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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups are a snack with a chocolate outer layer and a peanut butter filling inside. They are usually small cup-shaped treats enjoyed for the sweet taste of chocolate and peanut butter’s savory flavor. The rich and creamy peanut butter filling is encased in a smooth chocolate shell, creating a perfect balance of flavors in each bite.
Ingredients To Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
- Milk chocolate chips
- Sweetened peanut butter
- Icing sugar
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- Sea salt
- Cupcake wrappers
Ingredient Notes and Variations
Milk chocolate chips: The milk chocolate chips give the dessert a creamy and smooth texture. Consider using other chocolate variations for distinctive flavor profiles.
Peanut butter: Choose sweetened peanut butter to get an indulgent filling. You can use natural peanut butter instead.
Icing sugar: To sweeten the peanut butter, use icing sugar. You can adjust its quantity according to your taste.
Butter: Use unsalted butter to add richness to the peanut butter filling. Melt it before use for good results. As an alternative, you can use oils.
Sea salt: It enhances the overall flavor profile of the treat. A pinch of sea salt elevates the taste of dessert by balancing the sweetness.
Cupcake wrappers: They make the handling of cupcakes easy. You can use cupcake mold instead.
How To Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
1: Make the outer layer batter
- Make the outer layer thicker
- Melt milk chocolate in 30-second increments in the microwave. Stir.
- Once the chocolate melts, add peanut butter, up to a teaspoon, and set the mixture aside.
2: Prepare the inner layers of batter
- Add butter, icing, vanilla, and peanut butter to a small bowl.
- Mix until smooth and silky.
3: Assemble all the batters
- Spread a teaspoon of chocolate mixture in the cupcake wrappers.
- Place them inside the fridge until they are set.
- Once the outer layers have hardened, add the peanut mixture and melted chocolate.
- Add a dash of sea salt at the end.
- Repeat the process for more cupcakes.
- Place in refrigerator until set. Enjoy!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
- ⅔ cup sweetened peanut butter
- 1-2 tablespoons icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon butter softened
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 24 mini cupcake wrappers
Instructions
- Melt chocolate by adding 30 seconds increments to the microwave and stirring each time.
- Melt chocolate, add peanut butter, and mix. Set aside.
- Mix the icing sugar, vanilla extract butter, and peanut butter in a second bowl. Make a smooth batter.
- Add a tablespoon of the chocolate mix to each cupcake wrapper. Place in the refrigerator until it hardens.
- Add a teaspoon of the peanut butter, chocolate, and sea salt mixtures.
- Place in the refrigerator until frozen.
