Peanut butter cups
A simple but delicious mini treat recipe. These peanut buttercups are popular at kids' parties. You can use alternative nut butter for people with dietary requirements.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Chilling time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Peanut Butter Cups
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ½ cup icing sugar
Chocolate Coating
- 1 ¼ cup semi sweet chocolate coarsely chopped
- 1 ¼ cup milk chocolate coarsely chopped
- 1 tbsp shortening
Start off by lining 36 miniature muffin cups with paper liners.
Place the peanut butter, unsalted butter, and salt in a microwaveable bowl, and heat in the microwave for about one minute or just until soft, but not melted (check and stir the ingredients every 20 seconds).
Stir in the sugar.
Melt the chocolates and shortening in a heatproof bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water.
Drop a teaspoon of the melted chocolate into each of the paper lined miniature muffin cups.
Top with a teaspoon of peanut butter mixture.
Then top with another teaspoon of melted chocolate.
Refrigerate until set.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.