Keith loves
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. So I was not surprised when he sent me a link to one of the blogs he reads regularly with a post referring to easy homemade cups. No baking required! I did some further research to track down the original recipe and have modified it a bit to make it work with the ingredients I had on hand at the time. Check out my version of
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups in this next installment of What Micky Eats...
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups (adapted from
Love Them Madly)
- a mug
- aluminum foil
- peanut butter
- chocolate pieces (chips, Kisses, or any left over chocolate bars)
- water, boiling hot
- Chop up chocolate pieces, if necessary, and set aside.
- Mold a piece of foil around the top of a mug. Push the foil down about 1/4 inch and pinch along the side of the mug to form a mold. (Depending on your mug shape, I also used the bottom of the mug to make the round cup shape. I found it a big easier to create the flat bottom.)
- Carefully remove the foil mold (be sure not to rip it) and fill the mug nearly to the brim with the boiling water.
- Replace the foil and spread a heaping teaspoon of peanut butter on the foil.
- Top with chocolate pieces. Let them melt, about 3 minutes. Wait until the chocolate smudges when you nudge a chip gently with a knife.
- Swirl chocolate and peanut butter together. Some of the chocolate will fall towards to bottom to create the chocolate shell.
- Carefully remove the molds off the mug and place in freezer for about 10 minutes, or longer.
- Peel off foil and eat immediately. Or store in zip lock bag or plastic wrap in freezer for future treats!
I had some left over chocolate candy from Easter, so just chopped those up a bit to use. I planned to make two cups - one for me in all milk chocolate and one for Keith using milk and white chocolate pieces. I only had about 8 Kisses, which did not provide enough chocolate in my opinion for the two cups. I guess it depends on the chocolate to peanut butter ratio you prefer. I also used chunky peanut butter (the only kind used in our household), but creamy may work better to create a smoother consistency. Keith liked the chunkiness and claims Reese's sold a limited edition "specialty" cup with peanut chunks in it. A quick Google search confirmed his statement - who knew? My homemade cups are not as perfect or pretty, but the taste is spot on! Now we can make them anytime
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