Peanut Butter Cups

August 29, 2008 at 6:03 pm | In recipe |

my husband was exhibiting symptoms of peanut butter cup withdrawal, so I put on my superhero suit apron and came to the rescue.
I started improvising as I went along, only to find out that “my” recipe is 99% similar to the one on VegWeb.
oops! my bad.
I’m posting it anyway, since there’s still that 1% that makes the whole difference. (ahem.)

quick note: be sure to leave your cups in the fridge until ready to eat, as they have a tendency to soften up rather quickly. gotta love summertime…

update: suggested Reese’s peanut butter cups have peanut butter added to the chocolate part, so I’m definitely trying this the next time I make these. I’m thinking 2-3 T to begin with.
update on the update: adding PB directly to the chocolate was a fantastic suggestion! also, the cups taste awesome straight out of the freezer.

for 12 “small” cups:

12 mini cupcake liners
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup creamy natural peanut butter + 2 generous T to add to the melted chocolate
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 t pure vanilla extract
pinch fine sea salt [if your PB is already salted, it's optional to add more]

melt the chips in your microwave, keeping a close eye on them and stirring often to make sure they don’t burn. it should take between 1-2 minutes. add the 2 generous T and stir to incorporate.
give it about 5 minutes to cool down a bit, it’s easier to spread around when not lava-hot.

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.

place the chocolate-covered liners onto a plate, into your fridge, to let it all harden.

meanwhile, stir together peanut butter, vanilla, salt, and sugar. if your peanut butter is anything like mine, it should form a sort of paste that you can start kneading to make sure all gets incorporated really well.

the chocolate should be hard by now, so divide peanut butter paste into all 12 liners, pressing down gently to make sure the paste goes everywhere.

top with heaping teaspoon of chocolate [melt it again if needed], spreading carefully so that none of the PB paste can be seen.

chill in fridge for at least one hour, until ready to devour.

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  1. A-W-E-S-O-M-E! Now if I could only get those shipped to my house…

    Comment by Amanda — August 31, 2008 #

  2. I love peanut butter! Those cups look darn good!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Comment by Rosa — August 31, 2008 #

  3. I love making peanut butter cups!

    Comment by Melisser — August 31, 2008 #

  4. ooh + aaah. I am totally making these . . . . for the kids. Yeah, yeah, for the kids.

    Comment by Vegan Dad — August 31, 2008 #

  5. PB cups were my favorite store bought candy growing up. These look great. Thanks for the recipe!

    Comment by Lisa (Show Me Vegan) — August 31, 2008 #

  6. Reese’s, look out!! ;-)

    Comment by VeggieGirl — August 31, 2008 #

  7. I would love to make those but I swear I’d eat the whole lot in one go so it probably isn’t a good idea! Perhaps I’ll do some for Christmas when I will have other family around to devour them with me!

    Comment by Anna — August 31, 2008 #

  8. les grands ésprits se rencontrent! I was just thinking I hadn’t made any peanutbutter cups since the holidays last year - for Mr. Fish, who after tasting them when I brought some back from the US decided that they were the best American export ever (besides me, of course!)

    Comment by shellyfish — August 31, 2008 #

  9. Love it! Peanut Butter cups have always been my favorite candy and yet I’ve never made them. It’s probably for the best though. I’d inevitably eat the whole batch.

    Comment by Erin — August 31, 2008 #

  10. As usual you have taken a photo and posted a recipe that leaves me with little choice but to get my butt in the kitchen and TRY to attempt something that comes even close to your obvious kitchen capabilities.

    They look great. Thanks!

    Comment by VeganCowGirl — August 31, 2008 #

  11. Probably 2 of my top 10 flavors–PB and chocolate! Num, num, double NUM.

    Comment by Ricki — August 31, 2008 #

  12. I love the photos! I’m definitely making these soon.

    Comment by Nicole — August 31, 2008 #

  13. think of the children and make a batch of these, for sure. I did it for mine. and don’t let the fact that I don’t have kids make you think any differently, yo.

    Comment by Celine — August 31, 2008 #

  14. Oh Yum!!!

    Comment by Sarena — August 31, 2008 #

  15. mmmmm, these look spectacular! and i love peanut butter cups of all types :)

    Comment by gleek — August 31, 2008 #

  16. I am not a huge peanut butter fan, but those look darn good! Quite honestly, Celine, *anything* you make looks good to me :o) I swear, everything you make and photograph looks insanely delicious!

