Easy Peanut Butter Meltaways Recipe
These easy peanut butter meltaways are made from melted chocolate and creamy peanut butter poured into candy molds, and they literally melt in your mouth. They're great for putting into cookie and candy trays for the holidays!
Servings: 22 ounces
Ingredients
- 8 ounces (227g) white chocolate1 coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces (227g) milk chocolate1 coarsely chopped
- 6 ounces (170g) creamy peanut butter2
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Instructions
- Place your candy molds onto baking sheets or large platters so they have a sturdy place to set. Set aside.
- Melt both kinds of chopped chocolate with your preferred method. I prefer to use a medium size saucepan over medium heat to control the melting process better, but you can also use the microwave or a double boiler.8 ounces (227g) white chocolate1, 8 ounces (227g) milk chocolate1
- Stir the chocolate until it is mostly smooth, then add the peanut butter. Continue stirring vigorously until the mixture is silky smooth.6 ounces (170g) creamy peanut butter2
- Pour the mixture into candy squeeze bottles and fill the wells of your candy molds. This mixture made about 80-1" candies and 15-2" candies. I have 4 trays that are the smaller 1" size and 3 that are the larger 2" size.
- Once all of the wells in the mold are filled, tap the tray a few times to release any air bubbles, then transfer the trays to the refrigerator or freezer to set up. This will take anywhere from 2-4 hours depending on the size of your candies.
- Once the meltaways are fully set and hardened, pop them out of the molds. They can be stored at room temperature or in the refrigerator. They will be softer at room temperature, so take care to layer them into a container carefully. Store covered tightly in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks or at room temperature up to 1 week.
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Notes
- Chocolate: I highly recommend chopped bar chocolate for this recipe. While you can use chocolate chips here, they don't melt nearly as smoothly as chopped bar chocolate does.
- Creamy peanut butter: do not use natural style peanut butter, unless it is the no-stir kind. You want sticky commercial peanut butter.
Nutrition Disclosure
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
Serving: 1ounce | Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.4mg
