Chocolate Peanut Butter Valentine’s Heart: Irresistible Homemade Treats
- Prep
- 30 min
- Total
- 120 min
- Serves
- 20
- Calories
- 243 kcal
- Carbs
- 26.20 g
Ingredients
- 1 cupcreamy peanut butter (at room temperature)
- ¼ cupunsalted butter (melted)
- 2 tablespoonsbrown sugar
- 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoonsalt
- 2 cupspowdered sugar
- 10-12 oz.chocolate (chopped into small pieces or good quality candy coating)
Instructions
- 1
Line an 8 x 8 inch dish with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy lifting later; set aside.
- 2
In a mixing bowl, stir together the peanut butter, melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt until the sugar dissolves. Gradually mix in the powdered sugar.
- 3
Press the mixture into the prepared dish and smooth the top with a spatula or your palms to flatten into a layer about ½ inch thick.
- 4
Place in the freezer until firm enough to cut.
- 5
Once firm, line a tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- 6
Using a small heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the hearts and arrange them on the tray. Gather any remaining batter, knead it, press it, and cut out additional hearts.
- 7
Freeze until the hearts are firm.
- 8
Melt the chocolate or candy coating and prepare another parchment-lined tray.
- 9
Dip each heart into the melted chocolate using a fork to cover completely, gently tapping the fork to remove excess chocolate. Take only a few hearts from the freezer at a time to keep them firm while working.
- 10
Store in the fridge or freeze for longer storage.