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    Home » In the kitchen » Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

    Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

    Published: Apr 11, 2016 · Modified: Apr 19, 2019 by Laura · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    The world's greatest combination and the holy grail of homemade candy - homemade peanut butter cups!

    The world's greatest combination and the holy grail of homemade candy - homemade peanut butter cups!

    You wouldn't usually catch me saying this but I am glad it's Monday! I've had 1 busy weekend, which started with me having to be a solo puppy parent and take Sage to the vet by myself for her 12 week jabs...our vet is a 40 minute drive away {cue horror movie music}

    Keeping in mind this is a food blog (not a dog blog??) I'll spare you the details but let's just say our poor little pup didn't travel too well, leaving me on the side of the road (twice) running late for our appointment and running out of ways to clean up the mess. It was sorta stressful. The sorta stressful that left me needing a bucket sized glass of wine. And made me feel like I had an actual child. Seriously. Lucky for me, our vet is by the beach so once Sage was vaccinated we went for a run down by the water. And by run I mean walk. And by that I aaaactually mean we kinda just chilled. But it was nice! And then she slept the whole way home which was cute. And quiet {clapping hands emoji}

    So once I had sat on the couch all night with a beer and a bowl full of curried vegetable noodle deliciousness and watched a cutesy Hugh Grant movie, by Sunday morning I was ready to take on something else. And this time it was not stressful or gross and didn't make me seriously re-think my desire to have at least 4 human babies. 

    I made PEANUT BUTTER CUPS!! All by myself using only 4 ingredients and it took less than 45 minutes and they are just. omg. SO delicious. As in, I actually think I prefer them to actual Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Which makes me feel like I'm swearing because they are my all time favourite-eat 40 of them in one sitting-candy.

    Chocolate layer. Freeze. Peanut butter layer. Freeze. Second chocolate layer. Freeze again until you can't bear it anymore and they are calling your name from the freezer and you take them out and inhale all 12 of them because they are the best thing you've ever made.

    Whoa.

    The world's greatest combination and the holy grail of homemade candy - homemade peanut butter cups!

    If you make them and they don't come out looking pretty, don't fret. This was not my first attempt at homemade peanut butter cups. The first time, I tried going for a pretty layered look. They did look good but they did not hold together well.

    Another time I tried making them using homemade peanut butter and without sugar to try and make them kinda healthy.

    Who even am I? Just, no.

    The world's greatest combination and the holy grail of homemade candy - homemade peanut butter cups!

    The last time I made them, they were almost there but I didn't quite have the "banging the tin on the bench technique" that makes them level. Also, I made the mistake of distributing all the melted chocolate on top of the frozen peanut butter cups before trying to smooth it out. Um, melted chocolate + frozen peanut butter. Yeah, the chocolate goes hard real quick. Like, do it 3 at a time quick.

    But this time, I've done it. One more thing ticked off my life goals list <--- I do have big dreams too, but you've gotta be realistic. Small victories.

    Here are my tips for perfect peanut butter cups:

    1. Take the time to make a little dip in the bottom layer of chocolate and to brush the chocolate up the sides of the cupcake cases a little bit. This is going to hold the peanut butter inside the peanut butter cup. It takes a little longer but is totally worth it.
    2. Let the peanut butter layer freeze for about 15 minutes. This way it will be reasonably hard and won't mix together with the top chocolate layer.
    3. Spoon the last of the chocolate on 3 peanut butter cups at a time. The frozen peanut butter will make the chocolate go hard really quickly and if you try doing all 12 at once, you will have hard lumps of chocolate sitting on top. Still tasty, but much less pretty. It's also worth at this stage dropping the tin on the bench a few times to ensure the top layer flattens out nicely.
    4. Use standard Kraft, Sanitarium, Jif, Skippy whatever is the classic peanut butter where you are. I have tried this with homemade peanut butter with much less success.

    The world's greatest combination and the holy grail of homemade candy - homemade peanut butter cups!

    That's it! You officially just became a superhero. The peanut butter cups will store well at room temperature but are also delicious kept in the fridge or freezer for a slightly harder to access treat <--- recommended.

    Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for how many peanut butter cups you eat in one sitting after making these 😉

    The world's greatest combination and the holy grail of homemade candy - homemade peanut butter cups!

