I’ve been making healthy changes in my life, and as a result, I’ve been trying to share healthier recipes with you on the blog. But I also believe there is an exception for everything, and today I bring you that exception with this copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup recipe. This is my mother-in-law’s recipe, and when I made it today, my oldest said, “WOW! Grammie is a master chef.”
That’s how good these are. Definitely, without a doubt, Master Chef material (also, HEY…super easy, because I made them – NO COOKING and only five ingredients!).
I would like to thank the Texas Peanut Producers Board for sponsoring this post. They hosted the Texas Peanut Blog Tour in Lubbock, Texas, that I attended to learn more about Texas peanut farming. All opinions are my own. You can read more about my trip and the things we did here.
Before I share the recipe (and this is important, trust me), did you know that peanuts have less fat and more protein than almonds? They are also less expensive, making them an affordable and healthy snack.
You needed to know that so you’ll feel better about all the *other* ingredients in this recipe (powdered sugar and butter, I am looking at you…).
Also…peanuts are SO COOL. I had no idea how peanuts were grown before this trip. It was SO cool to see rows and rows and rows of peanut plants (I’ve seen these plenty of times…I just had no idea what they were until now!). It wasn’t quite time to harvest yet, but we did get a chance to see what the peanuts look like right when they are pulled from the ground.
After visiting Henson Farms, we toured Birdsong peanut shelling facility.
Y’ALL. Shelling peanuts is some serious business. Honestly, after seeing the process that a single peanut goes through before it becomes a peanut we’d buy in a store, I think it is miracle of the blessed Mary and baby Jesus that any peanut EVER ends up intact Really, this is a testament to the technology and quality of equipment and machinery a peanut shelling facility uses, because WOW…each peanut passes through about a gazillion machines, and then has to be transported for processing, and then packaged…I will never again complain when I have to eat all the broken bits at the bottom of the can of Planters my mom gives me for Christmas every year.
So, here’s one of MY favorite ways to eat me some peanuts…in this copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup recipe (you’ll notice they don’t look like cups – you totally COULD make them in cupcake liners for that effect – but this is way easier).
Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 16 oz powdered sugar
- 16 oz jar smooth peanut butter
- 2 sticks butter
- 2 bags chocolate chips
Here’s how to make them:
Use a food processor to grind graham crackers into crumbs.
In a large bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, and powdered sugar.
Melt the butter and add to the bowl. Use a mixer to mix thoroughly.
Scoop into a pan (9×13) or cookie sheet. Use a spatula to spread a thin layer over the entire sheet. You will use about half of the mixture.
Melt one bag of chocolate. Pour over the peanut butter mixture and spread thin with a spatula (if it’s too thick, it will be hard to cut through – trust me, I learned the hard way!).
Stick in the freezer for about 30 minutes or until solid. Use a knife to cut into squares.
***This recipe will make two batches***
Copycat Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 16 oz powdered sugar
- 16 oz jar smooth peanut butter
- 2 sticks butter
- 2 bags chocolate chips
Instructions
- Use a food processor to grind graham crackers into crumbs.
- In a large bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, and powdered sugar.
- Melt the butter and add to the bowl. Use a mixer to mix thoroughly.
- Scoop into a pan (9x13) or cookie sheet. Use a spatula to spread a thin layer over the entire sheet. You will use about half of the mixture.
- Melt one bag of chocolate. Pour over the peanut butter mixture and spread thin.
- Stick in the freezer for about 30 minutes or until solid.
- ***This recipe will make two batches***
Notes
This is a perfect treat for the holidays. Friends and family and co-workers will love this. Your kids will call you “Master Chef.”
I have a few other great peanut-insired recipes for you below, too. Be sure to check these out, and follow us on Facebook for more easy (and super delicious!) recipe ideas.
Dairy Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream
Peanut Butter Pumpkin Protein Shake
