Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

By zorro623

Just like the candy! You'll need 30 mini (1 3/4 by 1 1/4 inch) paper cups for filling or about 16-18 of the larger paper cups.

Ingredients

• 2 cups dark chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening or butter
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs

Details

Servings 30
Preparation time 60mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

In 2-quart saucepan combine butter or margarine and peanut butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until melted (4 to 6 minutes). Stir in confectioners' sugar and graham cracker crumbs. Set aside to cool slightly. Press about 1/2 tablespoon filling into each chocolate cup.

In 1-quart saucepan combine chocolate chips and shortening. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth (3 to 5 minutes).

Loosen top paper cup from stack, but leave in stack for greater stability while being coated. With small paint brush, coat inside top cup evenly with about 1 teaspoon melted chocolate to about 1/8-inch thickness, bringing coating almost to top of cup, but not over edge. With the larger cups, cover the bottom with chocolate, refrigerate cups. Then press about 1/2 tablespoon of peanut butter filling into each chocolate cup.

Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon melted chocolate on top of filling; spread to cover. Freeze until firm (about 2 hours) carefully peel off paper cups. Store refrigerated.