Wonderful simple peanut butter cups !

Easter has come and gone , there are chocolate bunnies and foil wrapped eggs tempting each of us in the kitchen cabinet, what better way to use it all up than peanut butter cups ?

I was looking for a simple recipe and recalled one my Aunt showed me years ago , I improvised a bit and browsed a couple of different recipes on my go to cooking websites . What I got was darn good , they could have been a bit better - more grainy to be closer to the real thing but we are enjoying the result none the less !

Without further ado ...

So simple Peanut Butter Cups


Utensils needed
*2 bowls
*1 muffin tin (or large baking sheet)
*Spoons
*Muffin tin liners (12 large worked perfectly)

Ingredients for chocolate part
1 and 1/4 cups chocolate pieces or chocolate chips (I chopped up a bunny and unwrapped a dozen chocolate eggs)
2 tablespoons peanut butter

Ingredients for peanut butter filling
3/4 cup peanut butter (we used smooth Kraft in the green jar but I'd highly recommend a fresh crushed or natural peanut butter, we'll definitely use a natural one next time.)
1/3 cup icing sugar (maybe slightly more you'll be able to tell)
large pinch of sea salt (fine grind not the coarse kind)
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract (optional but it gives it a nice flavor)

Place your chocolate in a microwavable bowl, melt it stirring frequently so it doesn't burn , it should take at most 2 minutes on high power.
Stir in the 2 tablespoons of peanut butter until mixed well.
Now head over to your muffin tin which you've lined with those fancy liners and drop 1 tablespoon of the chocolate mixture into each one. Tap the tray on the counter to distribute the chocolate evenly and stick it in the refrigerator to harden while you make the peanut butter filling.

Mix together the peanut butter , icing sugar, salt and vanilla , it should form a thick paste, once its nice and pliable roll bouncy ball sized balls - you'll need 12 total, 1 ball for each peanut butter cup.

Okay, the hard part is over, go get your chilled tray and press 1 ball of filling into each muffin cup, slightly reheat your chocolate mixture and top each peanut butter cup with enough chocolate to completely cover the peanut butter mixture.

Now go stuff your creation into the refrigerator and let it chill for about 45 minutes so the chocolate sets.

Pull them out and enjoy !