Homemade Peanut Butter Cups are to die for! They're also easy to make! Use Fair Trade chocolate to ensure that your treat does not contribute to child slavery.
Ingredients
2 c fair trade chocolate chips
3 T coconut oil
½ c peanut butter (use homemade or a natural brand)
¼ c sweetened condensed milk
1 T brown sugar
Instructions
Melt chocolate chips over a double broiler or in the microwave If you use the microwave, heat for 30 second intervals, stopping to stir in between. As soon as it's almost melted, add the coconut oil. Stir until smooth and glossy.
Line a mini muffin tin with liners. Spoon in a small amount of the chocolate mixture, about a ½ teaspoon. You can be messy if you want; it won't make a difference. Set aside in the refrigerator.
Mix the peanut butter, sweetened milk and brown sugar together. You can actually add the sweeteners a little at a time to suit your pallet. You can also just leave the peanut butter plain if you like. Shape into small balls and flatten into discs that will fit inside of the cups with space around the sides.
Place discs into cups. Spoon chocolate over and around. Chill for 30 minutes to set. Enjoy!
Notes
You can experiment with what kind of chocolate to use: dark, semisweet, milk chocolate, white chocolate.
You can also control the ratio of chocolate to peanut butter. I like mine with more chocolate, but my husband wants just a touch.
You can make large Peanut Butter Cups with a regular muffin tin.
Recipe by Mamaguru at http://mamaguru.com/making-groceries-peanut-butter-cups/