Desserts/ snacks

3-ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

3-ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

This peanut buttercup recipe is super quick, easy, and only requires three simple ingredients.

These homemade peanut butter cups are a delicious, healthier alternative to store-bought treats and have just the right balance between sweet and salty.

With sweet chocolate layers sandwiching a salty peanut butter filling, this vegan, gluten-free makes for a quick dessert fix or a light snack. These peanut butter cups last about a week in the fridge. For longer storage, store the cups in the freezer for up to 2 months.

3-ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

3-ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter (120 g)
  • 1 cup chocolate (170 g), melted
  • 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted
3-ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

3-ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

Directions:

  1. Line a muffin tin with 6 paper liners or silicone liners.
  2. Add the peanut butter and powdered sugar into a bowl and stir together until smooth.
  3. Using a spoon pour enough chocolate, about 1 to 2 tablespoons, into the bottom of each cupcake liner.
  4. Then dollop 1 to 2 teaspoons of the peanut butter mixture on top of the chocolate.
  5. Then cover each dollop of peanut butter with more chocolate, enough to completely cover the peanut butter layer and smooth out the top.
  6. Refrigerate for about an hour or until the chocolate has hardened.
  7. Remove peanut butter cups from the liners.
  8. Serve and enjoy.

 

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