Sunday, May 1, 2011

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

1 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, divided
4 1/2 teaspoons butter, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
4 mild chocolate candy bars, coarsely chopped

In a small bowl, combine 1 cup peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, and salt until smooth; set aside. Add more powdered sugar if too runny

In a microwave, melt the chocolate chips, candy bars and remaining peanut butter; stir until smooth.

Use two ziplock bags-- one for chocolate mixture, one for peanut butter. Squeeze chocolate mixture into a paper-lined miniature muffin cup. Top each with peanut butter mixture, to with another squeeze of chocolate mixture.

Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container.

Alyse's Salsa

about a quart of tomatoes
1/2 onion
1 4oz. can green chilies
1 Tbls lemon or lime juice
Pickeled Jalepenos (more or less for spiciness)
about a tsp of the juice from the pickled jalepenos
2 tsp. garlic
a few sprigs of cilaantro
****Optional 1/2 tsp cumin