Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Prep time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour
Ingredients
  • ½ cup natural creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tsp butter, softened
  • ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 200g dark chocolate candy bar pieces (about 2 cups)
  • ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Melt chocolate in a Little Dipper crockpot, or in a stainless steel bowl set over a small pot filled halfway with boiling water.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix together ¼ cup of the peanut butter, butter, confectioners' sugar and salt with a fork until well-combined and creamy.
  3. Add the other half of the peanut butter (1/4 cup) to the melted chocolate and stir in until well mixed.
  4. Set 12 mini paper muffin cups on a tray.
  5. Add 1 tsp melted chocolate to each mini paper cup, then top with 1 tsp peanut butter.
  6. Add 1 tsp (or more) of chocolate over the peanut butter layer.
  7. Set in the refrigerator for 45 minutes, or until hardened.
  8. Store in an airtight container.
Makes 12 peanut butter cups
Recipe by My San Francisco Kitchen at https://www.mysanfranciscokitchen.com/dark-chocolate-peanut-butter-cups/