Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
- MAKES
- 1 dozen
- CHILL TIME
- 2 Hr 30 Min
- COOK TIME
- 5 Min
Who doesn't love the irresistible combo of chocolate and peanut butter? Our Test Kitchen has created what is sure to be your go-to chocolate candy recipe. Once you make our Homemade Peanut Butter Cups, you'll never buy store-bought again.
What You'll Need
- 1 (11-1/2-ounce) package milk chocolate chips, divided
- 3 tablespoon vegetable shortening, divided
- 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
What to Do
- Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper baking cups.
- In a small saucepan, melt 1-1/4 cups chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons shortening over low heat, stirring just until mixture is smooth. Allow to cool slightly; mixture should still be pourable.
- Starting halfway up each paper cup, spoon about 2 teaspoons mixture over inside of cups, completely covering bottom half of each cup. Chill cups about 30 minutes, or until firm.
- In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, and butter; mix well. (Mixture will be dry.) Spoon evenly into chocolate cups and press down firmly.
- Place remaining chocolate chips and shortening in saucepan and melt over low heat, stirring just until mixture is smooth. Spoon equal amounts into cups, spreading to completely cover peanut butter mixture. Cover and chill at least 2 hours, or until firm.
Notes
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If you love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter as much as we do, you'll also love our Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie and our Peanut Butter Cup Parfaits.
- Want even more of our favorite peanut butter recipes? Check out our collection Peanut Butter Recipes: Our Top 40 Recipes with Peanut Butter.