Heart Shaped Maple Chocolate Chip Pancake Muffins

I wanted to make a cute breakfast for the kids, also easy since we leave so early in the morning. I found this recipe on http://www.bakerella.com/ .
They are really good and easy to make. The night before, I mixed all the dry ingredients in one bowl, then in a separate bowl mixed the wet ingredients(except for the melted butter) and left in the refrigerator.  In the morning, I melted the butter and mixed it all together, then baked! The kids loved them.  Caden ate the rest after school that day.


 Maple Chocolate Chip Pancake Muffins.
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in a medium bowl. Sift together with a wire whisk.
• In another bowl, stir milk, egg, maple syrup and melted butter until just combined.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips. Reserve a few chips to sprinkle on the tops.
• Bake for 8-9 minutes.

Let cool slightly and remove from the pan. You may need to use a toothpick around the edges to separate the pancake muffins from the pan.
Serve immediately with warmed butter if you like or even just with maple syrup