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    The world's greatest combination and the holy grail of homemade candy - homemade peanut butter cups!

    Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

    The world's greatest combination and the holy grail of homemade candy - homemade peanut butter cups!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 cups
    Author: Laura

    Ingredients

    • 1 ¼ cups chocolate chips
    • ½ cup peanut butter
    • 2 tablespoon icing sugar
    • 15 g butter softened

    Instructions

    • Line a 12 case mini muffin tin with paper cupcake cases and set aside.
    • On low power in the microwave or using a double boiler melt ¾ cup of chocolate chips until smooth.
    • Add a spoonful of chocolate to each cupcake case and drop the tin on the bench several times until the chocolate is smooth. Add a little more chocolate to each tin and carefully brush it up the sides a little, using a spoon. Also, try and make a small well in the bottom, being careful to make sure that the chocolate still covers the bottom of the case.
    • Put the tin in the freezer for 15 minutes while you prepare the peanut butter mixture.
    • Add peanut butter, softened butter & icing sugar to a small bowl and mix together really well until smooth.
    • After 15 minutes, remove the tin from the freezer and spoon a scant teaspoon of peanut butter mixture into each cup. Drop the tin on the bench a few times to flatten the peanut butter and put back in the freezer.
    • Add the remaining ½ cup of chocolate chips to the bowl and melt down again.
    • Once the peanut butter layer is hard, remove from the freezer and, working 3 at a time add enough chocolate to cover the peanut butter layer. Drop the tin on the bench again after each 3 to make sure the top chocolate layer is smooth.
    • Allow to chill in the fridge or freezer for 15 minutes until the top layer has set.
    • Store in the fridge, freezer or in an airtight container at room temperature.
    Nutrition Facts
    Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    171
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    10
    g
    15
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    4
    g
    25
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    5
    mg
    2
    %
    Sodium
     
    71
    mg
    3
    %
    Potassium
     
    69
    mg
    2
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    16
    g
    5
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    14
    g
    16
    %
    Protein
     
    3
    g
    6
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    75
    IU
    2
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    0.1
    mg
    0
    %
    Calcium
     
    26
    mg
    3
    %
    Iron
     
    0.4
    mg
    2
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Kim @ Land of Zonkt says

      April 16, 2016 at 11:39 am

      5 stars
      Oh our furr babies... they are fun at times.
      But believe me it's all good, preps you well for kids. I have dealt with the grossest of things with my poodles and I can honestly say 2 kids later, my poodles still top the cake with the grossest of dealings. I won't lie my kids have had some shockers but the puppies still boot them out of the water. lol
      My oldest poodle doesn't travel well at all, he has anxiety at the best of times (he's 14) so if we take him far we have to put him in a large carrie cage to just help him feel secure. Seems to work best.
      But unfortunately he never grew out of it. From 12wks to 14years, he still hates the car.

      But onto the actual food. I'm so excited you shared this, I love a sweet and savoury flavour combo and these look loads yummier than the reese ones my untie brought over from the US many moons ago.

      Thanks for linking up to Your Weekly Feed. xx

      Reply
      • Laura says

        April 19, 2016 at 9:56 am

        Hahaha Kim that's so funny! Fur babies huh! I'm hoping that she will prepare us (slightly) for kids!! I'm also hoping that she starts travelling better... But yes, peanut butter cups - they are my favourite candy but the homemade version is WAY better!!

        Reply
    2. Shari from GoodFoodWeek says

      April 12, 2016 at 5:00 pm

      YUM! Would these travel well? Like could you package a whole bunch up and post them to me? 😉

      Reply
      • Laura says

        April 14, 2016 at 6:41 am

        Haha Shari! I actually think they would at this time of year! 😉

        Reply
    3. Claire @ My Pink & Green Life says

      April 12, 2016 at 10:09 am

      Um, NEED these right now! Peanut butter cups are definitely in my top five favorite candies! My dog has the opposite problem on road trips, haha... She won't use the bathroom at all for the entire trip and then we worry she's going to explode! 😛

      Reply
      • Laura says

        April 14, 2016 at 6:40 am

        Oh no your poor dog...and poor you! Haha 🙂

        Reply
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