Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cups
Homemade peanut butter cups in muffin liners: a layer of melted chocolate, a sweet, salty peanut butter filling, and more chocolate on top, chilled until firm. No baking and ready in about an hour.
At a glance: This easy desserts recipe yields 12 servings in about 1h 15m (25 min prep, 5 min cook). It uses 7 ingredients — including semisweet or milk chocolate, coconut oil or neutral oil, creamy peanut butter — and walks through 6 steps. Updated . Browse more desserts recipes or return to all gluten-free recipes.
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Cross-Contamination Warning for Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cups: When preparing this desserts recipe, some chocolate and peanut butter is made on shared lines with cookies and crackers, so check those labels.
Gluten-Free Notes for Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cups: Chocolate, peanut butter, sugar and butter are naturally free of gluten ingredients, so there is no flour in this recipe. Use chocolate, peanut butter and powdered sugar labeled gluten-free.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Tips & Notes
- Make each peanut butter disc a little smaller than the cup so the top layer of chocolate can seal around the edges.
- Add the oil to the chocolate. It keeps the shell smooth and makes the peanut butter cups easier to bite without shattering.
- Keep peanut butter cups in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or freeze them for up to 2 months.
Common questions
How long does Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cups take?
Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cups takes about 1 hour 15 minutes, including resting time: 25 minutes to prep and 5 minutes to cook, for 12 servings.
What should I check before making Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cups with celiac disease?
Written with gluten-free ingredients. Use products labeled gluten-free, check labels, and ask your clinician about your own needs.
What cross-contamination risk is specific to Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cups?
Check semisweet or milk chocolate, chopped, coconut oil or neutral oil, creamy peanut butter before they go into Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cups. Some chocolate and peanut butter is made on shared lines with cookies and crackers, so check those labels.
How should leftover Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cups be stored?
Keep peanut butter cups in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or freeze them for up to 2 months.
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