Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
Serves: 3
Terence Turner
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
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Prep time (avg)
4.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 cups
Milk Chocolate Chip2 tbsps
Shortening1 cup
Butter1 cup
Crunchy Peanut Butter1 cup
Sugar (confectioners')2 cup
Graham Cracker CrumbDirections:
1
In 1-quart saucepan combine chocolate chips and shortening
2
Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth (3 to 5 minutes)
3
Loosen top paper cup from stack, but leave in stack for greater stability while being coated
4
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
5
Repeat until 30 cups are coated; refrigerate cups
6
In 2-quart saucepan combine butter or margarine and peanut butter
7
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until melted (4 to 6 minutes)
8
Stir in confectioners' sugar and graham cracker crumbs
9
Press about 1/2 tablespoon filling into each chocolate cup
10
Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon melted chocolate on top of filling; spread to cover
11
Freeze until firm (about 2 hours) carefully peel off paper cups
12
Store refrigerated