Paula Deen's Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 -21 1/2 ounce duncan hines chewy fudge brownie mix
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) package peanut butter chips or 24 miniature peanut butter cups

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 line 24 regular muffin cups with paper cupcake liners.
• 3 combine the brownie mix, water, vegetable oil and eggs in a large bowl blending at low speed in your mixer for about 30 seconds.
• 4 beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 5 fill the cups half full with brownie batter.
• 6 place about 1 tablespoon peanut butter chips in the center of the batter, or press 1 peanut butter cup into the batter in each muffin cup until the batter meets the top edge of the peanut butter cup.
• 7 bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the cupcakes are set.
• 8 when they can be handled safely, remove them from the muffin tins and let cool completely on wire racks.
• 9 store in an airtight container.