Make Your Valentine's Day Sweeter with Chocolate Peanut Butter Hearts
- Prep
- 30 min
- Total
- 120 min
- Serves
- 20
- Calories
- 243 kcal
- Carbs
- 26.20 g
Ingredients
- 1 cupcreamy peanut butter (room temperature)
- ¼ cupunsalted butter (melted)
- 2 Tablespoonsbrown sugar
- 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoonsalt
- 2 cupspowdered sugar
- 10-12 oz.chocolate (chopped in small pieces or use good quality candy coating)
Instructions
- 1
Line 8 x 8 inch dish with parchment paper, leaving the paper overhanging the sides so you can easily lift it later and set aside.
- 2
In a mixing bowl stir together peanut butter, melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla and salt until sugar dissolves. Gradually mix in powdered sugar.
- 3
Press the mixture into prepared dish. Smooth the top with spatula or simply press it with your palms to flatten into about ½ inch thick layer.
- 4
Place it in the freezer until firm enough for cutting.
- 5
When firm enough, line a tray with parchment paper and set aside. Using small cookie cutter in the shape of heart, cut out the hearts and place them on the tray.
- 6
Pick up leftovers, knead, and press to cut out a few more hearts.
- 7
Place hearts in the freezer until firm.
- 8
Melt the chocolate and line another tray with parchment paper.
- 9
Using a fork, dip each heart into melted chocolate to cover completely. Tap the fork to remove excess chocolate.
- 10
Place chocolate-covered hearts on the parchment paper lined tray. Refrigerate until chocolate has set.
- 11
Store in the fridge or freeze for longer storage.