Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

These peanut butter cups have a creamy peanut butter filling and are completely covered in chocolate for a simple and decadent homemade candy treat.
Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Candy
Cuisine: American
Calories: 290

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 11.5 ounce package milk chocolate chips, divided
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 cup confectioners’ sugar

Method
 

  1. Trim 12 paper muffin cup liners to half of their height.
  2. Place 1/2 chocolate chips in a microwave safe container. Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring after each minute. Spoon melted chocolate into muffin cups, filling halfway. With a spoon, draw the chocolate up the sides of the cups until evenly coated. Cool in the refrigerator until firm.
  3. Mix peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt together in a small bowl; divide into the chocolate cups. Melt remaining chocolate and spoon over peanut butter filling. Spread chocolate to edges of cups. Let the chocolate cool and set before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 7gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 192mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21g

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