    Courtney

    Comment by Courtney — August 31, 2008 #

  17. Wow! 1% or 95% different, yours are perfect! I appreciate you posting your recipe.

    Comment by Tami — August 31, 2008 #

  18. I should make these for my mom, she is obsessed with the Resees Brand!

    Comment by Shelby — August 31, 2008 #

  19. Nomnomnom. (The sound I would be making in ecstasy right now if I had made these.) I need an excuse to make and eat ‘em…

    Comment by Veronica — August 31, 2008 #

  20. these seem pretty easy to make! yippee! thanks for posting this great recipe!

    Comment by Jennifer — September 1, 2008 #

  21. I just can’t resist pb & chocolate and these little cuties look too great not to make. I made your Brownie Cupcakes today - yummers!

    Comment by atxvegn — September 1, 2008 #

  22. yummyyy :) they’re so cute!

    Comment by alaina — September 1, 2008 #

  23. Mmmmm peanut butter cups! You can’t get even the non vegan ones here. I’m far too lazy. Bring your superhero outfit and come make some for meeeeeeeee!!!!!! (please?)

    Comment by Vegetation — September 1, 2008 #

  24. I’m on my way, Vegetation. if they stop me at the customs, I’ll blame the outfit.

    the cups are almost gone, guys. only 2 measly ones left. we’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad.

    Comment by Celine — September 1, 2008 #

  25. These look amaaaazing! I need more peanut butter and chocolate in my life.

    Comment by Ashley — September 1, 2008 #

  26. peanut butter. chocolate. peabucolate. I want some peabucolate cups. :)

    Comment by tofufreak — September 1, 2008 #

  27. thank god your husband had you there to save the day!

    Comment by Amey — September 1, 2008 #

  28. Yum! PB cups are the best for satisfying salty/sweet cravings. And they’re the only known cure for PMS & cramps! :o)

    Comment by destinyskitchen — September 1, 2008 #

  29. Wow, after those why would you ever BUY pb cups?! Sounds divine!

    Comment by Danielle — September 2, 2008 #

  30. I love making peanut butter cups! Most of the time I add in some ground flax with the peanut butter mixture. It gives it a slightly more “crumbly” texture, more similar to Reeses peanut butter cups. Plus it’s healthy so you don’t feel so bad when you devour 3 or 4 in one sitting! haha! I also now use a paintbrush for spreading the chocolate into the cups, I have one reserved just for this job.

    Comment by QueenHoneyB — September 2, 2008 #

  31. cool! Looks do-able. One of the kids in the fam just came back from the US with a butt load of Reeses and I really want some. one thing I wanted to add is that if I use a double boiler (ie. a frying pan sitting over a pot of boiling water), I never have to worry about burning my chocolate.

    Comment by chouettes crêpes — September 2, 2008 #

  32. As soon as I saw this recipe I printed it out. These look AMAZING!

    We’d like to invite you to participate in our September apple and peach recipe contest. All competitors will be eligible to win one of three prizes :)! Please email me, haleyglasco@gmail.com, if you’re interested. Feel free to check out our blog for more details: http://blog.keyingredient.com/2008/08/29/september-kick-contest/

    Thanks :),
    Haley
    KI Blogger

    Comment by Haley — September 2, 2008 #

  33. Suddenly craving peanut butter cups.

    Comment by Meryl — September 2, 2008 #

  34. 12? Only 12? 24 or 48 is more up my alley!!
    Thanks! Yum. Making some when I get home. I will have to eat them fast. I live in Phoenix, everything melts super fast here

    Comment by Jan — September 2, 2008 #

  35. Oh my stars, those look sooo good!

    Comment by Nichole — September 2, 2008 #

  36. Oh My Goodness! I’m not sure how I arrived at your blog, but OH I am so glad that I did! I can’t wait to try this recipe!

    Comment by Krista — September 2, 2008 #

  37. Wowweee! These are so amazin’! Great job. Holy cow, I love recipes like these. Reese’s ain’t got nothin’ on you, my dear! Lovely job :D.

    Comment by Sophie — September 2, 2008 #

  38. i’m so in love. Thank you!!!

    Comment by d — September 2, 2008 #

  39. YUM! So linking to these!

    Comment by Rachel — September 2, 2008 #

  40. I haven’t a clue of how I ended up on your blog, but I’m happy I did! I’ve been craving pb cups and you can bet I’ll be making these the first chance I get. Hopefully that will be soon lol.

    Comment by Hailey — September 3, 2008 #

  41. holy mother of deliciously awesome fantasticalness! i love you, Celine! :D

    Comment by jessy — September 3, 2008 #

  42. Can’t wait to try these with almond butter and cashew butter!

    Comment by Karen — September 3, 2008 #

  43. thank you for this i will try it out right away! i love peanut butter cups and now i can save a fortune by making my own!

