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    Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

    Published: Jan 18, 2022 by Ang Paris · Leave a Comment
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    Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups will be a hit with your sweetheart. We won't tell if you keep them for yourself.
    Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
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    Let me show you how to make homemade chocolate peanut butter cups for your sweetheart. They're easier to make than you might think! via @jugglingactmamaLet me show you how to make homemade chocolate peanut butter cups for your sweetheart. They're easier to make than you might think! via @jugglingactmama

    Everyone loves a peanut butter cup, but did you know you can make them at home? These Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups are delicious and easy to make!

    Top down view of homemade heart-shaped chocolate peanut butter cups with a dark chocolate drizzle and nonpareils.
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    Raise your hand if you love those heart-shaped peanut butter cups you can find in the store right now. I'm betting your hand is in the air - mine sure is! Guess what? You don't have to buy them; you can make them. Really. You can make homemade chocolate peanut butter cups yourself.

    Let me show you how to make homemade peanut butter cups and wow your sweetheart this year. It's much easier than you think and oh so delicious. So delicious in fact, you may keep them all to yourself.

    Close up image of a homemade chocolate peanut butter cup sliced in half, next to an uncut peanut butter cup.

    Ingredients

    • Dark chocolate wafers
    • Natural peanut butter, smooth
    • Powdered sugar
    • Salt
    • Pure vanilla extract 
    • Optional: Tiny nonpareils

    Equipment

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    • Heart-shaped mold
    • Parchment paper

    Instructions

    1. Mix the peanut butter, powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla until smooth. Transfer the peanut butter mixture to one half of a piece of parchment paper and place in the freezer for about 20 minutes.
    2. Melt the chocolate to package instructions and carefully smooth it into each corner of the heart molds.
    3. Remove the filling mixture from the freezer and cut out hearts that will easily fit into the center of the molded chocolate hearts. 
    4. The chocolate should still be very liquidy and the peanut butter hearts should easily push right into the chocolate. Try to press them in just enough that they are in all the way but not so far that they would likely push through.  
    5. Pour the rest of the chocolate over the hearts and carefully smooth it out.
    6. Set into the freezer to chill for about 20 minutes.
    7. Remove the completely solid hearts from the mold.
    8. Set the hearts right onto the same cold/frozen tray that the silicone mold was on in the freezer. 
    9. Use the remaining melted chocolate to drizzle over the top.
    Close up image of a bowl filled with peanut butter and powdered sugar, next to dark chocolate wafers.
    Top down image of a pink, heart-shaped cookie cutter cutting the peanut butter into hearts.
    Close up image of chocolate peanut butter cups being poured into a silicone mold.
    Close up image of chocolate being poured over the back of the homemade chocolate peanut butter cups.

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    Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

    Not ready to make your own chocolate peanut butter cups yet? Don’t forget to pin the recipe for later!

    When you do make it, please be sure to tag me on Instagram @jugglingactmama or #jugglingactmama – I’d love to see your pictures! And finally, if you get a chance, please comment and leave me a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating below!

    Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

    Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups will be a hit with your sweetheart. We won't tell if you keep them for yourself.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Chill Time:: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 336kcal
    Author: Ang Paris

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    Equipment

    • Silicone heart shaped mold
    • Parchment Paper

    Ingredients

    • 1½ cups dark chocolate wafers divided so you have some to drizzle on the top after as well
    • 6 oz natural peanut butter smooth, and stirred really well to ensure there isn’t any peanut oil visibly present.
    • 3½ tablespoons powdered sugar
    • pinch Salt
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • tiny nonpareils optional
    • dark chocolate for drizzling optional

    Instructions

    • Mix the peanut butter, powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla until smooth. Fold a piece of parchment paper in half. Transfer the peanut butter mixture to one half and fold the other side of the paper over so the peanut butter is in the middle of the two sheets. Smooth the peanut butter mixture to an even ½ inch thickness. Set this in the freezer for about 20 minutes. While that is chilling you can start with the chocolate.
    • Melt the chocolate to package instructions and carefully smooth it into each corner of the heart molds with a small rubber spatula. You want to have a solid and even coating on the hearts. To check coverage, carefully turn the mold around and look at it from each direction. Make sure no spots are missed. I like to have the silicone mold on a tray or plate while doing this as it helps with stabilizing the tray while the chocolate is setting up. You will have plenty of chocolate left over in your melting dish after this step, you will use this in the next steps. Leave the tray on the counter while the peanut butter filling chills.
    • Remove the filling mixture from the freezer and freehand cut, or use a cookie cutter to cut out hearts that will easily fit into the center of the chocolate hearts.
    • The chocolate should still be very liquidy and the peanut butter hearts should easily push right into the chocolate. Try to press them in just enough that they are in all the way but not so far that they would likely push through the chocolate top.
    • Pour the rest of the chocolate over the hearts and carefully smooth out so the chocolate evenly fills all of the space around and over the peanut butter filling. Aim for a flat bottom.
    • Set into the freezer to chill for about 20 minutes.
    • Remove the completely solid hearts from the mold. I like to use food-safe gloves to avoid fingerprints.
    • Set the hearts right onto the same cold/frozen tray that the silicone mold was on in the freezer.
    • Use the remaining melted chocolate to drizzle over the top of some or all of the hearts.
    • Optional: Top with nonpareils.
    • Store in an airtight container for up to a week.

    Notes

    *Dairy-free/vegan chocolates should work well here. We tried it with Enjoy Life chocolate that also worked well.
    *Nut-free alternatives to peanut butter will work well for this recipe.
    *It is easier to work with frozen peanut butter mixture, but you can certainly do this with softer peanut butter, it will just be a little bit harder to work with.
    *Exact amounts needed will depend on the specific heart mold you use as many are different sizes. You may also choose to use more chocolate or peanut butter filling, adjust to your mold and preferences. 

    For best results, be sure to check our Tips and FAQs above with important tips and questions that can help your delicious recipe come out perfectly.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 373mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 4mg
    Please Note: I am not a registered dietician. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.
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