of their most popular sprinkles.

Sweets & Treats, a party and baking supplies manufacturer and wholesaler, started out of a baking industry need for truly grease-proof cupcake liners. From there, the company expanded into a handful of specialized categories including the latest, Sweet Sprinkles, their one of a kind sprinkles and sprinkle mix line. With hundreds of truly unique products, they are a one stop shop for your next party!

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Torani is giving one winner a year supply of Torani: 12-750ml glass bottles, flavors will be winner’s choice, plus pumps for each bottle.

We believe in flavor for all and opportunity for all. In the beginning, Rinaldo and Ezilda Torre visited family in Lucca, Italy. They returned home to San Francisco with handwritten recipes, which they used to create authentic flavored syrups. Needless to say, the syrups we’re a hit. A lot has happened since then, but our belief has remained the same: Flavor for All, Opportunity for All. It means that not only are the products we make inclusive and approachable, but so is our success. We believe everything starts with people, and the only way to truly succeed is to succeed together. Today, you can use more than 100 of our naturally flavored syrups, sauces and beverage bases in coffees, sodas, teas, smoothies, cocktails and more.

PRIZE#4 TAYLOR & COLLEDGE

Taylor & Colledge is giving one winner a selection of their gourmet extract pastes, including Organic Vanilla Bean Baking Paste, Lavender Baking Paste, Almond Baking Paste, Coconut Baking Paste, Lemon Baking Paste, and Peppermint Baking Paste.

Taylor & Colledge has been making award winning Vanilla products since 1897. As a family owned business, Taylor & Colledge has always been committed to the fair, ethical and sustainable sourcing of Vanilla. Over the years they have pioneered a number of country specific programs to support growers, their families and to make the vanilla industry more sustainable. They have also taken this knowledge and expertise and applied it to their full range of baking pastes. Whether it’s sourcing the finest peppermint (mentha piperita) to make the best Peppermint Oil, or using only real Almond Milk and Oil of Bitter Almond for their natural Almond Extract Paste, Taylor & Colledge is committed to transform your baking with premium quality pastes, made with only the finest ingredients from around the world.

PRIZE#5 FLAHAVAN’S

Flahavan’s is giving one winner an oat prize package including a jar for overnight oats and a selection of Rolled Oats, Quick to Cook Oats, and Steel Cut Oats.

Ireland’s oldest family-owned food business is situated at the family mill in the Southeast of Ireland. Flahavan’s can trace its oat milling history back to 1785 and its expertise in producing naturally creamy oatmeal back over 230 years. A seven-generation family business, Flahavan’s is the bestselling oatmeal brand in Ireland, where people eat more oatmeal per capita than anywhere else in the world. Flahavan’s is a founding member of Origin Green, the first-ever national initiative to mandate 100% sustainability for food exports.

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