Friday, February 12, 2010

Sweets for Your Sweet: Rocky Road-Peanut Butter Candy Cups

Still looking for something decadent for your sweetheart for Valentine's Day? (Who made chocolate a requirement for this holiday anyway?) Forget expensive Godiva and make these. They're easy (albeit a bit messy) and come in a semi-waistline-healthy single bite.

We made them for our officemates and they were loving us...

Rocky Road-Peanut Butter Candy Cups
Makes about 3 dozen.

1/2 package peanut butter chips
1/2 package milk chocolate chips
(Note: For a party, you might as well use the whole bags. Just double the amount of the other ingredients.)
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1 cup crispy rice cereal
1 cup miniature marshmallows
3/4 cup unsalted roasted peanuts, chopped

Microwave peanut butter and milk chocolate chips in a large glass bowl on high for one to 2 minutes or until melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in peanut butter until well blended.

Stir in rice cereal, miniature marshmallows and chopped peanuts. Spoon mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls evenly into miniature paper candy cups. Chill one hour or until firm.

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