Once young children get a taste for store-bought chocolates, candies, and cakes, they often insist on having them repeatedly. Parents might initially indulge them out of affection, but over time, this preference can turn into a hard-to-break habit. If you want to encourage your children to eat homemade food, why not try making protein-rich peanut butter chocolate cupcakes at home?

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
Peanut butter is considered a great source of protein, while dark chocolate helps boost mood and wheat flour provides an instant energy boost. Here is the special recipe:

Ingredients
2 cups wheat flour

½ cup all-purpose flour (maida)

1 cup brown sugar

½ cup peanut butter

¼ cup salted butter

¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/3 cup dark chocolate or chocolate chips

½ cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons flaxseed powder

6 tablespoons cold water

1½ teaspoons baking powder

Method
First, mix 2 tablespoons of flaxseed powder with 6 tablespoons of cold water in a small bowl and set it aside.

Separately, take a mixing bowl and sift together the wheat flour, all-purpose flour, and baking powder.

In another bowl, combine the butter, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, and peanut butter; whisk or beat the mixture until it forms a smooth paste.

Add the prepared flaxseed mixture to this blend and mix well.

Next, gradually add the milk and vanilla extract while whisking the mixture.

Finally, add the previously sifted dry ingredients to the wet mixture and blend everything thoroughly.

The cake batter is now ready; stir in the chocolate chips or pieces of dark chocolate. Now, it is time to prepare for the baking process.

To do this, spread a layer of salt or sand in a heavy-bottomed pan or *kadhai*.

Place a stand or a small inverted bowl over the salt.

Cover the pan and let it preheat for 10 minutes.

Fill muffin-sized bowls or molds with the cake batter.

Place these molds onto the stand (or inverted bowl) inside the pan and cover it.

Set the flame to medium and let the cakes bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

After 20 to 25 minutes, insert a toothpick to check; if it comes out clean, the cakes are ready.

The special, healthy, and tasty peanut butter chocolate cupcakes for children are ready.

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