Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Additional Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 30 mins

  • Servings

    20 peanut butter cups

  • Calories

    259 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

How to make homemade peanut butter cups. You will need cupcake liners for this recipe.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 3 Tablespoons brown sugar tightly packed
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar (add more if needed)
  • 3 cups milk chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon shortening
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Instructions

  1. Combine peanut butter and butter in a medium-sized bowl and use an electric mixer to beat together until well-combined.
  2. Stir in brown sugar, salt, and vanilla extract.
  3. Gradually add the powdered sugar, about ¼ cup at a time, stirring until completely combined. Set aside.
  4. Roll about 2-3 teaspoons of your peanut butter mixture into a ball, slightly flatten, and set aside on a wax paper lined cookie sheet (if the peanut butter mixture is too sticky to handle, add more powdered sugar, stirring in 1 Tablespoon at a time until it is manageable).
  5. Set out 20 cupcake liners on a large cookie sheet.
  6. Prepare your chocolate by combining the chocolate chips and shortening in a large, microwave-safe bowl and microwaving in 25-second increments (stirring well between each) until chocolate is completely melted.
  7. Spoon a small amount (about 2 teaspoons) of chocolate into a cupcake liner and use the back of a small spoon or use a pastry brush to spread the chocolate so the entire bottom of the liner is covered.
  8. Press a prepared peanut butter ball gently into the chocolate layer, and then spoon additional chocolate on top until all of the peanut butter is completely covered in chocolate.
  9. Repeat until all cupcake liners have been filled.
  10. Allow cupcake liners to sit undisturbed until the chocolate has hardened (this may take over an hour), or you may speed up the process and place the cups in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1peanut butter cup Calories 259kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 29g (10%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 9mg (3%) Sodium 137mg (6%) Potassium 87mg (2%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 26g (52%) Vitamin A 113IU (2%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 39mg (4%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 20peanut butter cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 259 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1peanut butter cup
Calories 259kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 29g 10%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 9mg 3%
Sodium 137mg 6%
Potassium 87mg 2%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 26g 52%
Vitamin A 113IU 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 39mg 4%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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