Easy Homemade Peanut Butter Cups for Fall

Paula Skulina
by Paula Skulina
12 Servings
10 min

Looking for a fall dessert? You will love these easy homemade peanut butter cups!

This peanut butter cup recipe is super simple and only requires three ingredients to make.

Serve in a seasonal cupcake liner or on their own.


Change the candy melt color to match the season.

Ingredients:

  • Candy Melts
  • Peanut Butter
  • Powdered Sugar

Add peanut butter and powdered sugar to a small bowl and stir until completely combined.

Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.


Pour the candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring between each heat session, until fully melted.


Place a spoonful of melted candy into each cupcake liner.

Add peanut butter mixture and spread, making sure not to let it get too close to the edges.

Drizzle another spoonful of melted candy on top to seal the peanut butter in, and gently smooth it out with the spoon.

To harden, refrigerate or place in freezer for 30 minutes to set.

Easy Homemade Peanut Butter Cups for Fall
Recipe details
  • 12  Servings
  • Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 0 Minutes Total time: 10 min
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 12 oz bag orange candy melts
Instructions

Add peanut butter and powdered sugar to a small bowl and stir until completely combined.
Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
Pour the candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring between each heat session, until fully melted.
Place a spoonful of melted candy into each cupcake liner.
Add peanut butter mixture and spread, making sure not to let it get too close to the edges.
Drizzle another spoonful of melted candy on top to seal the peanut butter in, and gently smooth it out with the spoon.
To harden, refrigerate or place in freezer for 30 minutes to set.
Comments
  • Jeanie Jeanie on Nov 07, 2021

    PLEASE CAN THESE BE FROZEN FOR USE 3 WEEKS FROM NOW. THANKS

  • WyldSage WyldSage on Nov 07, 2021

    Chocolate chips or white chocolate chips should work too, right? I think this way may take a bit longer to melt.

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