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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups Recipe
These homemade peanut butter cups have the same great taste as my favorite candy bar, but none of the artificial flavors and preservatives!
Prep Time
15 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 40 cups
Calories: 153 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 24 ounces melting chocolate divided
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (½ stick)
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Line a mini muffin tin with mini liners, and set the pan aside.
- In a medium microwave-safe bowl, heat half of the chocolate, starting with 1 minute, and then checking and stirring every 30 seconds, until it is completely melted and smooth.
- Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the melted chocolate into the bottom of each mini liner, until the chocolate is completely used. Let that layer of chocolate cool and set while you prepare the peanut butter filling.
- In a medium saucepan, heat the peanut butter and butter together until they are melted. Remove from heat and then stir in the powdered sugar and vanilla until it thickens.
- Drop about 1 teaspoon of the peanut butter mixture onto the cooled chocolate in the liners. Repeat until all of the cups have been topped with some of the peanut butter.
- Melt the remaining half of the chocolate, and then drop about 1-1½ teaspoons over the peanut butter mixture, covering the entire top. Once they have all been covered, tap the pan onto the counter until the tops are smooth.
- Let the cups sit until they are cooled, for about 30 minutes.
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Notes
- Storage: Store homemade peanut butter cups in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
153kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
3mg
(1%)
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Potassium
86mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
35IU
(1%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 153
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 153kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 86mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 35IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.