Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Description
This recipe creates peanut butter cups by mixing peanut butter and butter until creamy, then incorporating powdered sugar and vanilla to shape a sweet filling. Each peanut butter patty is chilled for firmness before being encased in a coating made by melting chocolate with butter for smoothness and shine.
The assembly involves layering melted chocolate into cupcake liners, adding the chilled peanut butter patties, and then covering with more chocolate. After a couple of hours in the refrigerator to set, the peanut butter cups can be enjoyed as a candy treat offering a balance of creamy, sweet, and chocolate flavors.
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Filling
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Coating
- 16 ounces chocolate
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
Peanut Butter Filling
- In a medium bowl, use a mixer to combine the peanut butter and 1/4 cup butter.
- Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, and continue mixing until combined and smooth.
- Use your hands to shape 1 tablespoon of the peanut butter mixture into a patty. Repeat with the remaining peanut butter mixture.
- Place the patties on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
Chocolate Coating
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, or in the microwave in 30-second increments.
- Add 2 tablespoons butter to the chocolate, and stir until the butter has melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Spoon about 2 teaspoons of chocolate into the bottom of a cupcake liner.
- Place a chilled peanut butter patty on top of the chocolate.
- Spoon just enough chocolate on top to cover the patty. Repeat with the remaining chocolate and peanut butter patties.
- Allow the peanut butter cups to set for a couple of hours before removing the cupcake liner.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 219 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 219kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 78mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 126mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 88IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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