Ritz cracker peanut butter cups
Traditional peanut butter cups with a filling made with peanut butter and ritz crackers for a sweet and salty combination.
Equipment
- 5 quart planetary mixer and bowl
- large pot for water bath that fits 5 quart bowl inside of it
- glass bowl for melting & tempering chocolate
- food thermometer if tempering chocolate
- 2 standard sized cupcake pans
- cupcake liners
- spoon
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Filling
- 1.5 cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ stick butter
- 1 cup crushed ritz crackers
Chocolate
- 2 lbs milk chocolate, tempered OR milk chocolate candy coating
Instructions
Peanut Butter Filling
- Prepare a 9 x 13 ' sheet pan by lining it with parchment paper.
- Make a hot water bath by filling a large pot halfway with water. Turn heat on high.
- While the water bath heats up, start your peanut butter filling. Combine peanut butter, salt, and butter in the 5 quart mixing bowl.
- Place the 5 quart mixing bowl in the hot water bath. Heat until butter is melted and peanut butter is completely fluid.
- CAREFULLY (the bowl is hot!!) Remove bowl from heat and place it on the stand of your mixer.
- Begin mixing. Add in powdered sugar and crushed ritz crackers until combined. It seems like a lot, but I promise it all fits!
- Once all powdered sugar and ritz crackers are combined, press filling on sheet pan. Press filling ¼ of an inch high. This will not fill sheet pan if you want to get the ¼ inch high height. Top with an additional sheet of parchment paper and place in fridge for 1 hour, or until filling is firm enough to cut into shapes.
- Using your 2" cookie cutter, cut round circles of filling out. place on parchment paper until ready to use.
Making the cups
- Line your cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
- Place 1 large spoonful of melted chocolate into bottom of 6 cupcake liners. Chocolate should be around ¼" thick. Press 1, 2" circle into chocolate. Top with additional chocolate until covered.
- Tap cupcake pan on counter lightly to even out chocolate.
- Repeat making peanut butter cups, six at a time, until finished.
- Place in fridge until firm. Allow to come to room temperature, undisturbed, before enjoying.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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