Day 343 December 9 2009 food day 68 Homemade Reeses Peanutbutter Cups

Posted by admin on 10th December 2009

Homemade Reese’s peanut butter cups

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Ready In: 1 Hour

Servings: 12 small peanut butter cups:

Ingredients:

12 mini cupcake liners

3/4 cup Milk Chocolate chips (or semi sweet if you prefer)

1/2 cup creamy natural peanut butter + 2 generous Tbsp to add to the melted chocolate

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

a pinch fine sea salt [if your PB is already salted, it's optional to add more]

Directions:

1.	Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second intervals until smooth. Add 2 generous tablespoons of peanut butter and stir to incorporate. Let cool for 5 minutes.
2.	Line a mini cupcake pan with mini liners. Place a heaping teaspoon of melted chocolate in each mini cupcake liner and spread it all over the place with the back of a spoon. repeat with all 12 liners.
3.	Place the cupcake tin into your freezer and allow it to harden.
4.	Meanwhile, stir together peanut butter, vanilla, salt, and sugar to form a paste. Make sure you knead in all the ingredients.
5.	Divide peanut butter paste into all 12 liners, pressing down gently to make sure the paste goes everywhere. [I took a a heaping teaspoon and rolled it into a ball, then flattened it and placed it into the liners]
6.	Top with heaping teaspoon of chocolate [melt it again if needed], spreading carefully so that none of the PB paste can be seen.
7.	Chill in fridge/freezer for at least one hour.