Recipes - PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

By PASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN
The Jerusalem Post, October 31, 2019
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Pascales-Kitchen-Peanut-butter-and-chocolate-treats-606441

Peanut butter and chocolate treats. (photo credit: PASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN)

          Makes 30 small or 15 medium candies.

Level of difficulty: Medium.
Time: 40-50 minutes.
Status: Dairy.

Icing:
100 gr. milk chocolate, chopped
100 gr. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 Tbsp. oil or melted cocoa butter

Filling:
60 gr. butter
30 gr. (3 Tbsp.) demerara sugar
250 gr. (1 cup) peanut butter
100 gr. (1 packet) powdered sugar, sifted
¼ tsp salt

Directions: 
To prepare the icing over a bain-marie, melt the two types of chocolate. Mix until smooth. Add the oil or melted cocoa butter and mix. 

Arrange the paper muffin liners in a muffin pan. Brush a thin layer of chocolate in the bottom of each muffin liner. Put tray in the freezer for 10 minutes. 

To prepare the filling, melt the butter in a small pot. Add the demerara sugar and mix. Add the peanut butter and mix until mixture starts to bubble. Then, remove it from the flame and add the powdered sugar and the salt. Mix until smooth. Let it cool until you can touch it. 

Take the tray out of the freezer and fill each cup with the filling. Then, cover with more chocolate. Return the tray to the freezer for 20-30 minutes. Carefully pull away the paper liners and store in an airtight container.   

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