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Peanut Butter Cup Truffles

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  • Servings: 36
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 3h
    • The following recipe serves 36 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 bag (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter (chunky, softened)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar (or more)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • Chocolate shavingsm for garnish (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In medium microwave-safe bowl, heat chocolate morsels, cream, peanut butter and butter in microwave oven on 50% power for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, stirring. Halfway through cooking time, stir until mixture is smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, and stir until mixture is smooth. Transfer mixture

  • Step 2: To shallow pan; cover and refrigerate 3 hours.

  • Step 3: Line rimmed baking pan with parchment or waxed paper.

  • Step 4: With spoon, drop 1-tablespoon mounds of chocolate onto prepared baking pan; refrigerate 30 minutes. Place cocoa powder in wide, shallow dish. With hands, roll chocolate mounds into 1-inch balls and roll in cocoa powder to coat; place truffles back on baking pan. Cover and refrigerate 1

  • Step 5: Before serving. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings, if desired.

  • NOTE to make chocolate shavings, run a bar of chocolate along the smallest holes of a box-grater

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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