Peanut Butter Cups (Made With Real Peanuts, Gluten-Free) Recipe

Ingredients

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FOR THE FILLING
1 1/3 cups peanuts (salted peanuts, fresh roasted)
2 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons oil (vegetable oil, sunflower or canola)
1/3 cup confectioners sugar

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
FOR THE COATING
2 cups milk chocolate chips (or melting chocolate discs)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (63.8 g)
Calories 146.4
Total Fat - 9.8 g
Saturated Fat - 2.1 g
Cholesterol - 4.5 mg
Sodium - 140.5 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 11 g
Dietary Fiber - 1.4 g
Sugars - 7.5 g
Protein - 5.4 g
Calcium - 57.2 mg
Iron - 0.4 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Line a cupcake pan with paper or foil liners.

Step 2

Have a plate set out and ready to hold the fillers as you make them.

Step 3

Place the peanuts into your food processor and puree for 3-4 minutes until very smooth.

Step 4

Add the honey, oil, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt; blend until completely combined. Scrape down the sides as needed.

Step 5

Take two teaspoonfuls of peanut mixture, using your hands form a ball, then flatten the ball into a disk that will fit into the cupcake liners. They must be small enough that they will not touch the sides as you need space for the chocolate to go around them.

Step 6

Place the disk onto the plate and proceed until you have made 12 the same size.

Step 7

Over low heat, melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler.

Step 8

To assemble the cups, work quickly and spoon about 2 teaspoons of chocolate into the bottom of each liner. Be sure to carefully coat the bottoms in a complete, thin layer and to coast the sides about half way up.

Step 9

Gently place each of the flattened peanut butter disks into the center of the cups and give each a gentle tap to secure them into the chocolate. Be careful not to push too hard. You do not want to push them through the chocolate.

Step 10

Next cover each one with an additional teaspoon of chocolate. Be sure to cover the top completely and allow the chocolate to surround the sides of the peanut butter, totally enclosing it.

Step 11

Gently smooth out the tops with the back of the spoon. Give the pan a gentle shake to pat down. Let sit undisturbed for at least 4 hours until the cups harden.