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HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS!!!

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon shortening
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • cup graham cracker crumbs

Instructions
 

  • Melt chocolate chips and shortening in the microwave, stopping and stirring at 30 second intervals till melted and smooth. Set aside.
  • Place 15 small liners into a mini-muffin tin. (Or use a candy mold like I did...purchased at a local candy store) With a small silicone brush, coat the inside of each cup with about 1 teaspoon of the melted chocolate. The coating should be about 1/8 inch thick and almost up to the top of the cup, but not over the top. Refrigerate when coating is complete.
  • Gently melt the butter and peanut butter together in the microwave, stirring at 30 second intervals till butter is melted.
  • Add powdered sugar and graham cracker crumbs.
  • Press about a teaspoon of the filling into the chocolate lined cups.
  • Spoon about a 1/2 teaspoon of the chocolate (you may need to reheat chocolate slightly if it has cooled) over peanut butter to cover.
  • Chill till firm, at least 2 hours. I sped this up by chilling in the freezer. You can also add a chocolate drizzle if desired as I did. Peel paper liners off to serve. Store in refrigerator.