Mini Homemade Peanut Butter Cups (Surprise Inside)

These easy Mini Homemade Peanut Butter Cups have an extra little surprise inside – a Cadbury Mini Egg! We decided to add a fun twist to our peanut butter cups and were thrilled by how delicious they turned out.

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This recipe for Mini Peanut Butter Cups uses only 4 required ingredients – chocolate, creamy peanut butter, powdered sugar, and mini Cadbury eggs.

Ingredients

Before starting this recipe, you’ll want to verify that you have the following ingredients:

• Peanut Butter – This recipe works best with creamy, traditional style peanut butter.
• Powdered Sugar – Also known as confectionary sugar, this helps to sweeten the peanut butter and create a dough consistency.
• Chocolate – I recommended only using high quality milk, dark, or white chocolate morsels. Candy melts will result is a waxier, less than desirable texture.
• Cadbury Mini Eggs – You can purchase your favorite variety of these candy coated little balls of heavenly flavor.

Equipment and Supplies Needed

We used the following equipment and supplies to make this recipe. Items that are optional or can be substituted will be noted.

• Mini Muffin Tin – To form the peanut butter cups.
• Mini Muffin Tin Liners – These help achieve the shape and texture of store-bought peanut butter cups. They will not stick to these if chilled properly.
• Teaspoon – To measure out the peanut butter filling, and chocolate.
• Tray – A small tray lined with wax paper is helpful to chill your peanut butter filling.
• Microwave-Safe Bowl – Used to microwave your chocolate morsels.
• Spoon – To stir the morsels as they melt.

Directions

Prepare your muffin tin with mini white cupcake liners.

In a medium bowl, add the peanut butter, and powdered sugar. Mix to combine. The texture will be similar to edible play dough.

Using a teaspoon, measuring out teaspoon-sized balls of dough. Slightly flatten them to be 1/4″ thick discs about the circumference of a quarter. Line them on a wax paper-lined small tray and refrigerate them for 10 minutes to firm them up a bit.

In a microwave, add chocolate morsels to a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl. Set microwave to 50% power and microwave morsels (stirring in-between each) for 30 seconds. Repeat until chocolate is creamy.

Once chocolate is creamy, add one teaspoon to each cupcake liner. Then, place your peanut butter discs in the center of each spot. Firmly add on Cadbury Mini Egg to each space. Then, add 1 1/2 teaspoons of chocolate to each to cover the tops. Gently pat the cupcake tin down a few times to settle the chocolate.

Immediately add any sprinkles you choose before chocolate sets. Add peanut butter cups to the refrigerate to set the chocolate for at least 15 minutes.

Once they are hardened, simply remove the cupcake liner paper, and enjoy!

Recipe Tips

This recipe is easy to make if you know the right tips and tricks! Here are my tips for ensuring your Homemade Peanut Butter Cups come out perfectly.

Chocolate

Use a high quality melting chocolate. We really love the Ghirardelli line because it is made with quality ingredients. The chocolate melts beautifully even when microwaved at 50% power for 30 second intervals until creamy.

Pro Tips – Never get the spoon or bowl wet when melting chocolate. It will instantly cease the chocolate and ruin your entire batch.

Cup Shape

When making your peanut butter cups, be sure to tap the pan down to allow the chocolate to cover all surfaces. Ours were a bit open because I failed to do this on my first batch– you live and learn!

Center

We added a Cadbury Mini Egg to the center of our Mini Peanut Butter Cups. However, you could add 3 M&Ms, a Peanut M&M, or maybe a marshmallow. The choice is yours, but be sure to press it into the center of the peanut butter.

Storage

If you want to store your Mini Homemade Peanut Butter Cups, just follow these easy steps.

Freezer

You can freeze peanut butter cups by storing them in an airtight container or in a high quality freezer bag. When stored properly, they will last for up to 3 months for best taste.

Refrigerator

You can store these in the refrigerator for up to one month when stored properly in an airtight container.

Room Temperature

Additionally, you can store these Homemade Peanut Butter Cups at room temperature for up to one week. Store cups in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

Recipe

Follow the recipe below to make Mini Homemade Peanut Butter Cups. This recipe makes 24 cups, but you can adjust the recipe card for other serving sizes.