Friday, August 6, 2010

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

This is a very rich recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. It takes only two ingredients, so it's super simple to make. And, they take just about an hour to set up, so they'll be ready for dessert the same night you make them! My girls can make these on their own now, and those are the best kinds of recipes, I think. :-)


Behold the beautiful Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup!

Filling the cups.


What you look and feel like after eating a Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup - JK at three years old.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients:

2 - 1 lb. bags of vegan chocolate chips
12 tsp. creamy peanut butter

Directions:

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. To do this, take a small pot filled half-way with water. Put it over high heat. Put either a medium pot or a medium mixing bowl on top of the smaller pot. Add the chips in to the top pot/bowl. You don't want the water to boil, so when it gets pretty hot, just turn it down to medium. Stir the chocolate chips until they melt, just a few minutes. Set aside. Fill a cupcake tray with paper cupcake liners. Spoon 1 and 1/2 tablespoons to 2 tablespoons of melted chocolate into the bottom of each liner. You mainly want to be sure that the bottom of the liner is completely covered. Spoon one teaspoon of peanut butter onto the center of each chocolate bottom. Finish covering with the remaining chocolate. Chill for about an hour, until firm to the touch. These actually are easier to eat if they come out of the fridge for at least five minutes first. Before that, they are a bit too hard. But don't let them warm up too much! Makes one dozen, which feeds five hungry vegans for a couple of days.

18 comments:

  1. I was just checking out your blog and you have so many wonderful recipes! Love the pic's of your family, how sweet and precious they all are :)

    Those peanut butter cups look great! This is such a simple and easy recipe, I'm going to try making it with my lil one. He is 3 atm and would love to make something with chocolate and nut butter :)

    Thanks for finding my blog and connecting! :)
    ~Maggie

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  2. You're welcome, Maggie, and thanks for coming on over here! I think your site is great, too. Your son would love this recipe, I think.

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  3. I love that photo of JK! What a happy chocolate face! I'm at work, which is generally dismal, but when I saw that face I just had to smile!

    The peanut butter cups look perfect. I don't think I've had one of those since I was a kid...you've got me craving one now.

    Thanks for brightening up my day. :)

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  4. Rose, Isn't that the most blissful chocolate face you've seen in a while? I loved it! Had to post it. Glad it made you happy.

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  5. Oh my word! These look sooo delicious!

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  6. JK looks ready for bed in that photo...after running 1,000 laps around the house and being scraped off the ceiling....

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  7. Thanks, Tarissa!

    And that's on a slow day, S.V.!

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  8. I think everyone loves chocolate & peanut butter. My daughter in law brought me today a lot of vegan foods I had run out of and I can't stop eating the almond butter, its so good.

    I am home now from the hospital, I got 2 titanian rods (5 inches long) placed on my back with 4 screws. I am tired but very happy because I am pain free..

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  9. Wow, I didn't expect you back from the hosptial so soon, Millie. Glad your home recouping. Get some rest and take care.

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  10. Oh, this would be fun to do with The Little Princess. She just turned 3 and would think this is a blast. Plus...we all get to eat chocolate and peanut butter. Win, WIN! =)

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  11. Absolutely, Fayinagirl! She'll have fun, and everyone will benefit.

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  12. wow that is very easy:) when i did mine i added graham crumbles into the pb, i think the recipe i followed was supposed to more mimic a reeses, these sound so good and way less steps. sorry to be mia lately, went to ca and then my computer broke.

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  13. Hi, Michelle, I think I've seen versions of that recipe. I discovered how to do this one years ago and think it's just got to be superior. :-) It's so rich and decadent and easy! You were in CA and didn't look me up?? Shame, shame.

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  14. It is amazing how far the smallest amount of chocolate can spread on a kid. I wish my kids could make these on their own.

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  15. They will in due time, Jenny. Don't rush it, they'll be big soon enough. Sniff.

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  16. Its fun reading this article....Well done

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