These peanut butter cups are seriously one of my favorite treats ever. They are pretty simple to make and can EASILY be made in a pan instead of in individual cups (which is a huge time saver). They also freeze super well so you can make them in advance, which is also a bonus.
Peanut Butter Cups
Time: 1 hour
Yield: 48-60 cups or 1 large jelly roll pan full
Recipe adapted from Claudia Halterman
1/2 package graham crackers, rolled fine
1 lb powdered sugar
2 sticks butter, melted
2 C peanut butter
3 bags milk chocolate chips
1 t shortening
3 T peanut butter for decoration
small cups (optional)
mini muffin tins
1. Crush up the graham crackers. I use a mini food processor. These are so great and can be purchased for under $10 at Wal Mart.
2. Place the butter in a medium sized mixing bowl and melt the butter in the microwave.
3. Add the peanut butter, graham crackers, and powdered sugar to the butter. Using a wooden spoon, stir until all ingredients are incorporated.
4. In a glass measuring cup melt the chocolate 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each cooking interval. When the chocolate is almost melted, let it sit for about 1 minutes. The heat from the chocolate will melt the remaining chips.
5. Stir the shortening into the melted chocolate.
6. Put the cups in the mini muffin tins.
7. Place about a teaspoon of chocolate in the bottom of each cup.
9. Add another teaspoon or so of chocolate on top of the peanut butter ball and smooth it out with a butter knife.
10. Melt 3 T of peanut butter in the microwave and then drizzle it over the top of the cups.
11. Slide them into the refrigerator to let them set.
12. When I am in a hurry….or quite frankly, just out of patience I press the peanut butter mixture into a pan and spread the chocolate on top. Throw it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to set up and you are good to go! This makes for a quick DELICOUS treat.
Wow, I love how fast and easy this looks. Although I am quite a mess when it comes to melting chocolate. Over from roll call.
My husband is going to LOVE me for this one. Thanks Jamie!
I make something similar to this, but in ball form (like the oreo balls you have up here). I just posted about them recently also. They are so good! One of my christmas favorites. never thought to make them look like reese's cups though – what a great idea! 🙂
I just made these on Saturday! Easy and oh so delicious! Thanks for another great recipe!! P.S. I made a “goodie” bag for a friend which included the pb cups and your french bread. Big hit!
I tried this recipie tonight. I would recommend buying the powdered sugar in a one pound bag. Also, you can put the chocolate in a glass bowl, and set your micorwave to 70% power for one minute to melt a bag of chocolate at a time, than stir and add 10-15 seconds at the same power level to finish melting the chocolate till almost smooth. I also recommend putting the peanut butter mixture in the freezer to make the balls easier to roll. Just some thoughts, it tastes great.
By 1/2 package of graham crackers do you mean 1/2 of one of the sleeves or 1/2 the box?