Here’s a simple homemade version of Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups — famous for their distinctive round shape and irresistible sweet-salty flavor.
🍫🥜 Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
🛒 Ingredients (Makes 12 cups)
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or milk chocolate)
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or shortening (optional, for smoother chocolate)
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ tsp salt (optional, if peanut butter is unsalted)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Melt the Chocolate
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate with coconut oil in 20–30 second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth.
2️⃣ Prepare Peanut Butter Filling
- In a bowl, mix peanut butter, softened butter, powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla until smooth and slightly thick.
3️⃣ Form the Cups
- Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon melted chocolate into each liner and spread slightly up the sides.
- Freeze 10 minutes to firm.
- Add about 1 teaspoon–1 tablespoon peanut butter mixture on top (flatten slightly).
- Cover with more melted chocolate until filling is sealed.
4️⃣ Chill
- Refrigerate 20–30 minutes until fully set.
🍽 Serving & Storage
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge up to 2 weeks.
- Let sit at room temperature 5–10 minutes before eating for the best texture.
🔥 Tips & Variations
- Use dark chocolate for richer flavor.
- Add crushed pretzels for crunch.
- Sprinkle flaky sea salt on top before chilling.
- For ultra-smooth tops, gently tap the muffin tin on the counter before chilling.
- Make mini versions using a mini muffin tin.
If you’d like, I can give you a copycat version with the thinner chocolate shell and firmer peanut butter center — just like the classic store-bought kind.
