Peanut Butter Cup Recipe

I never thought much about creating a peanut butter cup recipe until realizing I would need a dairy and gluten free peanut butter cup!  So, I decided to do some experimenting and came up with an awesome recipe that anyone can use. This is so easy to make, the hardest part is the waiting for them to refrigerate so the chocolate hardens back up! You will be pretty tempted to eat some before they are actually ready, trust me!

I would have taken pictures to show you step by step what I did, but alas the kids have eaten them all and I never think to grab out my camera while cooking.

Here is What You Will Need:

1 1/2 cups semi-sweet gluten/dairy free chocolate chips (You can use Enjoy Life or Ghirardelli semi-sweet, both dairy & gluten free)

1 cup all natural peanut butter

1 cup powdered sugar

Directions: These are really easy to make, not too hard at all. The first thing I do is mix the peanut butter and the powdered sugar. You can try doing it with a spoon at first, but I found it worked best if I kneaded it all together kind of like bread dough. Add more/less sugar to get the consistency you want – I wanted something that resembled the “real thing”, so more doughy than creamy.

Next, all you need to do is microwave the chocolate chips so they melt. I microwaved mine for about 60 seconds, but remember that all microwave times vary.

Next, you have two different options. If you want to go for something that resembles buckeye cookies, you can roll the dough into small balls, then dip in the chocolate and then place them on a sheet of wax paper and then refrigerate a few hours until hardened.

If you want something a little more decorative, and individually wrapped, I suggest buying the mini muffin cups, spooning a little chocolate on the bottom, then filling with the peanut butter, then topping off & surrounding with more chocolate. I’ve seen some people tediously paint these little muffin cups with a paint brush, but that just didn’t seem like it was worthwhile or even necessary. Again, once the cups are assembled, you’ll want to place them in the refrigerator to harden.

After that, you’re ready to serve and enjoy! They’re delicious,  better than the ones you’d buy at a store, and without all the chemicals, preservatives, allergy friendly (unless you’re avoiding peanuts obviously) and cheap and quick to make!

Have any thoughts on my dairy and gluten free peanut butter cup recipe? (Of course, if you have no food allergies, you could still make these with your favorite chocolate chips!