Easy Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes
If you're a fan of the heavenly combination of peanut butter and chocolate, then you're in for a treat! Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes are a delightful indulgence that brings together the creamy richness of peanut butter and the decadence of chocolate in a perfect little package. These cupcakes are SO easy and are the ultimate dessert for any occasion, from birthdays to bake sales, and they're sure to have everyone begging for seconds.
Peanut butter and chocolate are a match made in dessert heaven. The salty, nutty flavor of peanut butter complements the sweet, luscious taste of chocolate perfectly. When combined in a cupcake, these two flavors create an explosion of deliciousness that's impossible to resist.
Ingredients
- 14 ounces buttercream icing
- 14 ounces peanut butter
- 3-4 Tablespoons half and half, or as needed
- 20 Chocolate cupcakes
- 1/2 cup peanut butter mini baking chips
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet mini baking chips
Instructions
Bake and cool chocolate cupcakes using your favorite recipe or baked from a cake mix. Place the buttercream icing and peanut butter in a mixer bowl. Using low speed on a mixer, blend the buttercream and peanut butter together until creamy, adding half and half as needed to keep the buttercream the desired consistency.
Fit a pastry bag with tip #1M. Fill with the peanut butter icing. In a small bowl, combine the mini peanut baking chips and the semi-sweet baking chips. Stir until mixed.
Pipe the peanut butter buttercream on the chocolate cupcake and immediately sprinkle with the mini baking chips.
