Dark chocolate peanut butter cups with a dark chocolate cookie base, peanut butter center and creamy chocolate top. These cups with the flavor of Reese's can be made no bake in 15 minutes with only 5 ingredients in a cupcake pan.
Stir up the peanut butter until it is glossy and smooth. Microwave for 15 seconds to loosen it up.
Make Crust
Blend up 2 tablespoon of the runny peanut butter, with flour, cocoa, maple syrup and salt ingredients in a food processor or a blender. Press the mixture into liners and flatten surface with the back of a spoon.
1 cup almond flour, 2 tablespoon cocoa powder, 2 tablespoon maple syrup, pinch of salt
Make Middle
Spoon the rest of the runny peanut butter on each crust and spread with spoon. Put pan in freezer while you make the chocolate top.
½ cup peanut butter
Make Top
Microwave the chocolate chips for 1 minute, stir until smooth. Then add the warm milk and stir again until smooth.
1 cup chocolate chips
Separately, microwave the milk for 30 seconds to warm.
¼ cup milk
Add the milk to the chocolate chips and stir until creamy.
Spoon topping over peanut butter layer of chilled cups.
Refrigerate for 5 minutes to set the chocolate top, or freeze depending on how hard you want your cups to be.
Serve chilled, sprinkled with flaky sea salt.
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Notes
If your peanut butter is stiff, microwave it in 15 second increments, stirring between each session.Measure the base ingredients carefully, but the middle and top ingredients can be measured more flexibly.