I wrapped each of them individually in plastic wrap and then tied each one with a little ribbon. I thought they turned out cute. 
While I was making Kelly’s peanut butter cups, I also made Kemal a few Nutella Peanut Butter Cups since he was in the mood for something sweet and chocolaty and doesn’t care for peanut butter all that much. Here’s a picture of one of them. You can see I had a problem with getting the chocolate to cover all the Nutella filling in the center. I guess I need to put less filling next time.
He actually liked the flavor of the peanut butter which was mixed in with the melted chocolate because the peanut butter flavor was subtle, and even though you might think that peanut butter and Nutella might not be a good combination, it actually turned out great!!! Here’s a picture of Kemal’s peanut butter Nutella cup just waiting to be bitten into.
These homemade confections are so good that if you make them as a gift, you’d better have a whole lot of willpower because they aren’t easy to make and give away without having one for yourself. I made a dozen of the mini peanut butter cups for my friend at work, but she’s gonna end up with one shy of a dozen. What can I say? I had to cut one so you can see what the inside of the peanut butter cup looks like, now didn’t I?!
And since it was cut, well, I couldn’t very well give it to her could I? And besides, I need to sample my confections before giving them away…just to make sure they’re up to snuff. And they certainly were! They may not look as pretty as the peanut butter cups that you buy in the store, but what they lack in aesthetics they make up for in taste! They really are awesome!!
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups and Nutella Peanut Butter Cups
Yield: 12 mini peanut butter cups and 4 large nutella-peanut butter cups
Adapted from: Life in a Peanut Shell: Confessions of a Confection
so many fats…you cannot even imagine
Yep…it’s a lot of fat that’s true. I don’t usually make low fat/low cal stuff for people’s birthdays though.