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Friday, 12 December 2014

Peanut Butter Cups

  Hello nerds. Sorry it's been so long, I've been shirking a little. But anyways; who likes peanut butter cups? This is a trick question as there happens t be aright answer. And the answer is everyone. Everyone love peanut butter cups. Well, a few years back my mother came across a recipe for peanut butter cups in  one of her ancient recipe books and we made them for Christmas sweets. Since then we've made them every year. It's practically tradition by now.
  These peanut butter cups pretty much are what they sound like. The peanut butter filling is sweeter than with the Reese's which tend to lean more toward the salty side of the spectrum, but they still taste just as good. These take a bit of work to make, so do it on an afternoon when you aren't super busy.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup margarine, melted
2 cups icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups or so milk chocolate melting chocolate
Parowax to thin the chocolate to a pouring consistency. About 1/3 cup or so

Directions:
1. Set the chocolate and wax to melt in a  double boiler on the stove.
2. Mix together in a medium bowl, the peanut butter, margarine, icing sugar, and vanilla.
3. Line mini muffin tins with size appropriate muffin liners.
4. Using a spoon, pour just enough chocolate in the bottom of each muffin liner to coat the bottom.
5. Move to a fridge and let set for about 10 minutes.
6. Take 1/2 tablespoon of the peanut butter mix and roll into a ball. stick one of the balls into each muffin liners. press down with your thumb until it reaches the sides.
7. Now pour enough chocolate on top of that to reach the rim of the muffin liner.
8. Set in the fridge again until it's set.
9. Turn the muffin tin upside down on the table to remove the peanut butter cups, and repeat steps 3-8 until you run out of peanut butter mix.

Little tips from me:
  You will probably need a lot more chocolate than this recipe says. I don't even keep track anymore, I use so much.
  These can be made way in advance and stuck in the freezer.

If anyone is even still reading at this point, Then I would recommend coming back again on Friday of next week. I'm making fruitcake on Monday, and I guarantee that this will be the best fruitcake you've ever tasted.

2 comments:

  1. My peanut butter loving little bro tried some of these a while ago and is demanding that I make them sometime soon! Thanks for the recipe, I think I'll give them a shot. :)

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