4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

A head on close up image of homemade peanut butter cups on a wooden plank with one cut in half to show the peanut butter interior against a purple background

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4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

Simple, clean eat, gluten-free, and vegan/vegetarian friendly, these Peanut Butter Cups are heavenly, decadent, use just 4 ingredients and taste like the "real" thing!

Prep Time10

Chill/Set Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 61.45kcal

Author: Kitrusy

Ingredients

1½ tbsp powdered sugar (made from raw cane sugar)
3 tbsp natural peanut butter (at room temperature)
⅓ cup dark chocolate (you can use anywhere from 65%-100%)
1 tsp coconut oil

Instructions

In a small bowl add the chocolate and coconut oil and melt in your microwave in increments of 20-30 seconds until all the chocolate is melted.
Stir to fully incorporate the coconut oil into the chocolate until smooth.
Line a mini-muffin tin with 12 liners and pour a teaspoon of melted chocolate into the base of each liner.
Tap your tray gently against the work surface to evenly spread and allow any air bubbles to be released from the chocolate before setting the muffin tin into the refrigerator to chill for 5 minutes.
While waiting for the chocolate base to set, combine the powdered sugar (made by blending raw cane sugar in a high powered blender until it is a fine powder) and peanut butter together into a smooth and thick paste.
Using a 1/2 tsp measure, divide the peanut butter mixture into 12 portions and roll into balls (the peanut butter should be workable without sticking to your hands)
Once the chocolate bases have hardened in the liners, add a rolled out peanut butter ball onto each one and press down slightly to make a disc, (being sure to not let the peanut butter touch the sides of the paper liner).
Pour the remaining melted chocolate over each of the peanut butter discs, being sure to fill the sides and top.
Once again, lightly tap the muffin tray against the work surface to create a flat and even top and to allow any bubbles in the chocolate to rise to the surface.
Place your peanut butter cup-filled muffin tin into the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes until the chocolate has set.
Enjoy and store and leftovers in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 6 months or in the freezer for up to a year!

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