While there is SOME finesse required when attempting to make these Homemade Peanut Butter Cups…the recipe and method couldn’t be easier!
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
Category: Dessert
While there is SOME finesse required when attempting to make these Homemade Peanut Butter Cups…the recipe and method couldn’t be easier!
- 1 16-oz jar peanut butter
- 1 2-lb bag (or 2 1-lb bags) of high quality chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 4-6 Tablespoons melted butter
- Cooking Spray
- Mini Cupcake Papers
- Melt butter in microwave. Empty the peanut butter into a bowl and stir in the powdered sugar. Mix in 4 Tablespoons of melted butter. If it seems a little dry and crumbly, add another 1 to 2 Tablespoons of melted butter. Just enough to make into a thick, smooth filling. Set aside.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler (or the microwave), stirring often until it becomes smooth and velvety.
- Arrange your cupcake papers onto a baking sheet and lightly mist with cooking spray.
- Spoon the melted chocolate into the cupcake papers, coating the bottoms and sides entirely. I had to use one finger to "coax" the chocolate up the sides of the cupcake wrapper. Set the extra chocolate aside.
- Once all cupcake papers are coated, place the tray in the refrigerator to cool for about five to ten minutes.
- Pipe or spoon the peanut butter mixture into the cooled chocolate cups. I used a Ziploc bag to pipe the mixture into the cups...SO fast and easy that way!
- When all the chocolate cups are filled, dip one finger into some water and then press down on each glob of filling to flatten a bit. Then spoon the remaining melted chocolate over the top of the peanut butter and place the tray back in the refrigerator for another 30-minutes to set completely.
