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Recipes » Desserts » Cupcakes » Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Published: Feb 2, 2019 · Modified: May 21, 2021 by Krystle Smith · This post may contain affiliate links

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes: Chocolate cupcakes topped with decadent peanut frosting and a chocolate drizzle. Your favorite candy in cupcake form!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

I love peanut butter! I eat it on toast for breakfast, on sandwiches for lunch, and straight out of the jar for a late night snack!

If you love peanut butter too, you’ll go crazy for these Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes! They include a surprise Reese’s Cup right in the center.

Best of all these Reeses Cupcakes they’re topped off with a rich peanut butter frosting and a chocolate drizzle. The frosting contains 1 whole CUP of peanut butter! It tastes just like peanut butter only better!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes: Chocolate cupcakes topped with decadent peanut frosting and a chocolate drizzle. Your favorite candy in cupcake form!
4.50 from 2 votes
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Course: Cupcakes
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 24 Cupcakes
Calories: 253kcal
Author: Krystle Smith

Ingredients

  • 1 Box Chocolate Cake Mix + Ingredients Called For on the Box
  • 32 Unwrapped Mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
  • ½ Cup Butter Softened
  • 1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 3 Tablespoons Whole Milk
  • 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • Chocolate Syrup If Desired
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Instructions

For the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
  • Prepare cupcake batter according to the box directions.
  • Fill cupcake liners ~¾ of the way full.
  • Gently place a Reese's cup into the center of each cupcake.
  • Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
  • For the Peanut Butter Buttercream
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
  • Gradually add powdered sugar a little at a time until you reach your desired consistency. Add milk as needed if the frosting gets too thick.
  • Pipe or spread frosting onto each cupcake.
  • Garnish with 12 remaining peanut butter cups and chocolate syrup if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 104mg | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1.1mg
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  1. Chris says

    June 11, 2016 at 12:50 am

    4 stars
    yumm, looks good. Healthy and tasty as well. Will give it try for sure. Thanks for sharing at Party Palooza summer desserts.

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