Description
Rich chocolate chip peanut butter cups merge classic American dessert flavors into one irresistible treat. Sweet and salty notes combine perfectly, promising a delightful experience for chocolate and peanut butter enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (260 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup (120 g) creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup (60 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup (30 g) powdered sugar, sifted
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (45 g) mini chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable oil (for a smoother finish)
Instructions
- Mixing Base: Whisk peanut butter, softened butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl until achieving a luxurious, smooth texture that’s free of lumps and completely integrated.
- Chocolate Infusion: Gently fold mini chocolate chips throughout the creamy mixture, ensuring they are evenly distributed and suspended within the peanut butter foundation.
- Initial Chilling: Refrigerate the mixture for 10-15 minutes to firm up the consistency, making it easier to handle and shape into precise portions without becoming too soft or sticky.
- Forming Cups: Craft uniform peanut butter spheres or cups using clean hands or a small cookie scoop, applying gentle, consistent pressure to create compact, well-defined shapes that maintain structural integrity.
- Placement and Setting: Arrange the formed peanut butter cups on a parchment-lined tray, ensuring slight separation between each piece, then return to the refrigerator for a thorough 30-minute chilling period to solidify completely.
- Final Embellishment: Optional decorative touches include drizzling melted chocolate over the chilled cups or rolling them in additional mini chocolate chips to elevate visual appeal and introduce textural complexity.
Notes
- Chill Before Shaping: Refrigerate the mixture for 10-15 minutes to firm up the consistency, making it easier to handle and shape without sticking to your hands.
- Control Portion Size: Use a small cookie scoop or tablespoon to create uniform peanut butter cups, ensuring consistent size and professional-looking results.
- Prevent Sticking: Line the tray with parchment paper or use a silicone mat to prevent the peanut butter cups from sticking and to make removal effortless.
- Enhance Flavor Variations: Experiment with different mix-ins like crushed pretzels, sea salt, or alternative nut butters to customize the recipe and create unique flavor profiles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg