You’ve probably had more than a few Reese’s peanut butter cups in your lifetime, and most people would agree that the combination of milk chocolate and creamy peanut butter yields a flavor that is greater than the sum of its parts. Well, what if you could also super-size it? Using only 6 ingredients, you can now make a massive Reese’s peanut butter cup at home – something you can’t get in the store!
Giant Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Make a massive Reese's peanut butter cup at home using only 6 ingredients!
Equipment
- Large fluted tart pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips melted
- 3 cups creamy peanut butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2.25 sticks butter softened
- 1 sponge cake crumbled
- 0.5 cup peanut butter cream
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips melted
- 2 tbsp coconut oil melted
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate chips over a water bath. Grease a large fluted tart pan, pour half of the melted chocolate into the pan, and spread it out over the bottom and sides of the pan. Let the chocolate set for 30 minutes and then repeat with the rest of the melted chocolate.
- Combine the peanut butter, powdered sugar, and softened butter and mix until smooth.
- Crumble the sponge cake and gently combine the crumbs with ½ cup of the peanut butter cream. Spoon the mixture into the tart pan and gently spread it out in an even layer over the chocolate crust.
- Spread the peanut butter cream over the peanut butter crumb layer.
- Melt the milk chocolate chips and coconut oil over a water bath. Pour the melted chocolate over the peanut butter cream until the top is completely coated and let the chocolate set at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Carefully remove the giant peanut butter cup from the tart pan and slice with a warm knife before serving.
VIDEO
This huge Reese’s peanut butter cup is perfect for special occasions with a large group of people, but you can also enjoy it all by yourself, because after all, there’s no wrong way to eat a Reese’s!