Homemade Peanut Butter Cups - 10 Recipes! (2024)

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by Chocolate Covered Katie

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Make your own chocolate peanut butter cups at home, in 10 fun different flavors!

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So, it’s almost Halloween.

And soon you’ll be seeing a dizzying selection of candy for sale.

Snickers, Sweet Tarts, Starburst, Kit Kats, Junior Mints, Crunch Bars…

But the one Halloween candy that outsells all the others in the US every year without fail has always been my favorite too:

The Reeses Peanut Butter Cup.

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As a child, it was my goal each October 31st to collect as many packages of Reeses as possible while out trick-or-treating.

Forget all the other candy.

Then I’d return home and trade my younger sister for even more peanut butter cups.

Fast forward to the present, and not much has changed.

I’m still all about the chocolate and peanut butter.

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The Flavors

Peanut Butter & Jelly: Make the base. Fill with peanut butter and jelly.

Cookie Dough: Make the base recipe, and stuff with Chickpea Cookie Dough.

Dark Chocolate Coconut: Use melted coconut butter as your base (stir in a little sweetener of choice if desired). Fill with melted chocolate chips.

Inside Out: Stir 1/2 cup powdered peanut butter with 1/4 cup coconut oil and 4 tsp pure maple syrup or sweetener of choice. Use this instead of the chocolate coating in the base. Melt 3 tbsp chocolate chips as filling.

Chocolate Banana: Use mashed banana instead of peanut butter for the filling.

Strawberry Jam: Combine 3 tbsp coconut butter with 2 tsp mashed strawberry and optional sweetener of choice to taste. Use this as your base, and fill with nut butter of choice.

Almond Butter Cups: Simply replace the peanut butter with an equal amount of almond butter. This also works with cashew butter, macadamia butter, or sunbutter for a nut-free version.

Nutella: Make the base. Stuff withHealthy Nutella.

Raspberry Truffle: Fill the base with raspberry jam. It legit tastes like a Godiva raspberry truffle!

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What flavors are your favorites???

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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

How to make chocolate peanut butter cups at home, in 10 flavors.

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Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Yield 10 – 15 peanut butter cups

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup peanut butter or allergy-friendly sub
  • 1-2 tbsp sweetener of choice, optional
  • pinch salt, optional
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips or sugar free chocolate chips
  • optional 2 tsp vegetable or coconut oil for a smoother chocolate sauce

Instructions

  • *The recipes for all ten flavor variations are listed under the third photo in this post.

    For the base: Carefully melt the chocolate chips and stir with the optional oil until smooth. Spread about 1 tsp up the sides of mini cupcake liners.

    Freeze. Meanwhile, stir nut butter together with the optional sweetener and salt. Add about a tsp of filling to each liner, then cover with another tsp chocolate. Freeze again to set.

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Notes

The peanut butter cup recipe was inspired by these Fat Bombs.

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  1. Cassie Autumn Tran says

    Ah, I love all these! It would be so fun to make one with both peanut butter and a little raspberry jam, or an inside out peannut butter cup with a sugar free dark chocolate ganache inside a peanut butter coating. WINNING GIRL!

    Reply

  2. Whitney says

    Stunning! I want them ALL!!! Can I use coconut butter as a base flavor, alone?

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    • Chocolate Covered Katie says

      Freezing coconut butter and eating it plain is one of my favorite foods. So, yes ??

      Reply

      • Whitney says

        Woohoo!!! Thanks for replying! Can’t wait to try it in time for Halloween!!!

        Reply

  3. Melissa says

    Yum, these look great! They definitely remind me of my favorite treats from Halloween when trick or treating!

    Reply

  4. Joshua Howard says

    I love your website and your recipes! This one is really easy to make! Thank you for the share and clear instructions!

    Reply

  5. Nina says

    I love this. Simple and delicious.

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  6. Stephanie Dziewa says

    Can these be kept frozen? I am thinking for making holiday candies ahead of time.

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    • Jason Sanford says

      Yes!