    Comment by rayelle — September 3, 2008 #

  44. I’ll start the diet on Monday - once I’ve finished these off!

    Comment by craftyfingers — September 3, 2008 #

  45. OMG. These look completely fantastic. And…there goes my diet…

    Comment by erika — September 3, 2008 #

  46. thanks for the love, guys. we’re now officially all out of cups, and it’s a sad thing.
    someone suggested that Reese’s also adds peanut butter to the to-be-melted chocolate chips, so I’m trying that next time. happy munching to us all!

    Comment by Celine — September 3, 2008 #

  47. I can’t believe how amazing these look! I’m totally adding this recipe to my list of things to make.

    Comment by culinarycory — September 3, 2008 #

  48. How did I miss this? We’ve been spending far too much time cleaning and painting. I think this needs to be made into a giant pie, and unfortunately, Carl doesn’t usually do dessert. Bwahahahaha…

    Comment by Luciana — September 3, 2008 #

  49. They’re this easy to make? I can’t believe I haven’t done this yet. This is my next project for sure. What creamy natural peanut butter do you use? I would think TJ’s is way too runny to become thick enough to handle just from adding 1/4 cup sugar. Either way these look like the perfect treat, nice work!

    Comment by Nick — September 4, 2008 #

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  51. I used Crazy Richard’s.

    Comment by Celine — September 4, 2008 #

  52. I have a real problem following U.S recipes, because as I live in the U.K, I use either metric or imperial measurements, not cups. However… I attempted these peanut butter goodies last night, and it was an absolute treat. One of my partners who doesn’t even like peanut butter ate four of them! Thank you for this, but please spare a thought for those who live outside the U.S/Canada.

    Comment by J. Applebee — September 4, 2008 #

  53. I’m happy to hear the cups rocked you and your partner’s boat, J, but please keep in mind I am maintaining this blog on my own time, without any sort of retribution, for the sole purpose of sharing recipes with fellow foodies.
    you are probably already aware of the myriad of conversion tools available online, and without a doubt as capable as I am of using them successfully.
    cheers!

    Comment by Celine — September 4, 2008 #

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  58. Oh my gosh! These look so great. I am scrambling around the kitchen trying to find little cupcake liners so we can start : )! Thanks for sharing!

    Comment by Rebeckah — September 6, 2008 #

  59. i like to use a mini pb cup mold and a paintbrush with the chocolate to ensure MAXIMUM peanutbutteryness. these look delish!

    Comment by meghan — September 7, 2008 #

  60. Wow! Those look amazing! And you make it sound so easy…perhaps I should give it a try since my mouth is watering all over the place!

    Comment by vaala — September 8, 2008 #

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  62. these look great and i should really try them and have eat them. all of them, alone. not sharing.

    Comment by melanie — September 9, 2008 #

  63. these look really yummy - will have to try these! :)

    Comment by r2bc — September 10, 2008 #

  64. made these this evening. took about half an hour, but they were so incredibly easy to make, it felt like only five minutes. i really enjoyed making these…low stress, low maintenance, nothing fancy. i doubled your recipe and made 12 regular-sized cups in foil liners [didn't have any mini ones in the house]. they look incredible and taste even better. super rich. i used ghiradelli 62% chocolate chips and skippy natural creamy peanut butter, because that’s what i always have in the house. thank-you so much for this recipe. i’ll be making these again and again!

    Comment by b. — September 10, 2008 #

  65. Oh my, looks amazing!

    Comment by Julie — September 10, 2008 #

  66. I like to add graham cracker crumbs to the peanut butter to get a nice crunch.

    Comment by Butter — September 11, 2008 #

  67. Oh my gosh! These look absolutely DIVINE! Thank you for sharing - I love the photo with the OMNOMNOMNOM! Made me laugh!
    Blessings!
    RH

    Comment by ResilientHeart — September 11, 2008 #

  68. Drool! These look amazing!

    Comment by Melissa — September 11, 2008 #

  69. WOW, these look sensational, better than Reese’s too =)
    I’ll be sure to whip some of these up this weekend. I can’t wait!!

    Comment by Hairstyle — September 12, 2008 #

  70. Hey. These are awesome.. Was thinking though about an ingredient I did not see on your list. You probably know this but those Reese have a little dab of honey in the bottom.

    Comment by Rob — September 12, 2008 #

  71. Yum!

    Comment by musepatterns — September 13, 2008 #

  72. Oh yes! They look heavenly and sound so easy. I’ve got all the ingredients in so I might scale down the recipe and make a couple. If I make a tray full I’ll eat them all!

