Ingredients
- 1 pound semisweet chocolate, cut in chunks
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
- 2 tablespoons chopped salted peanuts
Directions
Have 2 mini-muffin pans, a can of non-stick spray, a pastry brush, and a package of paper/foil candy cups out and ready; clear some space in the freezer.
Slowly melt the chocolate in a double boiler over hot water or in a microwave set on high for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through the heating time to smooth it out. Dot a bit of chocolate in the center of each muffin cup and press a candy wrapper in the molds so it sticks in place. Lightly spray the insides of the wrappers with a little non-stick cooking spray. Brush about a tablespoon of the melted chocolate into the paper liners, pulling it up the insides of the wrapper so it's all coated. Stick the chocolate cups in the freezer to harden while making the peanut butter filling. Keep the remaining melted chocolate warm so it stays smooth; we'll need it again in a few minutes.
Combine the peanut butter, warm water, and honey in a mixing bowl, blend with a whisk until smooth and thinned out a bit. Using a rubber spatula, fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture to make a light mousse — don't overdo it, it's ok if there are streaks of cream in the filling. Spoon the peanut butter mousse into a pastry bag filled with a large plain tip. Take the chocolate cups out; they should be pretty solid by now, and pipe the peanut butter mousse into the centers, leaving room for a cap of chocolate. Freeze again for a few minutes just so the mousse sets up a bit.
Spoon more melted chocolate on top to cover the peanut butter and fill the cup to the top; spreading evenly with a knife so it's smooth and level. Sprinkle a little chopped peanuts on top and stick the peanut butter cups in the freezer to set up for 15 to 20 minutes. Invert the muffin pans on a cutting board to pop out the peanut butter cups.















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By spiritdancer83_...
Grand Rapids, MI
on November 28, 2007
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I had something like these while visiting San Francisco.........so came home looking for a way to re-create them. Lo and behold...........Tyler had it for me........I made them on Thanksgiving. Not your usual fare........but they were gone with OOHS and AHHHHs before some even knew they had been handed out.
You can bet they'll be on our Christmas party menu as well. Everyone asked for the recipe, proof positive that they are great! (Though next time I will not use paper liners, that was a little complicated to peel off
By sockhopmia_4786186
Clarkston, MI
on July 01, 2007
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DONT FREEZE THEM TOO LONG!!
By gina_love_6144962
Saint Louis, MO
on May 20, 2007
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Not my favorite but I will try it again. The peanut butter filling was really good but I didn't like the freezer part. The chocolate didn't go so great either. Next time we'll try a different type of chocolate to see how it works.
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