These taste similar to the commercial peanut butter cups, but better! Great for gifts.
Prep Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bar
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter (4 Tbsp or 1/2 stick)
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bar
1/8 cup butter (2 Tbsp or 1/4 stick)
1 ounce paraffin wax, chopped
Preparation:
Place 1-inch mini-muffin or candy papers in a mini-muffin tin.
In a double boiler, melt 4 ounces chocolate bar, peanut butter, and 1/4 cup butter, mixing until smooth. Gently mix in graham cracker crumbs.
Place about 1 teaspoon chocolate graham cracker mixture in bottom of paper cups. Chill 15 to 30 minutes to harden.
Place 3/4 cup peanut butter in a bowl over hot water to soften. Mix in powdered sugar and graham cracker crumbs. Place 1 teaspoon peanut butter mixture on top of hardened chocolate cracker layer. Chill 15 to 30 minutes.
Melt 6 ounces chocolate bar with butter and paraffin wax. Top the peanut butter layer with about 1 teaspoon chocolate mixture. Chill to harden. Refrigerate leftovers.
Yield: 3 dozen peanut butter cups
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