Peanut butter cups

Well well.. this is it! The first recipe that I'm sharing with you, my readers. Since Eid is just a few days away, there's still time to make them. It wont cost you much time nor will it cost you much from your pocket.

This recipe is very simple and requires no baking at all. Only refrigeration is needed. Well, what are we waiting for? Here's a sneak of what it'll look like..

 First and foremost, you make the peanut butter filling and set aside to cool.

Place mini liners on a tray. Since the liners are quite flimsy, I made sure they're doubled. When they're done, you can reuse the outer liner for the next batch. Next, melt the chocolate.

Once the chocolate has melted, scoop half a teaspoon of the melted chocolate into each liner.

 Drop 1/4 teaspoonful of the peanut butter filling into the chocolate.

Level it a little if it gets pointy on top.

Next, scoop about another 3/4 teaspoons of chocolate over the filling. Make sure it is fully covered.

Refrigerate for about a half hour and voila, it's ready to be eaten! Simple, right?

If you do try out this recipe, let me know how yours turned out!

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Recipe: Peanut butter cups

Ingredients -
1 1/4 cups chunky peanut butter (if you're allergic to nuts, use creamy)
56g unsalted butter
50g light brown sugar
150g powdered sugar
700g chopped chocolate

Directions -
1) Combine the peanut butter, butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly. Once everything has melted and about to start boiling, remove from heat.

2) Add about 1/4 of the the powdered sugar and stir until combined. Do this in 4 batches. Once all has been mixed in, set aside to cool.

3) Once the peanut butter mixture has cooled, melt the chocolate in a double boiler (in my case, I place the chocolate in a metal bowl placed over a medium saucepan filled about 1/4 way with water). Place the saucepan over medium heat and stir the chocolate until almost melted. Remove from heat and keep stirring until all the chocolate has melted.

4) Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of the chocolate into each liner.

5) Spoon 1/4 teaspoon of the filling into the liner of melted chocolate.

6) Scoop another 3/4 teaspoons of melted chocolate over the the filling until completely covered and almost, but not, to the brim. Otherwise, it might spill over.

7) Chill it for about 30 minutes.

These can be kept in room temperature but will become soft. Best is to refrigerate until about an hour before serving. And they're good to go!

For variations, you can also add in crushed or whole hazelnuts into the creamy peanut butter mixture.

I hope you will enjoy making them as I did! :D