Peanut Butter Cups

Wed, 3 August 2016

A no-bake recipe that's fun and delicious to make. A perfect project to keep the kids entertained in the kitchen.

Ingredients:

• 250g digestive biscuits
• 90g butter melted
• 200g smooth peanut butter, divided into 150g and 50g amounts
• 400g chocolate – I like to use 200g milk and 200g plain chocolate mixed
• Toppings of your choice – Reese's pieces, peanut M&M's, Smarties, chopped pretzels…whatever takes your fancy!

You will need 12 cupcake liners and a cupcake tin

Method:

• Place the digestive biscuits into a plastic bag, a ziploc bag is perfect, and bash them with a rolling pin or wooden spoon until broken into fine crumbs. (Don't fully seal the top of the bag or it will burst!) Alternatively, you can put your biscuits into a food processor and pulse into fine crumbs.
• Add the melted butter to the digestives along with 150g of peanut butter and mix well together.
• Place cupcake liners into a cupcake tin and spoon the biscuit mixture evenly into each cup – you should have enough for 12 cups. Press the mixture down with the back of a spoon to make a firm base.
• Place in the fridge to firm up for at least ½ hour.
• Melt your chocolate over a bain-marie or in a microwave.
• Add the remaining 50g of peanut butter to the chocolate and mix well together.
• Spoon the chocolate mixture on top of your biscuit base and then add your chosen toppings.
• Place back in the fridge for the chocolate to set.
• Enjoy!