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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

deepwaterdotter — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:04:55 GMT

I found this recipe in America's Test Kitchen Kids Cookbook. Since I own only 1 mini-muffin tin, I make these in 2 batches:

12 oz milk chocolate ( I use 3 of the 4.4 oz Lindt bars)

1/2 cup peanut butter (I like creamy)

3 tbsp powdered sugar

1 tbsp butter, cut into quarters

Dash of salt

Line muffin tin with paper liners.

Put chocolate in gallon Ziploc bag and squeeze out air before sealing. Beat with meat pounder into small pieces.

Put 1/2 of chocolate pieces in bowl and melt at 50% power in microwave for 1 minute. Stir and melt at 50% for 1 more minute. Stir until smooth.

Pour into 1-quart Ziploc bag. Push to a bottom corner of bag and twist the top.

Snip 1/8" size opening at corner.

Pipe into each muffin tin cup to cover bottom. Chill in freezer for 15 minutes.

Heat peanut butter in bowl at full power for 1 minute. Stir in powdered sugar, butter, and salt. Pour into 1-quart Ziploc bag and snip 1/8" size opening at corner.

Pipe onto chilled chocolate to cover.

Melt rest of chocolate pieces in same way as first step. Pipe to cover peanut butter.

Chill in freezer for 1/2 hour. They store well in refrigerator.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

cimeranrose — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:55:16 GMT

Thank you so much @deepwaterdotter !! Can't wait to try these; I have a lot of peanut butter/chocolate fans in my family.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

jlkz — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:27:39 GMT

@deepwaterdotter

I wonder if dark chocolate would also work ? I've had dark choc. peanut butter cups and they were even better than milk choc.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

deepwaterdotter — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:39:06 GMT

@jlkz I don't know why not, sounds delicious.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Alsace Gal — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:51:01 GMT

@deepwaterdotter

How do you release them from the muffin tin?

Thank you for posting, it looks so easy.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

deepwaterdotter — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 01:02:21 GMT

@Alsace Gal The cups of the mini-muffin tin are lined with paper liners. I've never had a problem with the liners releasing from the tin. If you have a problem with the liners sticking, you could spray the tin with PAM.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Alsace Gal — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:22:52 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
@Alsace Gal The cups of the mini-muffin tin are lined with paper liners. I've never had a problem with the liners releasing from the tin. If you have a problem with the liners sticking, you could spray the tin with PAM.

@deepwaterdotter

Thank you!

When reading your recipe I skipped over that part!

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

PA Mom-mom — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:54:57 GMT

@deepwaterdotter I'm probably going to make your recipe today. Can you tell me how many PB cups (approx.) this recipe makes? I'm going to my brother's house for lunch tomorrow and want to take something.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

ECBG — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:40:16 GMT

We used to roll the peanut butter mixture and drop in melted chocolate with a little paraffin.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

deepwaterdotter — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:06:06 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@deepwaterdotter I'm probably going to make your recipe today. Can you tell me how many PB cups (approx.) this recipe makes? I'm going to my brother's house for lunch tomorrow and want to take something.

24 if made in mini-muffin tin, 12 if made in full-size tin.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

deepwaterdotter — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:30:32 GMT

@ECBG I remember making candy that looked like those in your picture with my grandmother during the holidays. I remember she stirred in a small chunk of cream cheese to the peanut butter mixture. And she added a little bit of vegetable oil to the dipping chocolate. We used to dip them by setting them on a fork.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

PA Mom-mom — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:28:06 GMT

@deepwaterdotter Thank you! That's perfect!

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

RedTop — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:22:38 GMT

I make the peanut butter ball mixture, press it into a buttered 9x13 pan and cover with melted chocolate, then cut in small squares like fudge. Keep some in fridge, freeze the rest.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Mom2Dogs — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 23:43:08 GMT

I make BUCKEYES every year...similar recipe but I roll the peanut butter mixture in to balls, freeze and then dip in the chocolate, 3/4 of the way around the rolled peanutbuter (to make them look like a buckeye) and let set up.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Nightowlz — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:46:49 GMT

@deepwaterdotter

I love peanut butter cups. Looks like they would be easy to make. Thanks for sharing.

If you really like chocolate & peanut butter you need to try Rice Krispies chocolate peanut butter balls. Have made these at my sisters house during the Holiday's. I have never made them at home since I can't stop eating them?

Rice Krispies™ Peanut Butter Balls

1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate morsels
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
54 mini-muffin paper cups

In large electric mixer bowl, beat peanut butter, margarine and sugar on medium speed until thoroughly combined. Add Rice Krispies cereal, mixing thoroughly.

Shape into balls. Place each ball in candy paper cup. Refrigerate.

Melt chocolate morsels and shortening in small saucepan, over low heat, stirring constantly.

Spoon 1 teaspoon melted chocolate over each peanut butter ball. Refrigerate until firm.

Store in refrigerator.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Mom2Dogs — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:38:45 GMT

I wish I could figure out how to make the Buckeyes taste more like a Reese Peanut Butter Cup - not in texture but taste....possibly adding salt but no sure and I am not good at experimenting..

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

deepwaterdotter — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:46:30 GMT

@Mom2Dogs I found this recipe in an old church cookbook in my collection:

1 cup creamy peanut butter

8 tbsp semi-soft butter (still a little cool)

1/8 tsp salt

2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Use electric mixer to combine peanut butter, butter, and salt. Slowly add sugar and mix on Low speed. Refrigerate for 15 minutes before forming into balls.

Re: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Mom2Dogs — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:47:16 GMT

@deepwaterdotter Thanks, maybe I will add a bit of salt to my recipe.