Homemade Peanut Butter Cups - 10 Recipes! (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in peanut butter cups? ›

MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, MILK FAT, LACTOSE, LECITHIN (SOY), PGPR), PEANUTS, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SHEA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, &/OR SAFFLOWER OIL), HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM OIL), SALT, PGPR, TBHQ & CITRIC ...

1 cup of peanuts = about 150 grams. 1 cup of homemade peanut butter = 256 grams. So you need about 1 3/4 cups of peanuts for 1 cup of peanut butter. Which is easier than counting out 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter!

We discovered that it all comes down to the peanut butter-to-chocolate ratio. After cutting open a regular Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (pictured on the left) and a pumpkin-shaped Reese's (on the right), it's clear that the pumpkin-shaped cup has a much higher peanut butter-to-chocolate ratio.

How are REESE'S peanut butter cups made? REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups begin with roasting fresh peanuts for REESE'S one-of-a-kind peanut butter. The peanut butter and milk chocolate are then dropped and pressed into a mold that gives REESE'S Cups their iconic shape.

And it's also a lot cheaper than store brands. You will love the texture. If you want it thick put it in the fridge. If you like it soft and runny keep it out.

How long does homemade peanut butter last? Homemade peanut butter lasts for up to 2 months stored at room temperature, and 6 months when stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

Natural peanut butter, which does not contain stabilizers, should always be refrigerated. Because the oils can separate, the peanut butter can go rancid more quickly. “Refrigerating natural peanut butter will help extend its shelf life and will also help with separation,” explains Edwards.

Reese's Pieces are a product extension of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups line; they were designed to capitalize on the success of the chocolate-covered peanut butter cups, though unlike the cups, they have no chocolate.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup consists of smooth peanut butter filling enveloped in Hershey's chocolate.

What are the ingredients in peanut butter products? ›

Roasted Peanuts, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Molasses, Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils (rapeseed And Soybean), Mono And Diglycerides, Salt.

Density (lbs/gal) 5.82 Attributes ALLERGENS: CONTAINS: MILK, SOY AND PEANUT. MAY ALSO CONTAIN TRACES OF: TREE NUTS, EGG AND WHEAT. Cornstarch is used as a processing aid.

Are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups vegan? Because they're covered in milk chocolate, the original Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are not vegan. However, a new dairy-free, oat-based version of the recipe, called Reese's Plant Based, was released in 2023 (more on that below!).

WHOLE GRAIN CORN, SUGAR, REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, SUGAR, MONOGLYCERIDES, PEANUT OIL, SALT, MOLASSES, CORN STARCH), DEXTROSE, CORN MEAL, CORN SYRUP, CANOLA OIL, SALT, HERSHEY'S COCOA, CARAMEL COLOR, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. VITAMIN E (MIXED TOCOPHEROLS) ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS.