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Peanut Butter Cups Recipe
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Peanut
Butter Cups are on my list of favorite candies. The commercial bar was
introduced in the 1920s and has been going strong ever since. I never
thought to make my own until I found this recipe for homemade peanut butter
cups. This is candy making
at its easiest; no boiling of sugar, no candy thermometer, and no sugar
crystallization to worry about. Just melt some chocolate, place a little in a
candy cup, top with a little peanut butter mixture, and then drop a little
more chocolate on top. That is it. What you end up with is a shell of
chocolate with a smooth and creamy peanut butter filling inside. Delicious.
Now homemade Peanut Butter
Cups do not taste like the commercial ones. The main difference is the
flavor of the chocolate. Commercial peanut butter cups are made with milk
chocolate, but for homemade peanut butter cups I like to use a combination
of milk and semi-sweet chocolates. As you know every brand of chocolate has
its own unique flavor so this is where you get to chose how your peanut
butter cups will taste. You can even change the ratios of milk to semi sweet
chocolate if you like. The peanut butter filling combines peanut butter with
a little butter and confectioners sugar. This makes the filling sweet and
creamy with a nice peanut flavor. Peanut butter is a smooth paste made from
roasted peanuts. The peanuts are ground, and then salt, a sweetener, and
sometimes a stabilizer (to keep the oil from separating) are added. Peanut butter that
is labeled "Old-Fashioned" or "Natural" does not contain a stabilizer which
means the peanut butter will separate and you will have to stir the peanut
butter before using. Now, when buying peanut butter always check the list of
ingredients to see if trans fats are listed (labeled as "partially
hydrogenated oil" or "hydrogenated oil"). Trans fat or trans fatty acids are
really nasty fats as they are thought to cause heart disease (raise bad LDL cholesterol, increase triglyceride levels, and lower good HDL
cholesterol). Keep in mind that nutrition labels do not always list small
amounts of trans fat so that is why you must look at the list of
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Peanut
Butter Cups: Line 36 miniature muffin cups with paper liners.
Place the peanut
butter, unsalted butter, and salt in a microwaveable bowl, and heat in the microwave for
about one minute or just until soft, but not melted (check and stir the ingredients every 20
seconds). Stir in the confectioners sugar.
Melt the
chocolates and shortening in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering
water.
Drop a teaspoon of
the melted chocolate into each of the paper lined miniature muffin cups. Top
with a scant teaspoon of peanut butter mixture. Then top with another
teaspoon of melted chocolate. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight
container in the refrigerator.
Makes about 36
peanut butter cups.
Sources:
www.tasteofhome.com
www.foodnetwork.com |
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Peanut Butter Cups
1/2 cup
(125 grams) creamy peanut butter
2
tablespoons (28 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/8
teaspoon salt
1/2 cup
(55 grams) confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar
Chocolate Coating
9 ounces
(255 grams) semi sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
9 ounces
(255 grams) milk chocolate, coarsely chopped
1
tablespoon (10 grams) shortening |
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