Chef Michael Smith's Peanut Butter Cups

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These homemade peanut butter cups are amazing! I recently watched an episode of Chef at Home, and immediately began to make these as soon as I realised I had all of the ingredients. They're unbelievably easy to make, and really satisfy your peanut butter and chocolate craving. I would like to try substituting peanut butter for almond butter in this recipe!

Anyways, here's the recipe.

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces of 70% bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces


• 1/2 cup peanut butter


• 1/2 cup cream cheese


• 1 tbsp confectioners sugar


• 1 tbsp vanilla


• 4 x paper or foil muffin cup liners

Method:

1. Melt chocolate in a bowl set over a small pot of simmering water.
2. Using a pastry brush or new paintbrush paint chocolate onto the inside of the muffin cups.
3. Place them in a muffin tin for easier handling.
4. Paint a thick layer and then refrigerate until it has set hard.
5. Puree the peanut butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a food processor until smooth.
6. Spoon or pipe into the hardened chocolate cups and then pour a thick layer of the remaining melted chocolate over the top making sure the edges are sealed.
7. Put back in fridge until the tops have set.
8. Peel liners off before serving.

Note: You don't need to puree the peanut butter and cream cheese, I simply mashed them together with a spoon. You can also use an electric mixer. I also changed the recipe so that the sugar is actually confectioner's sugar as opposed to granulated. It gives the texture a less gritty feeling, and sets the mixture up nicely.