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Vegan Peanut Butter Cups

These homemade vegan homemade peanut butter cups taste similar to Resses Peanut Butter Cups.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 minutes
chill time15 minutes
Total Time27 minutes
Course: Cookies- Bars- Brownies- Candy
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18 -20 peanut butter cups
Calories: 265kcal

Ingredients

Peanut butter mix

  • 1 Cup Peanut butter
  • 2 TB brown sugar
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 TB vegan butter softened (I use Earth Balance)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate coating

  • 3 cups chocolate chips
  • 3 teaspoon oil
  • teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Start by getting a piece of parchment paper or Silpat sheet on a cookie sheet that will fit in your freezer.  Set aside
  • Get your stand or hand mixer and mix all your ingredients. Mix until well combined.
  • Take your dough and put it either on a Silpat or parchment paper.  Roll out the dough by placing plastic wrap over it (so it doesn't stick, this is pretty sticky). Once rolled out to your desired thickness, use a small biscuit butter and cut them out for whatever size your peanut butter cup will be.  Alternately- you can stick the dough in the freezer for 10 minutes, then shape them in your hand, put the shapes on the cookie sheet, and place them in the freezer while melting the chocolate.
  • Get a microwave-safe bowl and put all your chocolate ingredients, cook for 30 seconds, stir for about 15 seconds, then put back in for 30 seconds, and stir for another 15-20 seconds.  If it still has some chunks that aren't melting, proceed with caution- you don't want your chocolate to seize.  You can cook it for another 15 seconds on 50% power.  The amount of time it needs will also depend on how big your bowl is.  If things are getting pretty melty after the first 30 seconds, switch over to the 50% power until done. 
  • Pour your melted chocolate either in molds or cupcake liners in a muffin tin.  Pour a little less than one tablespoon (again, depending on size, you might have to play with it if using molds) into each liner.  Give the tin a little bit of a shake so all the chocolate covers the bottom.  Then take your peanut butter shapes and press them into the mold of the chocolate.  Then take the remaining chocolate and cover the peanut butter mixture.  I would stick them in the fridge or freezer to harden for a few minutes and then they are good to go!

Notes

See blog post for recipe Q&A

Nutrition

Serving: 1peanut butter cup | Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 130mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 22g