Description
Peanut butter cups are a delightful treat that combines creamy peanut butter with rich chocolate for a heavenly experience. With just a few simple ingredients, you can recreate this nostalgic favorite at home. Perfect for parties or as a sweet indulgence, these homemade treats are sure to impress family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup creamy natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Mini cupcake liners
Instructions
- Prepare your workspace by lining a muffin tin with mini cupcake liners.
- Melt half of the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals until smooth, stirring in between.
- Spoon melted chocolate into each liner to cover the bottom and sides. Chill in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes until set.
- In a separate bowl, mix together peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Remove the muffin tin from the fridge and fill each chocolate shell with about one teaspoon of peanut butter mixture.
- Melt the remaining chocolate chips and spoon over the peanut butter filling to cover completely.
- Chill for an additional 30 minutes until fully set.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (30g)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg