Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Explosion Cupcakes

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Explosion Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 20 Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. gluten-free flour blend, spooned and leveled (I use Bob's RedMill 1:1); 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1/4 tsp. salt; 3/4 c. peanut butter; 3 Tbsp. canola or vegetable oil; 1 c. sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 2 tsp. vanilla; 1 c. milk, room temperature + 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar; 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips (1/2 c. + 2 Tbsp.); 2 Tbsp. honey; 1/4 c. milk; 1/2 Tbsp. unsalted butter; 1/2 c. chopped, salted peanuts; 2 1/4 c. peanut butter; 1 c. + 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature; 4 1/2 c. powdered sugar; 1/4 c. + 3 Tbsp. milk; 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 1/4 tsp. salt; 2 1/2 c. milk chocolate candy melts; 1/2 c. milk chocolate chips; 2 Tbsp. Crisco/vegetable shortening; 10 mini Reese's cups, cut in half

Desserts

Aug 7

Written By Kali Terry

CHOCOLATE + PEANUT BUTTER LOVERS…UNITE!!! These cupcakes are the ULTIMATE treat for any dessert loving person. If you aren’t a huge chocolate and peanut butter fan, you will definitely be after taking a bite of one of these cupcakes! 🍫🥜

reese's peanut butter chocolate cupcakes

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The PERFECT cupcake recipe has officially been created!! These chocolate peanut butter explosion cupcakes are FINALLY making their debut! These cupcakes consist of a moist, peanut butter cupcake which is cored and filled with a smooth, fudgy chocolate ganache with bonus crunchies from salted peanuts. On top of that deliciousness, there’s a fluffy peanut butter frosting that gets DUNKED in a milk chocolate “magic shell” before getting garnished with a Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup! Is there anything that could possibly live up to this excellence? Of course not!!!

We take serious care to ensure that our recipes don’t taste gluten-free, especially our cupcakes. Not only do our cupcakes ever taste gluten-free, but they taste better than a fancy bakery! These cupcakes a serious crowd-pleaser and are surely going to impress your guests. They aren’t super heavy either, so your guests (and you) can eat 1-2 of them without feeling like you just ate an entire cake. I’m certainly guilty of sneaking an extra cupcake whenever they’re sitting around and these cupcakes are simply irresistible, so don’t be surprised if you can’t help yourself to a few extra bites! 😂

Let the baking begin!