Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Three whole peanut butter cups and one split in half.

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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

With dark chocolate chips, peanut butter, coconut oil, vanilla extract and honey, these homemade peanut butter cups are a healthier version of the typical pb cups.

Prep Time15

Setting Time30

Total Time45

Course: Candy

Cuisine: American

Servings: peanut butter cups

Author: Paige Adams

Ingredients

For chocolate layers

1-1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
1-1/2 tablespoons coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

For peanut butter filling

1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons coconut oil

For peanut butter cups

Flaky sea salt

Instructions

Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or silicone liners.
Melt the chocolate and 1-1/2 tablespoons coconut oil in 20-second blasts in the microwave, stirring after each time to encourage melting until smooth. (It will take 5-6 times.) Then stir in the vanilla extract.
Spoon 2 teaspoons of melted chocolate into each cup. Use a spoon to spread it across the bottom and slightly up the sides. Freeze for 10 minutes until set.
Combine the peanut butter, honey and coconut oil in a medium bowl. Microwave for 10-20 seconds to melt the coconut oil. Then stir them together.
Pour the peanut butter filling into the cups, about 1 tablespoon each. Freeze for 10 minutes until set.
Pour the remaining melted chocolate on top, about 1 teaspoon each. Sprinkle with sea salt. Do this one at a time because the chocolate will harden quickly.
Freeze them for 10 minutes until fully set.

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Notes

You can use another nut butter instead of peanut butter. It is also fine to use chunky peanut butter.

To make them vegan, use dairy-free chocolate chips and maple syrup instead of honey.

If the remaining chocolate in the bowl hardens by the time you are about to spoon on the final layer, microwave it for 5 seconds and stir it. Repeat as needed.

Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5-7 days. You can freeze them 2 months. Let them sit at room temperature to thaw for 20-30 minutes.

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