How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter Cups - A Step-by-Step Guide

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups are a delicious and indulgent treat that are surprisingly easy to make at home. These sweet and salty confections combine creamy peanut butter and rich chocolate for a flavor combination that is always a hit. Whether you're making them for a special occasion or just to satisfy a craving, homemade peanut butter cups are sure to become a favorite in your dessert repertoire.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons shortening
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • ⅔ cup graham cracker crumbs

Information

  • Servings: 30
  • Yield: 30 cups

  • In 1-quart saucepan combine chocolate chips and shortening. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth (3 to 5 minutes).
  • Loosen top paper cup from stack, but leave in stack for greater stability while being coated. With small paint brush, coat inside top cup evenly with about 1 teaspoon melted chocolate to about 1/8-inch thickness, bringing coating almost to top of cup, but not over edge. Repeat until 30 cups are coated; refrigerate cups.
  • In 2-quart saucepan combine butter or margarine and peanut butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until melted (4 to 6 minutes). Stir in confectioners' sugar and graham cracker crumbs. Press about 1/2 tablespoon filling into each chocolate cup.
  • Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon melted chocolate on top of filling; spread to cover. Freeze until firm (about 2 hours) carefully peel off paper cups. Store refrigerated.
  • Nutrition

    140 cal.

    • Total Fat: 10g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 11mg
    • Sodium: 54mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 14g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 11g
    • Protein: 2g
    • Calcium: 3mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 69mg