Peanut butter cups are fantastic alone, but they are even better when used to make easy desserts. Along with a few other simple ingredients they can be used to quickly assemble desserts for parties, picnics, or any occasion. Forget about starting the oven or spending a lot of time preparing desserts. Instead, try these easy desserts made with peanut butter cups. Anyone that loves peanut butter and chocolate will love them.
Graham Crackers and Chocolate
Peanut butter and chocolate are the perfect taste combination. Spread peanut butter on two graham cracker halves to make individual desserts. Place peanut butter cups in the centers, and enjoy a tasty treat. They can also be dipped in melted almond bark for easy desserts for anytime. These can also be made with chocolate chips if candy is not available.
Make a Decadent Ice Cream Cake
Ice cream with chunks of peanut butter cups are favorite desserts for kids and adults alike. Make easy ice cream cake desserts with peanut butter cups instead of buying them. All it takes are layers of buttered graham cracker crumbs pressed into baking pans or muffin tins for individual desserts. Also required is softened ice cream in a flavor of your choice, large or small peanut butter cups, thick chocolate fudge or caramel, and whipped topping. Create layers beginning with the buttered graham crackers. Allow the assembled desserts to chill for at least one hour before serving.
Individual Deep-Fried Desserts
If you think deep-fried Snickers bars are good, try deep-fried peanut butter cups. Make a thick batter with complete pancake mix, and pour a little powdered sugar on a paper plate. Heat the oil in a deep fryer, and dust peanut butter cups with powdered sugar. When the oil is hot and ready to use, dip the peanut butter cups one at a time into the thick pancake batter. Drop them into the hot oil. When the float to the top and turn golden brown they are ready. Place the finished desserts on paper towels to drain, and dust them with powdered sugar before serving. These are desserts that are very rich, filling, and loaded with fat and calories, but they are good on occasion.
Tasty Turtle Desserts
Instead of spending hours making caramel turtles by hand, assemble turtles with ready-made instead. Buy mini or regular peanut butter cups, whole shelled pecans, thick canned frosting, spread made with peanuts or hazelnuts, peanut butter M & M’s, and mini M & M’s. Use a pointed knife to carefully make slits in the sides of the circular-shaped candies for legs and a neck, and gently push in five narrow whole pecans or halves. Use canned frosting as glue to hold peanut M & M’s to the necks of these cute little candy desserts. Use the same frosting to attach mini M & M’s for the eyes. Cover the backs of the peanut butter cup turtle desserts with a layer of peanut butter and mini M & M’s with alternating colors for textured turtle backs. These turtle desserts are extremely cute and incredibly tasty!
