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    Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways

    By Chula King · December 13, 2017 · Updated December 1, 2020 4 Comments

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    Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways are a perfect candy to make for gifts or to satisfy your sweet tooth. They take minutes to make, with the microwave doing most of the work. One bite and you’ll discover why they are called Meltaways – rich and creamy melt-in-your mouth goodness!

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways

    Contents show
    1 Making the Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways;
    2 Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways
    2.1 Ingredients
    2.2 Instructions
    2.3 Chula's Expert Tips
    2.4 Nutrition

    Making the Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways;

    I wish that I could say that I created this recipe, but in all honesty, I adapted it from the Taste of Home recipe.

    I started with only four ingredients which I added to a microwave-safe bowl: White chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, creamy peanut butter, and a bit of solid shortening.

    Ingredients for Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways

    Then, I covered the bowl, and microwaved the ingredients on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds. After giving the mixture a good stir, I returned it uncovered to the microwave for another 30 seconds on high.

    Melting the ingredients for the Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways

    Next, I transferred the mixture to a piping bag fitted with a round tip. I had to be careful here because the mixture was quite liquidy. Previously, I had lined a mini-muffin pan with paper baking cups, so I piped the mixture into each of the cups.

    Piping the mixture into cups

    Because I was making the candy for gifts, I topped each one with a holiday icing decoration. I popped the candy in the refrigerator to harden.

    Candy cooling in mini muffin pan

    The Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways were incredible. They were rich and creamy, with the perfect blend of chocolate and peanut butter. Yum!

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways are a perfect candy to make for gifts or to satisfy your sweet tooth. They take minutes to make, with the microwave doing most of the work. One bite and you'll discover why they are called Meltaways - rich and creamy melt-in-your mouth goodness!
    5 from 9 votes
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    Course: Candy
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 18 pieces
    Calories: 131kcal
    Author: Chula King

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup (6 ounces, 170 grams) white chocolate chips
    • ½ cup (3 ounces, 85 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • ½ cup (4.75 ounces, 135 grams) creamy peanut butter*
    • 1 Tablespoon (0.5 ounces, 14 grams) solid shortening

    Instructions

    • Line mini-muffin pan with paper liners. Set aside.
    • Combine all ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds; stir. Microwave, uncovered, on high 30 seconds longer; stir until smooth.
    • Pour into mini-muffin paper liners. Refrigerate until set.
    • Store in the refrigerator or cool place.
    • Yield: About 18 pieces.

    Chula's Expert Tips

    *Do not use reduced-fat or generic brands of peanut butter.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 103mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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    Filed Under: Candy, Christmas, Edible Gifts

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    Comments

    1. probake says

      December 14, 2017 at 12:55 pm

      Great gift idea! We make variations of these in the test kitchen often.

    2. c2king says

      December 14, 2017 at 5:54 pm

      Thanks! I was amazed at how good and creamy they were. The taste was almost like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, but even better!

    3. Denian says

      February 02, 2021 at 12:05 am

      5 stars
      This recipe is so simple and they taste absolutely fabulous!
      I used Jiff creamy peanut butter and Ghirardelli white and milk chocolate chips in the recipe. They tasted very similar to a creamy Reeses peanut butter cup.
      This recipe would make a good candy filling as well.
      If I could rate this recipe 10 stars I would.
      Thank you!

    4. Chula King says

      February 02, 2021 at 5:22 pm

      Denian,

      I totally agree with you that the recipe is simple and amazingly delicious! I’ve often thought that it would make a good filling, but haven’t done that yet. If you use it as a filling, let me know how it turned out!

      Chula

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