Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Serves: 3

Terence Turner

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

49

Sweetness

49

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Shortening

1 cup

Butter

Directions:

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