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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes Recipe

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To me, there are few things more American than a good ole peanut butter and jelly sandwich. PB&Js rank right up there with apple pie and baseball and have been our family favorite for as long as I can remember.

When I was a little girl I remember my Mom making them for me all the time. In college, I pretty much relied on PB&Js to survive. Now as an adult I still enjoy them nearly as often as I did as a child, and serve them to my family the same way my mother did.

And of course, I love to make amazing PB&J treats – like these Peanut Butter & Jelly Cupcakes. Be sure to check out the recipe at the bottom!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes Recipe - easy to make and taste SOOO good!

Our family is not alone in our love for Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches. In fact many of our Team USA Athletes that are heading to the Summer 2016 Olympic Games grew up enjoying them too! That is why I have teamed up with Smucker’s to support our Team USA with every PB&J we make and you can too!

For every social media post that features the making, enjoying, or sharing of a PB&J sandwich using #PBJ4TeamUSA, Smucker’s will donate $1 to the U.S. Olympic Committee! How cool is that!?

Plus, from now through August 31st, you have the chance to win an awesome Smucker’s Team USA prize pack worth $250! There will be 18 Grand Prizes, so be sure to join in on the fun! To enter, follow @Smuckers on Twitter, then Tweet a message about Team USA and Smucker’s®. Be sure to tag @Smuckers and use the hashtags #PBJ4TeamUSA and #promoentry. See official rules here.

 
GIVEAWAY

To make it even sweeter (see what I did there?!) I am hosting a giveaway for one of my readers to win a an awesome Prize Pack including Smucker’s Olympic product and a $50 gift card. Woot!

To enter:

1. Tweet encouraging our Team USA with the hashtag #PBJ4TeamUSA and @ahelicoptermom.

2. Leave a comment below telling me how you love to eat peanut butter and jelly.

Good luck!

(Giveaway open to residents of the US. Giveaway ends on August 31, 2016)

Peanut Butter & Jelly Cupcakes - so easy and they taste amazing!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Smuckers Jelly (any flavor)

Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

1/2 cup butter
1 cup Jif creamy peanut butter
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/3 cup cream

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes - Easy Recipe

Cupcakes Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a muffin pan with 12 paper baking cups.
In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
Add the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla and milk,
Add the flour and baking powder slowly, blending until just combined.
Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed (about 18 to 20 minutes). Remove from oven and let cool in pan on a wire rack.
Once cupcakes have cooled completely, cut a round plug out of each cupcake with a cupcake corer or sharp knife. Pipe or spoon jelly into each cupcake center. (You can also add jelly to a piping bag then push the tip into each cupcake top, piping jelly into the center. Be sure not to overfill or the cupcake will fall apart!)

Frosting Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Slowly mix in 2 cups of confectioner’s sugar. Mix in 1/2 of the cream, then add in the remaining confectioners’ sugar and blend. Add a little more cream or confectioner sugar until the frosting reaches a good piping consistency. Spoon frosting into a pastry bag and pipe onto the cupcakes with a star tip.
Once the frosting begins to crust over, push a small indentation into the top with a spoon. Spoon a small amount of jelly into the indentation.

Enjoy!

Olympic PB&J Cupcakes

Comments

  1. tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/756300316421881856

    I love eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at the park.

  4. tweet-https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/756369012552937473
    I love to eat PB&J for breakfast on waffles and pancakes.
    jslbrown2009 at aol dot com

  5. I love your delcious PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY CUPCAKES! I love Peanut Butter and Jelly in a Smoothie. My kids love it too!

  9. I have always loved a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The cupcakes look yummy and I plan on making a batch soon!

  11. I love a PB&J sandwich on Ezekiel bread. a slight twist on a classic can’t be beat

  13. Heavy Sour dough bread slows digestion so you feel full longer, so when I do eat Peanut butter and Jelly, I prefer it on sour dough bread.

  15. I love to add it to vanilla ice cream. May sound crazy but I love it. We also enjoy our traditional PB&J sandwiches.

  21. I love eating penut butter and jelly the traditional way, on soft white bread.

  29. I tweeted ttps://twitter.com/AnnJopb/status/756533707369025536
    I love to eat peanut butter and jelly on toasted whole wheat bread

  32. PB and jelly is one of the ultimate comfort foods! I love grape jelly and my grandmas raspberry jam.

  33. I love good ol basic pb&j sandwiches. I like a lot of each too so that it makes a mess.

  36. There is a doughnut shop here that makes jelly doughnuts covered with peanut butter powder. They are mind blowing.

  39. I love to eat my PB&J’s with crunchy peanut butter, grape jam, & have it on toasted bread! YUM

  40. tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/756766371741044736

    I love enjoying a classic PB&J Sandwich on my deck with an ice cold glass of milk.

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  50. I love a good old PB&J sandwich on white bread. It reminds me of being a kid. Nothing better!

  52. And I love classic peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. For me, they are so comforting. Nothing like peanut butter and jelly on two slices of soft white bread!

  59. I’m so glad there’s PB&J snack that I can always make for my kids and they don’t ever grow tired of it! We love it!

  64. Sorry, I don’t “tweet”….but I’m happy to share my favorite PB&J way is to make the sandwich as usual, but then butter and grill it just like you would a grilled cheese sandwich….SO good!!!!

  66. I have been eating Peanut Butter & Jelly my whole life. I also eat Peanut Butter with bananas. I love Peanut Butter!

  67. I love to eat my peanut butter and Smucker’s jelly with a glass of milk and I love to eat it peanut butter cookies topped with Smucker’s grape jelly!

  68. Growing up I thought Peanut Butter and Jelly was dessert, so today, I still love Peanut Butter and Jelly on everything!

  73. I love to mix my PB&J together and eat it on anything !
    I know that these PB&J cupcakes are going to be AWESOME I can wait to try them !
    Yummy !

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