Chocolate and peanut butter are a great match. The two pair well together with the saltiness of the peanut butter juxtaposed perfectly against the bitter-sweet chocolate. Topped with peanuts, these candies offer a satisfying crunch to go along with the creamy peanut butter filling. There is no doubt that once made, these candies will disappear in no time.
Although there are a few steps to this recipe, these candies are super easy to make and don’t require any cooking other than the use of a microwave.
To start, line a baking sheet or two muffin tin pans with mini paper cupcake liners. Next, melt 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips in the microwave. It should take about a minute, on high, for the chocolate to melt. To ensure that you do not overheat or burn your chocolate, stop the microwave every 20 seconds to stir the chocolate.
Drizzle just shy of 1 tablespoon of chocolate into each cupcake liner. Place in the freezer for five minutes to harden.
While the chocolate hardens, mix together 3/4 cup of natural peanut butter with 2 tablespoon of melted coconut oil and ¼ cup of honey until smooth. Take chocolates out of the freezer and drizzle 1 tablespoon of peanut butter mixture over top of the hardened chocolate. Place back in the freezer for 10 minutes to allow the peanut butter mixture to firm.
While the peanut butter mixture is firming in the freezer, melt another cup of chocolate chips. Set aside. Chop peanuts and set aside. When ready, drizzle your candies with the top layer of chocolate (just shy of one tablespoon of melted chocolate per candy) and sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Pop candies back in the freezer for 30 minutes or until hardened. Store candies in the refrigerator and enjoy!
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cups
Ingredients
- 2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
- ¾ cup natural peanut butter
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 3 tbsp peanuts, chopped
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet or two muffin tin pans with 16 mini paper cupcake liners.
- Melt 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate and drizzle just shy of 1 tablespoon of chocolate into each cupcake liner.
- Place in freezer for five minutes to harden.
- Mix together peanut butter, melted coconut oil and honey in a bowl until smooth.
- Remove pan from freezer and drizzle 1 tablespoon of peanut butter mixture over top of the hardened chocolate. Place back in the freezer for 10 minutes to allow peanut butter mixture to firm up.
- Melt the other cup of chocolate chips.
- Remove pan from freezer and drizzle candies with the top layer of chocolate and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
- Freeze candies for 30 minutes (or until hardened) before eating.
- Store uneaten candies in the refrigerator.
