Best Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes Recipes

REESE'S® PEANUT BUTTER CUP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 muffin tins with paper liners.
• Combine brown sugar, butter, and peanut butter in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time until combined.
• Combine flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Slowly beat into the creamed mixture. Pour in milk and water; stir until batter is thick and smooth. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tins. Press 2 mini peanut butter cups into each cupcake.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are firm and begin to pull away from the sides of the tin, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Pile 15 to 20 chocolate chips over each cupcake. Return to the oven until chocolate chips start to melt, about 1 minute. Spread melted chocolate over the cupcakes and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

REESE'S STUFFED CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
• Prepare cake mix according to package instructions then fill each cupcake liner about three-quarters full with batter. Place a Reese's into the center of each unbaked cup. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool.
• Meanwhile, make peanut butter frosting. In a large bowl, cream together peanut butter and butter until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and salt and beat until evenly combined. Gradually add heavy cream and beat until smooth and creamy.
• Frost cooled cupcakes. Top each cupcake with a Reese's, then drizzle with melted chocolate.

REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Put the Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the freezer for at least 1 hour
• Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4, and line a cupcake tin with cupcake cases
• To make the sponge, mix together the butter, peanut butter and golden caster sugar, ideally using an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes
• Then add the eggs and milk and whisk them in
• Then gently whisk in the self raising flour
• Divide the mixture between the cupcake cases. Place three of the frozen Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups on top of the batter of each cupcake and push them in slightly
• Bake them for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the cupcakes comes out clean. Leave to cool completely
• To make the buttercream, mix together the butter and peanut butter until smooth. Add the icing sugar, cocoa powder and milk. Mix again until smooth. This is best done with an electric mixer. If the buttercream is too stiff, you can add a little more milk
• Put the buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a nozzle and pipe it onto the cupcakes, or spread on with a spoon
• Slightly warm the peanut butter in the microwave for 15-20 seconds, or until it is a pourable texture. Drizzle it over the buttercream either using a piping bag or a spoon
• Put half of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup onto each cupcake
• Store in an airtight container in a cool place, eat leftovers within 3 days

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 regular muffin tins with cupcake liners.
• Mix together the cake mix, milk, eggs, oil and Greek yogurt until smooth. Spoon batter into cupcake pans, filling the liners 1/2 full.
• Place a Reese's PB cup into the center of the batter in each cup (it's okay if the the tops of the Reese's are showing, like photo above).
• Bake cupcakes for 16-20 minutes or until done. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the peanut butter, salt and powdered sugar until firm. Slowly melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water. You may also melt them in a microwave oven set on high for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through the heating time. Grease the muffin tin cups and spoon some chocolate into each cup, filling halfway. With a spoon, draw the chocolate up the edges of each cup until all sides are coated. Cool in the refrigerator until firm. Spread some of the peanut butter onto the chocolate in each cup, leaving room for the final chocolate layer. Cool the cups again to firm up the peanut butter. Pour some chocolate onto the top of each candy and spread it to the edges. Let sit at room temperature, or covered in the refrigerator. Turn out of the pan when firm.

REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the salt, peanut butter and powdered sugar until firm.
• Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler over hot, not boiling water (OR you can melt them in the microwave for about two minutes, stirring midway).
• Grease muffin-tin cups and spoon some chocolate into each, filling halfway.
• With the back of a spoon, draw the chocolate up the edges of each cup until all sides are coated.
• Cool in the refrigerator until firm.
• Spread about a teaspoon of peanut butter mixture onto the chocolate in each cup, leaving room for the final chocolate layer.
• Pour some chocolate (I imagine you will need to re-heat it) onto the top of each candy and spread it to the edges.
• Let sit at room temperature or covered in the refrigerator.
• Turn out of pan when firm.

PEANUT BUTTER CUP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk., Fill paper-lined muffin cups with 1/4 cup of batter. Press a peanut butter cup into the center of each until top edge is even with batter. Bake at 350° for 22-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted on an angle toward the center of the cupcakes comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

PEANUT BUTTER CUP CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, peanut butter, oil and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes or until smooth., Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full. Place a peanut butter cup in the center of each cupcake. Cover each with 1 tablespoonful batter. , Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Stir in peanut butter. Cool, stirring occasionally, to room temperature or until mixture reaches a spreading consistency, about 10 minutes., Spread over cupcakes; immediately sprinkle with additional peanut butter cups. Let stand until set.

REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

Steps:

• Combine everything but the chocolate chips, and press in a greased 8x8" pan.
• Spread melted chocolate chips over top with a spatula, covering entire surface. Chill 2 hours.