I admit it – one of my absolute favorite dessert combinations is chocolate and peanut butter. If I’m going to indulge (or over-indulge), chocolate and peanut butter is definitely my weakness. Fletcher, it seems, also shares my weakness because his favorite dessert to make is homemade peanut butter cups. He loves to make them and share them with everyone he meets. And he has learned that I rarely say “No” to him when he nicely asks if he can make them (especially if he promises to clean up afterwards).

As a result, Fletcher has become the resident expert “peanut butter cup maker” around here. First he  washes his hands with goat milk soap:

Then he melts the butter:

And adds it to a large bowl:

He then adds the powdered sugar: 

Then the creamy peanut butter:

He mixes it well with his clean hands:

And presses it into the bottom of a glass pan:

He then melts the chocolate and butter together (carefully, melt it in 30 second bursts, stirring in between):

He checks off his kid friendly recipe with a dry erase marker as he goes:

He adds the melted chocolate and butter to the top of the pan:

And places it in the fridge for 10-15 minutes: 

Then he scores it with a knife into 1″ squares and puts it back in the fridge for another 10-15 minutes:

If you leave them in the fridge, the chocolate is pretty hard, so we usually set them out at room temperature before serving: 

Recipe

Printable (kid friendly) version

In a microwave safe bowl, place

• 1/2 cup butter

Microwave 30 seconds at a time until butter is melted
In a large bowl add,

• 2 cups creamy peanut butter
• melted butter
• 2 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Mix with your hands (be careful, the butter is hot!) until completely mixed together
Press onto bottom of 9×13 glass pan (we use a smaller pan to make them thicker)

In a microwave safe bowl, place

• 12 oz chocolate chips (2 heaping cups)
• 1 TBSP butter

Microwave 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until chocolate and butter is melted
Pour on top of peanut butter
Place pan in refrigerator for 10-15 minutes
Remove from fridge and cut into squares with a butter knife
Place back in fridge for another 10-15 minutes

Serve straight from fridge or at room temperature

But consider yourself warned. If you at all love peanut butter and chocolate, these things are seriously addicting!