Halloween this year will likely be my nemesis.
So. Much. Candy. And none that I can eat.
Boo.
(No, I’m not being a ghost, I’m expressing my disappointment, okay)
I am preemptively taking steps to counter this. Like, months in advance. I take chocolate very seriously.
Now, whether you’re vegan or not, these are so great and fun to make! They’re also ridiculously easy. Like the easiest ever.
Three ingredients, four steps, ten minutes, and you have the most amazing peanut butter cups. Plus, unlike most commercial candy bars, you know exactly what is in these babies. Peanut butter and chocolate goodness. (Is there anything better than this combo?)
I used crunchy salted peanut butter for these cups, because the texture and flavor is unmatched. But I know that people have verrrrry fixed opinion on peanut butter types, so whatever you have on hand should be great.
Same goes for the chocolate: to keep these vegan I used dairy-free dark chocolate, but you can use milk, chocolate chips, or bittersweet. I made them in mini cupcake molds, but you can do large ones, I’m not here to judge.
These are such a fun project to make with little kids or friends! They’re also easy and fast enough to make to satisfy a chocolate craving nearly immediately.
Make these now. Make these for Halloween. Make these at 3 am on a weekend?
You do you.
- 2-3 heaping tbsp peanut butter
- 3 tbsp confectioner’s sugar
- 7 oz good quality chocolate
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water
- Spoon about a teaspoon of melted chocolate into each mini cupcake liner and brush up the sides about halfway. Freeze for 2-3 minutes.
- In the meantime, combine your peanut butter and confectioner’s sugar. Take filled liners out of freezers and put small balls of peanut butter mixture into each cup. Press down with your thumb.
- Cover each cup with a cap of chocolate. Return to freezer for five minutes.
• I used salted crunchy peanut butter and dairy-free dark chocolate (Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Pounds Plus is accidentally vegan)
• If you’re melting down chocolate chips, a little more than ¾ of a cup should do the trick
I am drooling over these peanut butter cups! I am totally addicted to Reese’s cups, but these looks so much butter! Absolutely love this!
Thanks, Gayle!
Looooove peanut butter cups! And your pictures are gorgeous!
Thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂
I made something very similar to this from the Kind Diet cookbook and loved them!! I love how you used crunchy peanut butter – crunchy FTW!!!
Wooo crunchy! Thanks 🙂
Those look great! Homemade PB cups are the best. 🙂 Pinned!
Thanks for the support 🙂
I love how easy these are, and I love your photos, too, especially that 1, 2, 3 , 4 step-by-step photo!
Recipes as easy as this are definitely right up my street!
Thanks so much! Easy is awesome 🙂
Nice, always better when you make it yourself… They turned out perfect!
p.s. I made some on my own too!
ela h.
Exactly! Thanks 🙂
Wow, these look amazing! I’m a really big fan of peanut butter cups, but where I live it’s hard to find them! Definitely bookmarking this recipe to try out soon! Thanks for sharing, Medha! 🙂
Let me know how you like them, Jess! 🙂 Thanks
I have always wanted to try making my own peanut butter cups. You make it look so easy! And yummy!
It is easy and equally yummy 🙂 Thanks!
I am just totally positive that there is no better combo than peanut butter and chocolate!! Loooove this!
AGREED. Thanks, Annie!
I love peanut butter cups, they’re dangerous to have around my house! I love simple recipes like this, they really are the best. These look super delicious too!
Thanks, Danielle!!
These look dangerously delicious! Love PB & chocolate, and they are so cute!
Thanks so much 🙂
I usually eat aronud the outside, then eat the chocolate off the top and bottom, then eat the little peanut butter pattie left. I eat everything else Reese’s or peanut butter and chocolate normally, but this is how I have always eaten a normal Reese’s pb cup.
Oh heavens, these look SO amazing. I’ve never made homemade peanut butter cups but I need to change that ASAP!
Haha definitely! Thanks 🙂
Stop everything!! I must have some of these now! Peanut butter cups are my favorite, but I almost never have them anymore. I love being able to make your own candy. Love your recipe 😀
No actually stop whatever you’re doing and make some! PB cups are an essential part of life. Thanks!
Do you deliver? 🙂 Medha, these look scrumptious.
Haha thanks, Kathy!
I want these, I want these in my belly right now. Amazing. 🙂 Im with Kathy, do you deliver? Now thats a reason to visit Australia right? Just forwarded your post to one of my colleagues, she is making for us to eat tomorrow.
Real talk, I’d LOVE to go to Australia! I would fly you over some PB cups myself just to get to visit 🙂 Thanks so much, let me know how you like them!
These are my kind of peanut butter cup…full of ingredients that I can pronounce! 🙂
Exactly! I’d rather know what I’m eating 🙂
Oh so delicious and so amazingly simple… these chocolate-peanut butter cups are to die for.. 🙂 Love it Medha!!
Thanks so much, Arpita!
I cannot imagine a single better way to spend my weekend than making and eating these! Oh, girl – they look BOMB!
Haha thanks! You should definitely make them, but be warned- I’ve eaten five in one sitting in a moment of weakness 🙂
These look so amazingly delicious!! I love love LOVE chocolate… so I hear ya on taking it seriously!! It needs to be respected! 🙂 Lovely recipe and props to you on begin a vegan!
Thanks so much! Chocolate is a serious matter 🙂
Oh my goodness…there’s nothing like good chocolate. This looks astounding. I want to make a batch TODAY! So glad that I’m following you on feedly so that I can keep up with all this deliciousness!
Aw thanks for the support! 🙂
You are a genius Medha! I love them!!! I want to try to make them asap!!! Hopefully over the week end!!!
Great great great great grrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttt recipe!!! Love it!
Haha thanks so much, Ema!
These look so good (and easy!) This will be a really fun project/treat to do with the kiddos!
How come you’re not eating candy at Halloween?
What an interesting phrase to say that you take chocolate seriously. I’m trying to consider whether I do or not. Because it’s summer I have not eaten a lot of chocolate. In the winter, more. I suppose I take the quality of chocolate seriously.
I can’t wait to make these with the kids. (Already shared on my bfs Facebook page!) Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks so much for the support! As a vegan, Halloween candy I can eat is few and far between- especially since I only like chocolate candies!
OMG! Reese’s are my weakness! This recipe looks simple enough that I could actually make them myself! Thanks!
That’s the idea! Make them and let me know how you like them 🙂
These look INCREDIBLE! I must try. We can’t get reeses here in Australia that easy but it doesn’t matter if I can make them at home!
Exactly! Peanut butter cups are seriously essential 🙂
I had no idea making these at home would be so easy! These are even easier than going to the store and buying them!
They are! Thanks, Bri!
I’ve been dying to make my own peanut butter cups for such a long time. You’ve just inspired me to give it a go! These look fantastic.
They’re so easy, you should! Thanks so much 🙂