    Comment by Diane — September 13, 2008 #

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  74. Okay, I really have to comment now :-). A colleague spoiled everyone to ferrero rocher and I altruistically gave mine away (I don’t think they’re vegan, are they?) but then I came across this recipe and felt inspired.
    So I made the chocolate cups, then instead of peanuts, created a hazelnut butter out of roasted hazelnuts (rub off the skin), a pinch of salt and sugar, blended all together. I added the powdered sugar and vanilla. My chocolate cups were praline sized and I filled them with 1 tsp of the hazelnut-butter goodness, then covered with more chocolate and chilled in the fridge.

    I have to say - no ferrero rocher can compete - it was soooooo utterly delicious that I could hardly keep myself from eating them all. The recipe yielded about 25 praline sized cups and wow everyone loved them. They tasted rich and decadent.

    Thanks so much for the recipe and the inspiration and please, have a go at the hazelnut version you won’t regret it :-)

    Love, madeleine

    Comment by Madeleine — September 14, 2008 #

  75. Um, wow. Those look soooo delicious.

    Comment by Shamelessly Sassy — September 14, 2008 #

  76. Found your website through Stumble. Yummers! I would make these with peanut butter for my family, and almond butter for myself, since I’m allergic to peanuts,

    Comment by Elizabeth — September 15, 2008 #

  77. Those look so good with the dark chocolate. They’re perfect.

    Comment by Jaime — September 16, 2008 #

  78. I tried this recipe a couple weeks ago.
    It was INCREDIBLE…and so easy!
    My hubby has forbidden me from making these again as he couldn’t stop eating them!! Haha!

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  80. these look so good. im gonna try this using weed in the peanutbutter. ^_^

    Comment by exumer — September 25, 2008 #

  81. Very nice! I used only two ingredients, Dark chocolate chips (melted) and peanut butter (fresh ground peanuts, no added sugar, salt, or flavorings). I used my silicon muffin pan and that worked well. What is nice is that I made only four cups so there is two a piece for hubby and I tonight! Super easy, thank you!

    Comment by Joyce M. — September 25, 2008 #

  82. happy to hear that, Joyce! isn’t natural PB the best?

    Comment by Celine — September 27, 2008 #

  83. okay….we just made them!!!! in the fridge as we speak…
    do i dare say they look incredible!!
    thanks for the easy peasy recipe!

    Comment by lisa — September 28, 2008 #

  84. yay, lisa!

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  85. i do not know how to cook or bake, but i wanted to give a friend a homemade gift. They turned out amazing. i put them in a heart shaped de Buyer mini molds and they retained the shape. Thanks

    Comment by lori — September 29, 2008 #

  86. I wonder what they’d be like with old-fashioned natural style extra crunchy peanut butter? That’s my favorite type of pb. I guess I’ll just have to experiment and find out! Recently Reese’s had an Elvis pb cup with banana in it. OMG…yum.

    Comment by Barb — October 7, 2008 #

  87. Ive made these a couple times now and if there is any tweaks I would make they would be:

    1. Mini isnt the best idea in my opinion. I would use the regular width type liners but the shorter versions. The actual mini liners make a real mess and are harder to spread.

    2. I used the Reese’s peanut butter. Enough said :)

    3. Defiantly add some peanut butter with your chocolate, the texture seems to be better.

    These are minor tweaks but the recipe is perfectly delicious.

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  88. i have made these SOOOOOOOOOOOO man times. the recipe is great. i use about twice the amount of chocolate you do but that’s a personal problem. i can’t imagine not making them mini though, they’re so extra rich. i know this will be a holiday treat for some family members because it really doesn’t get much easier than this. KUDOS FOR CELINE. SHE WINS AT LIFE. :)

    Comment by Lacey — October 14, 2008 #

  89. These look like a great way to enjoy peanut butter and chocolate. My husband loves peanut butter cups and these would let me use darker chocolate to make these a bit healthier!!

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  90. I’m with you, Lacey. I prefer making them mini. and I often use extra chocolate too. hence the need for mini, I suppose.

    Comment by Celine — October 15, 2008 #

  91. OMG…my husband will love me even more if I make these for him! His favorite food, besides carrot cake, it peanut butter cups! I can’t wait to surprise him with this! Thanks!

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  98. Omg! I made them and they are delicious…
    Thank you!!!

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  99. Will be trying them today - they look delicious!

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  100. OH I will be making these as holiday gifts!!

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