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PEEPS^® Hot Cocoa Muffins

Bakery style hot cocoa muffins stuffed with PEEPS^® Marshmallow Snowmen are the perfect Christmas morning breakfast recipe! Make our hot cocoa muffins recipe with Duncan Hines^® Devil’s Food cake mix and Swiss Miss^® cocoa and top with PEEPS^® Marshmallow Snowmen while they’re still warm so the marshmallow gets soft and melty!

Time

1 hr

Servings

PEEPS® Hot Cocoa Muffins — This PEEPS^® inspired creation is courtesy of: the PEEPS^® Brand and Duncan Hines^®.

INGREDIENTS

1 pkg (15.25 oz each) Duncan Hines^® Classic Devil’s Food Cake Mix
1 envelope (1.38 oz each) Swiss Miss^® Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix
1/2 cup milk
3 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
16 PEEPS^® Brand Marshmallow Snowmen

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place paper liners in 16 muffin cups.
Blend cake mix, cocoa, milk, eggs, and oil in a large bowl until blended, about 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips. Divide batter evenly into muffin cups.
Bake 18 to 21 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. While muffins are still warm, carefully cut a slit or use the back of a spoon to make a hole in the center of each muffin. Stuff a PEEPS^® Marshmallow Snowman into each hot cocoa muffin and serve warm!