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Stack of Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cups surrounded by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
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Homemade Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

This homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cups recipe will satisfy your peanut butter cravings in just minutes, and they taste just like the real thing!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Refrigerate30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: candy
Cuisine: American
Keyword: peanut butter cups
Servings: 18
Calories: 276kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a medium-sized bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and powdered sugar until well blended. Set aside.
    Bowl of crushed graham crackers and powdered sugar to make Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
  • In a microwave-safe dish, combine peanut butter and 6 tablespoons butter. Cook in the microwave in 15-second increments, stirring in between, until melted and combined. Pour over the graham crackers mixture. Continue to stir until well combined. Set aside.
    Bowl of Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cup filling. Wooden spoon on the side.
  • In a microwave-safe dish, combine half of the chocolate chips (6 ounces) with 2 tablespoons of butter. Cook in the microwave in 15-second increments, stirring in between, until melted and combined. Set aside.
    Melted Chocolate in a bowl
  • Place cupcake liners in a cupcake tin.
    Cupcake pan with liners for Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
  • Using a paintbrush or pastry brush, paint each cupcake liner with melted chocolate. If using full-size cupcake liners, paint about one-third of the way up each cup. If using mini cupcake liners, paint halfway up each cup. Be sure to evenly coat the bottom and sides. You don't need to paint the chocolate super thick, just enough so you don't see any of the liner underneath. Place in the refrigerator to cool for about 5 minutes, or until chocolate hardens.
    Hand holding a painted liner for the bottom layer of Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
  • Press about 1 tablespoon graham cracker mixture in each full-size cup (about 1 teaspoon for mini cups), making sure the top is somewhat flat. It doesn't need to be perfect; just make sure you don't go above where you painted the chocolate on the cup. Set aside.
    Finger pressing down the filling into the liner for Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
  • Add the remaining chocolate chips to the remaining melted chocolate in the microwave-safe dish. Melt with remaining 2 tablespoons butter, stirring every 15 seconds.
    Spoon a little chocolate over each peanut butter cup until the peanut butter filling is completely covered. You can lightly shake or tap the cupcake pan to even out the chocolate over the filling. You want the top of the peanut butter cups to look completely flat.
    Spoon pouring melted chocolate on top of the Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.
  • Place in the refrigerator or cool area until chocolate hardens, about 20 minutes, or until the chocolate is no longer shiny, then serve!
    Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cups sliced and stacked.

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Notes

  • The paintbrush I like to use is a roughly half-inch-wide flat brush.
  • The amount of chocolate needed tends to vary each time, so keep a few extra chocolate chips on hand in case you need a bit more. 

Nutrition

Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 237IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg