They look like peanut butter cups, but they are not filled with peanut butter! I slaved over titles for this killer easy chocolatey recipe, but still can’t come up with a name that sounds appealing for the concept of stuffing anything awesome into a chocolate cup.
The cups are incredibly easy to make. Makes 4 dozen plus a little bark.
Start with 2 bags of high quality dark chocolate chips (or any kind of chocolate pieces). We used Ghirardelli 60% cacao chocolate chips.
Melt, melt away in a double boiler (just a heat-proof bowl over simmering water)
Fill a mini muffin tin with paper liners and spoon about a teaspoon of chocolate into the bottom of each one. Wait just a minute or two for the chocolate to slightly cool, then start to add your fillings:
We chose four different fillings:
Coconut Butter + Coconut
About a teaspoon of coconut butter [either melted of flaked off] on the inside and coconut garnish on top
Butterscotch Chips
Fill to your heart’s desire! Garnish with a single chip.
Bourbon Walnut
For the walnut filling, combine about half a cup of chopped walnuts with 1 tablespoon of bourbon and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
Nuttzo + Sea Salt
Use any nut butter you like! About a teaspoon in each – and sea salt on top! We should have put sea salt on ALL of them because it was by far the best.
After filling the bottom with chocolate and putting in your filling, refrigerate these for about 5-10 minutes – until the chocolate is hard.
Then it’s time to add the top layer of chocolate. Fill until the stuffing is covered, and then top with your garnishes –
Put them in the fridge again for 10-15 minutes until chocolate is hard.
If you have any leftover chocolate, either put it straight into your mouth all melty and soft, OR make a little bark!
When your chocolate is hard, remove from muffin cup and platter up! [TWSS]
The flavor possibilities are endless! We almost did a crumbled bacon version – how good would that be!?
While you’re eating your chocolates, here’s some reading material. My mom writes the best cards!
Brussels sprouts > chocolate!
Chocolate Cups
Ingredients
- 2 bags of high quality dark chocolate chips or any kind of chocolate pieces.
- coconut butter
- coconut garnish
- butterscotch Chips
- 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon of bourbon
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- nut butter
- sea salt
Instructions
- Start with 2 bags of high quality dark chocolate chips (or any kind of chocolate pieces). We used Ghirardelli 60% cacao chocolate chips.
- Melt, melt away in a double boiler (just a heat-proof bowl over simmering water)
Fill a mini muffin tin with paper liners and spoon about a teaspoon of chocolate into the bottom of each one. Wait just a minute or two for the chocolate to slightly cool, then start to add your fillings:
- After filling the bottom with chocolate and putting in your filling, refrigerate these for about 5-10 minutes – until the chocolate is hard.
- Then it’s time to add the top layer of chocolate. Fill until the stuffing is covered, and then top with your garnishes
- Put them in the fridge again for 10-15 minutes until chocolate is hard.
- If you have any leftover chocolate, either put it straight into your mouth all melty and soft, OR make a little bark!
- When your chocolate is hard, remove from muffin cup and platter up!
Elise says
i love the chocolate cups idea! i always forget how simple it is to make your own delicious treats to bring to with you somewhere or to nosh on yourself 🙂
and i think next time you should definitely use bacon. bacon is good for the soul, and makes everything just that much better 😉
Stacy @ Every Little Thing says
Those are so easy! And you could do about a million varieties. Thanks for posting!
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
Wow Kath those look incredible!! Chocolate surprise cups? 🙂
Amanda (Eating Up) says
Those chocolates are so fun! The filler possibilities really are endless!
Baking 'n' Books says
I know! Even just pure milk chocolate really 🙂
I want to try that coconut one though…
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
These are so cute! I’d be all over the butterscotch ones because I’m a butterscotch addict. My mum would probably make a similar comment about kale and Brussels sprouts! Happy Valentine’s Day Kath! 🙂
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
I love making chocolates! It’s so fun to make up fun centers. These all sound like perfect treats!
Jess (Sweet Potato) says
haha, cute card from your mom!
Sophie says
Yum! I saw these made recently with pumpkin in the center instead of peanut butter and it looked so good!
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
I love how easy this is! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Annette says
What a fabulous idea….. I might have to do this asap 🙂
Dorry says
Love all of your flavor combos! They would be delicious with pepitas and dried cranberries or cherries too. A must-make. <3
Alexa @ The Girl In Chucks says
Brussels Sprouts > chocolate??
I love brussels sprouts, but I wouldn’t go -that- far! 😉
Christine @ Merf In Progress says
Oh, I looooove salty chocolate, that’s the kind I would make.
Alaina says
Ooh, bacon would be amazing with the chocolate and salt! 🙂
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
Yeah it would!
Have you ever had chocolate-dipped bacon toffee? So. Good.
Brenna [fabuleuxdestin] says
hehe…She knows you guys too well!
Heather (heathers dish) says
Love these!!! They look amazing 🙂
Jasmine @ Eat Move Write says
hehe I love what your mom said.
I’m definitely going to make these chocolate cups. They seem simple to make, but don’t necessarily look simple. Love it!
Valerie @ City|Life|Eats says
These look great. I love chocolate cups and make them often with nut butter (I made banana cream cups during the holidays), but I love the idea of putting walnuts in.
Christie {Nourishing Eats} says
Yum. All of the chocolately treats look delicious!!
Sarah says
Haha! I love that your mom sent you a PICTURE of chocolates and money for vegetables! That’s so funny!
Holly @ Couch Potato Athlete says
Is Buzz your Mom’s nickname or is that your Dad’s name?
I love brussel sprouts and yes, they are a treat 🙂
Great Chocolate Cups — the bourbon walnut sounds amazing!
KathEats says
My mom’s childhood nickname!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
So cute!! I love all of the jazzed up additions.
[email protected] Sweet Life says
Love these recipes–very creative and different! Yum.
Erin (Travel Eat Repeat) says
Wow… happy Valentine’s Day to us all! These are definitely a nice Monday treat.
Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn says
Duh, why did I not think of using fillings other than nut butter?! I can’t wait to try swedish fish:)
Andrea @ reallifeinrofo says
This is SO my kind of recipe – VISUALLY APPEALING, EASY, TASTY and the KIDS can help choose the fillings. My daughter and I just watched 2 food network “bacon” shows. I think that might be a fun way to try the bacon/chocolate combo!
Heather says
I have to ask…is the teeny tiny TWSS via Michael from the Office? Or is there something equally as funny I should know about?
KathEats says
Yeah!
Meg says
Beautiful photos as usual Kath! Makes me DROOL 😀
Lauren says
I LOVE homemade candy cups, and your idea to use leftover melted chocolate for bark is a fantastic one. I made white chocolate pumpkin cups back around Halloween (I think Laura made them for you?!) and just made some white chocolate peanut butter cups for the PB&Co. blog. I’m making some with your filling ideas next!
Dani @ Body By Nature says
Oh wow, these chocolate cups look amazing! I would fill mine with almond butter 🙂
Happy valentine’s Day!
the husband says
Chocolate Love Cups?
Michelle (The Runner's Plate) says
I had bacon in chocolate one time, but I wasn’t crazy about it. However, maybe if you used real bacon (instead of the fake bacon bits) it would taste okay.
kelsey says
coconut PLEASE!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
Chocolate and sea salt is my favorite combo! *drool*
That bourbon walnut looks incredible too – great idea! I bet some frangelico would be amazing in those…
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
I am all over the nut butter and salt!
Christine (The Raw Project) says
Wow, all over the Bourbon Walnut and Seasalt – yum! So simple, fun and elegant and great pics. Thanks!
Jil @ Big City, Lil Kitchen says
Wowww – these look incredible!!
Beth says
The chocolate looks amazing and super easy! Must try soon.
I love that your mom sent you $20. Mine just did the same thing for our 3 month wedding anniversary – she has sent us something for each month we’ve been married so far (we hope she keeps it up) . It should be noted, we’d been dating for 4 years before we actually tied the knot (and had been friends for 3 years before that!), but I guess in her mind, now it’s official. Ha.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
I love that card from your mom – so funny!
Ilana says
Hahaha love KERF Mom’s card!! Our Vday dinner includes kale, brussels, AND chocolate. Triple win!
Homemade chocolate cups are the best – I love your butter scotch ones, such a good idea!
Mom says
Ilana,
You go, Valentine’s Girl!
Emily @ One Sweet Vegan says
I love this idea! Happy Valentine’s Day 🙂
Ann says
These look great – and so easy! I tried making peanut butter cups a while ago, and they would have been great except I made them without liners and had to chip them out of the pan with a knife. Lesson learned.
Joyce @ Flowing to Fifty says
OH! Great idea! Maybe PB chips would be a good idea…with liners, of course. 🙂
Sarah @ onelovesarah says
how easy and delicious looking. I might just have to go out and get some supplies to make these! yum
Amber K says
Does the remainder of the chocolate stay melted while you put the cups in the fridge to harden for the first time? Do you have to keep stirring it so it doesn’t burn?
Sorry for the multiple questions…I have never made anything like this before!
KathEats says
You just keep the heat on low and it will stay liquidy. If it does harden a bit, just bump the heat up.
Julie (Food & Other Things) says
These look amazing…especially the coconut ones!
kate says
That card is hilarious! Your mom rocks.
Mom says
Kate, Wish you’d been around to tell her that when she was in high school.
Marina says
What an awesome recipe!
gotta make some of those cups, perfect post-study food 🙂
Jen says
First, LOL @ TWSS, I was totally thinking that and then saw the letters. Love it!
Second, these look amazing!!!
[email protected]lebirdblog says
I am dying over the Nuttzo cup!! 😀 And your mom’s card is too funny!
Hope says
Those look incredible! I bet it would taste amazing with peanut butter too! Yum! 🙂
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
I’m allergic to PB so these cups are exactly what I want/need/love. I wish I didn’t eat through all those bags of Ghirardelli choco chips during the holiday season now!
Caitlyn (A Spoonful of Life) says
That is a cute message from your mom!
Allie says
Holy chocolate!! Yuuum 🙂 Happy Valentines Day!
ruby red says
Yum, this is a great V-day idea! I just made two personal cups for myself with 1 oz. dark chocolate (askinosie.com). I used two big Silicon cupcake liners and stuffed one with a tsp of Naturally Nutty Pepita Sun Butter and the other was filled with a dried fig pieces and hemp granola! The Nat.Nutty one was to die for!
Melissa says
Love Mom’s card! Good to know she’s lookin’ out for ya! 😉
The bourbon walnut chocolates look amazing! My parents brought back some bourbon bacon dark chocolate from Napa over the summer and it was one of the best things I’ve ever tasted! At $12 a bar, though, it better be!
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
Those chocolate cups looks scrumptious and adorable!
lynn @ the actor's diet says
mmmm greens n chocolate! yes!
Maryea @ Happy Healthy Mama says
Thanks for this awesome recipe. So easy and I’m sure delicious!
Jen @ keepitsimplefoods.com says
My mom used to make something very similar when I was growing up. She was big into making candy and this was a really simple treat she’d whip up for bake sales and the like. She also made the most amazing chocolate turtles…that reminds me, I need to raid her old candy molds for stat!
Maybe you could call them “mystery butter cups” and let tasters try to figure out which nut butter is inside? Or you could go with “chocolate surprise cups” because the inside is a surprise. Or, simply calling them “not peanut butter cups” could work too. 🙂
C. says
love that your mom is Buzz!!
I think its an older generation thing cause my grandpa was a Buzz and so are some of my later generation clients.
Jess @ atasteofconfidence says
love the card- how cute!
Katy (The Singing Runner) says
Haha! Love the card! How cute! 🙂
Those chocolate cups look delicious and are creative! I’ll definitely keep this in mind the next time I need to have a gift for someone!
[email protected] says
Mmmm this makes me wanna create ALMOND JOYS
Erin (Shortcut to Bliss) says
I saw this post this morning and loved the idea! I am making these with the kiddos this afternoon as a fun Valentine’s project.
Katherine: Unemployed says
the whiskey is a great add 🙂
Allison @ Happy Tales says
So. Many. Chocolates!!! They look delicious…
Hannah says
Loving the butterscotch and Nuttzo ones the best – probably because I can’t get butterscotch chips or Nuttzo in Australia, so they seem exotic!
Kristen @ Random Ramblings says
How ’bout “Multifaceted Chocolate Cups”?
They look so yummy and easy!
Rachel says
Those look like peanut butter cups but better! Great idea and great recipe. I will definitely give this one a go!
Amanda says
did you leave them out to harden at room temperature?
KathEats says
In the fridge!
kell says
YUM!! well, since your post yesterday, all i can think about is chocolate goat cheese . . . do you think it would work to put a dollop of goat cheese in those cups??
Namaste Gurl says
So easy, so creative. I thought you used nooch or coconut milk- usually what bloggers use in chocolate cups. I’ll have to give these a shot in the near future- after I get over all the vday chocolate insomnia, that is 🙂
Charise says
Oh man, that bourbon + walnut + brown sugar combo sounds amaaaaazing! Hope you guys had a great Valentine’s Day!
Nikki T says
Mmmmm….I made these last night for our V-Day dessert. I went with Skor bits and PB with sea salted tops, both milk and dark chocolate as the Hubby doesn’t appreciate the dark stuff! They were amazing! Served with strawberries…mmmmm!
The Healthy Apple says
Mouth is watering; I seriously want about 5 of those right now. Looks delish, Kath.
Aneesha says
those look awesome. I made Andrew chocolate covered strawberries for valentines day. He then proceeded to dump apples walnuts ect. into the double boiler melted chocolate and make what he called chocolate covered turds! hope you guys had a great day!
Kati @ Living Well says
These look delish!!!! So easy too 🙂
jenny eats nutella from a spoon says
oh my goodness a bacon chocolate cup would be EPIC
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
I made a few of these for the boyfriend to enjoy and he LOVED them! Especially with sea salt 🙂