Name: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 1/2 cup peanut butter; 12 ounces chocolate (chopped in small pieces); 1 tablespoon coconut oil

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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups: A homemade version of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, this recipe is made with 3 simple, clean ingredients for a treat you can feel less guilty about devouring.

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I have always been obsessed with Reese’s Cups.

I can never resist the combination of chocolate and peanut butter together and a peanut butter cup is perfection in my book.

But take a look at those ingredients in a Reese’s Cup: milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, nonfat milk, milk fat, lactose, soy lecithin, pgpr, emulsifier), peanuts, sugar, dextrose, salt, tbhq (preservative), citric acid (to maintain freshness).

Um–pgpr and tbhq–NO THANK YOU!

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Truth be told, I have ZERO will power if you place a Reese’s Cup in front of me. Despite the questionable ingredients, I will more than likely succumb to eating the chocolate peanut butter cup.

But, I MUCH prefer making my own peanut butter cups. When making homemade peanut butter cups, you can control the quality of ingredients and it is a breeze to put together.

How to Make Copycat Reese’s Cups

Step One: Melt the Chocolate

Use any type of chocolate you like for these homemade peanut butter cups.
Melt the chocolate in either the crockpot or microwave.
Add in melted coconut oil and stir until well distributed into the melted chocolate.

How to Melt CHOCOLATE IN THE SLOW COOKER

Place chocolate in heat safe glass jar.
Place jar in slow cooker and then carefully pour water into slow cooker until the water line reaches halfway up the jars.
Be cautious not to get any water into the jar of chocolate.
Turn slow cooker on high, do NOT put lid on the slow cooker, and in about 30 minutes your chocolate will be perfectly melted (no need to stir while chocolate melts).
Check on chocolate after 20 minutes, as all slow cookers vary in temperature.

Step Two: Prepare the Muffin Tin

Line a muffin tin with silicone liners.

Step Three: Chocolate Base

Using a small cookie scoop, place 1/2 tablespoon melted chocolate in each liner.
Swirl the chocolate to cover the bottom of the muffin liner.
Using a spoon, gently spread a 1/4″ of the chocolate up the sides of the muffin tin liner.
Place muffin tin in fridge or freezer for 5 minutes for chocolate to harden.
Place melted chocolate BACK in slow cooker to keep the chocolate melted as base hardens. (If microwaved your chocolate to melt, you may need to reheat before topping off your peanut butter cups.)

Step Four: Peanut Butter Layer

Once the bottom layer of the peanut butter cup has hardened, remove from fridge/freezer.
Using a small cookie scoop, place 1/2 tablespoon peanut butter in each liner.
Gently spread the peanut butter out over the chocolate base.

Step Five: Chocolate Top

Place 1-2 teaspoons of the remaining melted chocolate over the peanut butter layer.
Use a spoon to spread evenly.
Place the peanut butter cups back in the fridge/freezer for 5-10 minutes to harden.

How to Store Homemade Reese’s Cups

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups need to be stored in refrigerator or freezer to prevent melting of chocolate.
Peanut Butter Cups will last 4 days in refrigerator.
PB Cups will last 1 month in freezer. (After that, the quality of taste of the chocolate diminishes)

Modifications for Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Vegan Peanut Butter Cups

Use dairy-free chocolate to make Vegan Peanut Butter Cups.

Keto Peanut Butter Cups

Use sugar-free chocolate to make Keto Friendly Peanut Butter Cups

Peanut Free Reese’s Cup Recipe

Replace peanut butter with almond butter or sunflower seed butter for a peanut free chocolate cup.

Are Peanut Butter Cups Healthy?

I am asked all the time if I feel my homemade Reese’s Cup is healthy.

Friends, this recipe is NOT low fat nor is it low in sugar.

BUT, these peanut butter cups are made with clean ingredients that just as good as the original. I use high quality chocolate and shelf stable natural peanut butter.

In my book, this simple Peanut Butter Cup recipe is a great way to indulge.

Copycat Dessert Recipes

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Recipe

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

A simple 3 ingredient recipe for a copycat version of a Reese's Cup.

5 from 5 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chocolate, no bake, Peanut Butter

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 143kcal

Author: Kristen Chidsey

Ingredients

1/2 cup peanut butter
12 ounces chocolate chopped in small pieces
1 tablespoon coconut oil

Instructions

Line a muffin tin with silicone liners.
Melt the chocolate in either the crockpot or microwave.
Add in melted coconut oil to melted chocolate and stir until well distributed.
Using a small cookie scoop, place 1/2 tablespoon melted chocolate in each liner. Swirl the chocolate to cover the bottom of the muffin liner. Using a spoon, gently spread a 1/4″ of the chocolate up the sides of the muffin tin liner.
Place muffin tin in fridge or freezer for 5 minutes for chocolate to harden.
Once the bottom layer of the peanut butter cup has hardened, remove from fridge/freezer. Using a small cookie scoop, place 1/2 tablespoon peanut butter in each liner. Gently spread the peanut butter out over the chocolate base.
Place 1-2 teaspoons of the remaining melted chocolate over the peanut butter layer. Use a spoon to spread evenly.
Place the peanut butter cups back in the fridge/freezer for 5-10 minutes to harden.
Remove from silcone liners and serve or store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days (if they last that long.)

Melting Chocolate in Slow Cooker

Place chocolate in heat safe glass jar.
Place jar in slow cooker and then carefully pour water into slow cooker until the water line reaches halfway up the jars. Be cautious not to get any water into the jar of chocolate.
Turn slow cooker on high, do NOT put lid on the slow cooker, and in about 30 minutes your chocolate will be perfectly melted (no need to stir while chocolate melts). Check on chocolate after 20 minutes, as all slow cookers vary in temperature.

Notes

Feel free to use any peanut butter you like.
Feel free to use any chocolate you like. We even chop up leftover chocolate bunnies from Easter to use at times.

Nutrition Facts

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 143 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Cholesterol 1mg0%

Sodium 41mg2%

Potassium 101mg3%

Carbohydrates 12g4%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 10g11%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 20IU0%

Calcium 8mg1%

Iron 0.6mg3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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