Make your own peanut butter cups. Very easy and fun to make with kids.
A large sauce pot to use as a double boiler. I usually use a medium size glass bowl on top to melt the chocolate.
A 12 or 18 cup muffin tin
12-18 muffin baking cups
2 rubber spatulas
2 medium size glass bowls
Line a muffin tin with baking cup papers and spray really well with non stick cooking spray.
Start a double boiler with a large sauce pan half filled with water. Bring the water to boil. Set a medium size glass bowl on top and add in one bag of the chocolate chips and one tablespoon olive oil. Stir for 3 to 5 minutes.
Add about a two tablespoons of chocolate to the bottom of each muffin cup. Tap the muffin tin on the counter a few times to get out any air bubbles. Put the tray in the fridge for 10 minutes for the chocolate to harden.
While the chocolate is hardening, bring the water back to a boil and put another bowl on top of it. To the bowl add the peanut butter, the sea salt, the vanilla extract, and honey. Stir until the mixture has melted and combines Approximately 3 to 5 minutes.
Add 2 Tablespoons of the peanut butter mixture on top of the cool chocolate mixture. Tap the muffin tin on the counter to get rid of any air bubbles. Put the tin back into the refrigerator.
Bring the double boiler back to a boil and put the first bowl back on that had the chocolate in it. Add the chocolate chips and the rest of the oil into the bowl and stir on the heat for three to five minutes until the chocolate is melted.
Bring the muffin tin back out and add the rest of the chocolate on top of the peanut butter. Approximately 2 Tablespoons, give or take. I like to use up the rest of the chocolate so if the top of the peanut butter cup has a tiny bit more chocolate than the bottom layer, its okay. Tap the muffin tin on the counter to smooth any air bubbles.
Refrigerate for 60 to 90 minutes or until the chocolate is cooled and set completely. Enjoy!
Mini muffin tins would work really well for this too. You'll want to buy mini muffin tin baking papers though. You really want the shape from the muffin papers. A smooth edge on the peanut butter cups wouldn't be bad, it just wouldn't look as authentic.
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