Spooktacular Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Treats
If you like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, you’ll love these easy-to-make Spooktacular Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Treats. They only require four ingredients and perfectly combine chocolate and peanut butter.
Servings: 60 pieces
Calories: 116kcal
Equipment
- Halloween silicone molds
- Disposable Pastry
- Small brush
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cups (16 jar) extra crunchy peanut butter (See Tips 1 and 2)
- ½ cup (8 ounces, 1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 ½ cups (14 ounces) confectioners' sugar
- 3 cups chocolate coating wafers (See Tip 3)
Instructions
- Beat peanut butter and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar. Beat on low until all ingredients are combined. The mixture will be crumbly.
- Melt a cup of chocolate wafers in a disposable pastry bag in 1-minute intervals on 50% power. Snip the end of the pastry bag; pipe some chocolate into the mold cavities. Using a small brush, brush the chocolate up the sides to completely cover the cavity. Let harden. Press some peanut butter mixture into the chocolate-lined cavity, not quite to the top—pipe additional chocolate on the peanut butter mixture. Spread chocolate using a small brush, ensuring all edges are completely covered. Let harden.
- Remove the candy from the molds. Store it in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
- Yield: 60 pieces of candy
Notes
- I used Jif Extra Crunchy peanut butter. You could also use creamy peanut butter.
- You can purchase the peanut butter in 16-ounce jars, so use a whole 16-ounce jar for this recipe.
- I like securing the pastry bag with a rubber band to keep the melted chocolate from oozing out.
Nutrition
Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 17mg | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.1mg