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A stack of Homemade Peanut Butter Cups with a bite taken out of the top one, reveal creamy peanut butter center.

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Catherine
Make the BEST Homemade Peanut Butter Cups at home with this super easy recipe that uses only 4 ingredients. With some easy substitutions, these Peanut Butter Cups can be made vegan and are a wonderful homemade option for your favorite candy.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 223 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 tablespoon butter melted (Can sub coconut oil for a vegan treat)
  • 2/3 cup smooth peanut butter divided
  • 3 tablespoons icing sugar aka powdered sugar or confectioners sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips (can substitute vegan chocolate for a vegan treat)

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, combine the melted butter, 1/2 cup peanut butter and icing sugar until smooth.
  • In a double-boiler, melt the chocolate chips. Add the remaining peanut butter and gently stir until smooth.
  • In a muffin tin lined with muffin cups or in silicon muffin cups, add a tablespoon of melted chocolate in each cup.
  • Add a teaspoon (or as much as desired) of peanut butter filling in the center of each muffin cup, careful not to go right to the edges. You can spoon this filling in with a teaspoon or use a piping bag to do this.
  • Top each peanut butter cup with another tablespoon or so of melted chocolate, so as to cover the peanut butter filling.
  • Place in the fridge and allow to set (about 1 hour).

Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.

Nutrition

Calories: 223kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 69mgPotassium: 222mgFiber: 3gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 13IUCalcium: 22mgIron: 2mg

The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.

Keyword chocolate, peanut butter
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