Crispy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Yesterday I had an hour or so to kill so I thought I'd try out this recipe. It was super easy, and got RAVE reviews. The beauty of it is, I generally have all the ingredients on hand, so it can be whipped up anytime.

CRISPY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups smooth peanut butter

1/4 cup butter, room temperature

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal

1 3/4 cups milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease mini muffin cups with non-stick spray and add a scant Tablespoon chocolate chips into each cup. Melt in the oven for 5 minutes. With the back of a spoon, smooth out the top of the chocolate chips while they’re still warm. Set aside. (You could also melt the chocolate chips in q microwave or on the stovetop and spoon into cups.)

2. In a large bowl, cream together peanut butter and butter until smooth. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla, then mix until combined. Pour in crispy rice cereal and mix again until combined.

3. Drop heaping Tablespoons of the peanut butter mixture into each mini muffin cup. Smooth with the back of a spoon and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes before eating. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

I didn't have a chance to snap a photo before they were all gone, but you can find one at the bottom of THIS POST, which is where I found the recipe, thanks to Pinterest.