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Homemade Reese’s Cups Recipe

Homemade Reese’s Cups Recipe

Make Homemade Reese's Cups Recipe: create rich peanut butter centers wrapped in semi-sweet chocolate for perfect homemade candies.

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Yield12

Ingredients

Instructions

Step 1: Line the muffin tin

Line 12 muffin cups with crisp white fluted paper liners and set the empty tray aside on the painted pine wood surface. Having the liners snug and evenly placed makes the later chocolate shell formation neat and consistent.

Step 2: Melt the first half of the chocolate

Place half of the semi‑sweet chocolate chips into a clean microwave‑safe glass bowl. Heat in 30‑second bursts, stirring between bursts until the chocolate becomes smooth and velvety, glossy but not oily, then set that bowl within reach on the white surface.

Step 3: Form thin chocolate bottoms in the liners

Using one spoon to transfer and another to scrape, scoop about a ½ tablespoon of the melted chocolate into the center of each paper liner so the chocolate spreads across the bottom. Work deliberately so each cup has an even, thin layer that will set into a crisp shell.

Step 4: Level and chill the chocolate bases

Gently shake the pan back and forth and tilt slightly to encourage even spreading so the chocolate fully covers each bottom. Once even, place the tray in the freezer and chill for about 15 minutes until the chocolate is firm to the touch.

Step 5: Make the peanut butter filling

Measure the creamy peanut butter, powdered sugar, and softened butter into the same medium matte grey ceramic mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to whip the trio into a smooth, dense, pipeable filling — glossy, thick, and homogenous with no visible sugar grit.

Step 6: Portion the peanut butter onto each chocolate base

Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the peanut butter mixture onto the center of each set chocolate bottom, taking care the filling sits in a neat mound and does not touch the paper liner sides. The contrast between the matte chocolate base and the silky peanut butter should be obvious.

Step 7: Briefly chill the filled cups

Place the tray back into the freezer for 5 minutes to slightly firm the peanut butter layer so it holds its shape for the final chocolate cover.


Step 8: Melt the remaining chocolate

Return the microwave‑safe glass bowl and melt the remaining half of the chocolate in the same manner as before, stirring until smooth and pourable but not too hot.

Step 9: Seal the cups with chocolate

Spoon the remaining melted chocolate over each peanut butter mound, spreading or drizzling until the peanut butter is fully covered and the top surface is smooth and slightly swirled by the spoon.

Step 10: Final chill to set

Chill the completed cups in the freezer for 10–15 minutes (or refrigerate 15–20 minutes) until the chocolate is fully hardened and the texture is snappy but the center remains creamy.

Step 11: Plate and present

Arrange the finished Reese’s‑style cups on a simple white ceramic plate, keep a few whole and slice one in half to reveal the dense, creamy peanut butter center against the dark chocolate shell. Serve cool and enjoy the crisp shell giving way to a silky interior.


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