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3 DIY Chocolate Valentine's Day Gifts
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Chocolate Peanut Butter-Crunch Cups
Chocolate Peanut Butter-Crunch Cups Makes 20 peanut butter cups
- One bag (11-12 ounces) semi or bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup creamy all-natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup crispy rice cereal
- 20 mini cupcake liners
Place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave it at 100 percent power in 10-second intervals, stirring between each, until the chocolate is melted. Set aside to cool slightly and then scrape it into a large bowl. (You can also melt the chocolate in a large bowl over a pan with 1 inch of barely simmering water, stirring the chocolate occasionally, until it is completely melted.)
Using a small paintbrush or pastry brush, coat the bottoms and 3/4 of the way up the sides of the liners with some of the chocolate (set aside the rest for later). You want the coating to be fairly thick, so that when the liners are peeled off, the chocolate shell doesn't crack. Place the filled liners on a plate and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes or up to several hours.
While the shells chill, make the peanut butter filling. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the peanut butter using a wooden spoon and then add the confectioners sugar and rice cereal. Mix until well combined and gooey looking (it should look like slightly melted chunky peanut but
By April Daniels Hussar, SELF magazine
Anyone can buy a box of candy or a pretty trinket, but if you really want to impress your Valentine, how about whipping up a homemade gift filled with chocolatey deliciousness?
"Stiletto Chef" Candice Kumai, a contestant on season one of Bravo's Top Chef and the author of Lean and Lovely Recipes for a Healthy, Happy New You, says many of us have lost touch with our ability to create handmade, DIY creations.
