These are a take on classic peanut butter cups or Cincinnati, Ohio's beloved Buckeye candies (my mom is from there). I LOVED Halloween growing up, the dressing up, and most importantly, the unsupervised scarfing down of candy that I was able to do before I came home from trick or treating. After that, my mother took charge and rounded up all of the Halloween candy from my brother, sister, and I. She hid it and dispensed it one piece at a time depending if she deemed it a "special" dessert night. I think it was mainly for her benefit...she loves peanut butter cups and this may have been her way to hoard ours. I originally made these for Christmas presents for her and my mother in law a few years ago as they both share candy love for this special chocolate and peanut treat. I have put my own sort of healthier twist on these in decreasing the sugar, using dark chocolate, and using a more exotic nut butter. Enjoy! - testkitchenette —testkitchenette
I made testkitchenette's Nut Butter Cups with almond butter and loved the results. The maple syrup is a wonderful touch. Painting the melted chocolate into the cups is easy and quick, without a ton of mess.- Stephanie —The Editors
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