This post may contain affiliate links.Please read our disclosure policy.It feels a little dangerous to know that it’s only 5 ingredients plus salt to make everyone’s favorite candy.

However, this is a small-batch recipe, so we can make Homemade Peanut Butter Cups with less guilt! As someone who eats a lot of candy, I try to make it at home as much as possible.I feel better about eating my cocoa powder + powdered sugar + coconut oil version of chocolate than what I buy at the store.And to be honest, it tastes nearly identical.

Plus, I get to choose the type of nut butter to use! For these homemade peanut butter cups, I mixed my favorite creamy peanut butter with a small amount of powdered sugar and salt.Then, I use my homemade chocolate shell as the coating on the top and bottom.It’s only 5 ingredients plus salt, and only takes minutes to make! Ingredients Peanut Butter.

To make the filling for homemade peanut butter cups, you can use any type of nut butter you like! I have made these with sunflower butter, crunchy peanut butter, raw almond butter, and even pepita seed butter! The choice is yours, as long as you have 1/3 cup of it.Powdered Sugar.We need a small amount of powdered sugar for the filling (1 tablespoon), and an additional 1/4 cup for the chocolate shell.

Salt.Make sure to put a pinch of salt in both the filling and the chocolate mixture.Cocoa Powder.

Three-quarters of a cup of unsweetened cocoa powder.It doesn’t matter

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