Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups with Flaky Sea Salt
Rich and decadent, these easy homemade peanut butter cups put store-bought to shame!
Author: Chelsea
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
400g dark chocolate, cut into chunks
1 cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ cup icing sugar
Flaky sea salt
Instructions
Lightly spray a 12-cup muffin tray with oil, or grease with a bit of coconut oil; set aside.
Melt half the chocolate in a double boiler, stirring until completely smooth. Divide chocolate into muffin cups. Chill 10 minutes until firm.
Combine peanut butter, vanilla, and icing sugar in a small bowl. Divide filling into muffin cups. Try your best to leave a bit of a border around the edges, so that the second layer of chocolate will cover the sides of the peanut butter. Flatten tops with the back of a spoon.
Melt the remaining chocolate in a double boiler, stirring until completely smooth. Pour chocolate over the peanut butter. Spread flat, if necessary.
Refrigerate for 5 minutes, then sprinkle with sea salt. Continue chilling until firm, about 45 minutes.
Use a knife to pry the peanut butter cups from the muffin tray.
Store in an airtight container, layered with wax paper, in the fridge.
Recipe by Port and Fin at https://portandfin.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-cups/