Fleur de Sel Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups with Popping Candy

Name: Fleur de Sel Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups with Popping Candy
Yield: Makes 6 large cups
Ingredients: 1 scant cup [200 g] smooth peanut butter; 2½ cups [300 g] sifted powdered sugar; 3 Tbsp virgin coconut oil; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 7 oz [200 g] vegan dark chocolate, broken into pieces; 1 tsp fleur de sel or other good-quality sea salt; 2 Tbsp vegetable shortening, such as Crisco; ½ cup [75 g] popping candy

Preparation info

Makes
6 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

V is for Vegan

By Kerstin Rodgers

Published 2015

About

You need a silicone cupcake pan for this recipe. This way you can “paint” the chocolate inside, then peel off the insides.

Ingredients

7 oz [200 g] vegan dark chocolate, broken into pieces
2 Tbsp vegetable shorteni

Dessert
Microwave
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put the chocolate and shortening in a bowl and melt in the microwave for 30 seconds. Take it out, give it a stir and then microwave for another 30 seconds. If it needs a little more time, stick it in for another 30 seconds. Do not do it for longer bursts or it will ruin (or “seize”) the chocolate. Set aside some of the mixture, to cover the tops.

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