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  7. Emily says

    These are sooooo good!! Such a fun filling snack to keep in the freezer

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FAQs

What are the ingredients in Reese's peanut butter cups? ›

MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, MILK FAT, LACTOSE, LECITHIN (SOY), PGPR), PEANUTS, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SHEA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, &/OR SAFFLOWER OIL), HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM OIL), SALT, PGPR, TBHQ & CITRIC ...

What are the variations on peanut butter cups? ›

  • Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter.
  • Milk Chocolate Caramel Peanuts.
  • Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter.
  • Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Potato Chips.
  • Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel.
  • White Creme.
  • White Creme Peanut Butter.
  • White Crème Peanut Butter.

Can I melt Reese's peanut butter cups? ›

Reese's chocolate-covered peanut butter cups will melt to create a peanut-flavored base for a chocolate sauce or dessert filling. The melted Reese's peanut butter cups can also be used as a chocolaty spread for toast. Because chocolate burns easily, it's simplest to melt it in a ...

Is there red 40 in Reese's? ›

Syrup, Rice Bran and/or Canola Oil, Corn Meal, Salt, Hershey's® Cocoa, Red 40, Yellow 5&6, Blue 1, and Other Color Added, Trisodium Phosphate, Natural and Artificial Flavor. BHT added to preserve freshness.

What was the original peanut butter cup? ›

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are an American candy by the Hershey Company consisting of a peanut butter filling encased in chocolate. They were created on November 15, 1928, by H. B. Reese, a former dairy farmer and shipping foreman for Milton S. Hershey.

What is the new Reese's cup flavor? ›

Get a taste of caramel's biggest moment yet with the all-new REESE'S Peanut Butter Caramel Big Cups. Experience the ultimate indulgent trio of creamy milk chocolate, rich peanut butter and decadent caramel.

How to make a cup of peanut butter with powdered peanut butter? ›

Typically, the ratio is 2 tablespoons of powdered peanut butter to 1 tablespoon of water, which yields 1 tablespoon of nut butter. For a larger serving, just double it to 4 tablespoons of powder and 2 tablespoons of water.

What kind of chocolate is used for Reese's peanut butter cups? ›

INGREDIENTS: MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, MILK, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, MILK FAT, LECITHIN (SOY), PGPR, NATURAL FLAVOR). CONTAINS: MILK, SOY. Ingredient(s) derived from a bioengineered source.

Does Reese's Cups use real peanut butter? ›

The peanut butter in Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is candy. It has been sweetened by the addition of powdered sugar and corn syrup.

What is changing on Reese's peanut butter cups? ›

That Hershey is actually adding a layer of creamy caramel to the Reese's you love to make Reese's Caramel Big Cup, and classic Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are still available?

Does Hershey's own Reese's? ›

REESE'S Candy is made by The Hershey Company. In 1956, H.B. Reese's six sons took over the family business and later sold it to The Hershey Company in 1963. Which REESE'S Candies are vegan? REESE'S Plant Based Oat Chocolate Confection & Peanut Butter Candy Bars are vegan.

Why are Reese's vegan? ›

Are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups vegan? Because they're covered in milk chocolate, the original Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are not vegan. However, a new dairy-free, oat-based version of the recipe, called Reese's Plant Based, was released in 2023 (more on that below!).

Does Reeses have high fructose corn syrup? ›

For example, many popular candies like Hershey's Cookies 'N' Creme Bars, Reese's Take 5, and Baby Ruth bars all contain HFCS (10, 11, 12).

Do Reese's Peanut Butter Cups have titanium dioxide? ›

Ingredients. ,ILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR; COCOA BUTTER; CHOCOLATE; NONFAT MILK; MILK FAT; LACTOSE; SOY LECITHIN; PGPR, EMULSIFIER); PEANUTS; SUGAR; DEXTROSE; SALT; TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE); TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR).

Is Quest peanut butter cup healthy? ›

The Quest Peanut Butter Cups supply your body with 9 essential amino acids and 11g of full, dairy-based protein per serving. Each serving of Quest Peanut Butter Cups has 4 grammes of fibre, giving your body a satiating fibre boost.

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