Reese's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes Recipe (2024)

You will love thesePeanut Butter Cup Cupcakes! Moist chocolate cupcakes with a delicious Reese's surprise inside and double the frosting. Perfect for pleasing a hungry crowd!

Reese's peanut butter cups are our family's favorite candy, so I always look for fun ways to use them. Last week, I baked chocolate cupcakes with a surprise peanut butter cup in the center.

Swirls ofdark chocolate frosting, thebest peanut butter frosting, and Reese's candies made these delicious cupcakes my new favorite treat!

Why You Will Love These Reese's Cupcakes

These peanut butter and chocolate cupcakes will steal the spotlight at any gathering. Whether hosting a party, celebrating a special occasion, or just treating yourself, these Reese's cupcakes are the answer.

• The Cupcake Magic:We're taking a shortcut here with a chocolate cake and pudding mix. Don't worry. With these secret ingredients, cupcakes will always be perfectly moist and chocolatey.
• A Sweet Surprise:Drop a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in the bottom of each cupcake liner before adding the batter. It's a delightful surprise for everyone to find.
• The Icing on the Cake:What's better than chocolate frosting? Chocolate AND peanut butter frosting swirled together, that's what! Make your favorite recipes (or use store-bought, no judgments here), and swirl them together on cupcakes.

Key Ingredients

These chocolate peanut butter cupcakes are easy to make with just a few ingredients. Have fun swirling the frosting and adding the candy decorations.

• Dark Chocolate Cake Mix- A box mix makes this an easy shortcut recipe. Make sure you have eggs and oil, too. If you have a homemade recipe you love, feel free to use it.
• Instant Chocolate Fudge Pudding Mix- Adding a dry pudding mix to the batter makes the most moist chocolate cupcakes. Make sure you purchase instant pudding!
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups- This chocolate cupcake recipe requires 24 regular and 12 miniature peanut butter cups.
• Frosting- A combination of dark chocolate and creamy peanut butter frosting takes these cupcakes over the top.

How To Make Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

Get ready to have a blast creating these delicious Reese's cupcakes. Grab your apron, and let's get baking!

1. Make the cake batter. Beat the chocolate cake mix, dry chocolate pudding, eggs, oil, and water in a large bowl.
2. Fill the cupcake liners. Drop an unwrapped peanut butter cup into the bottom of each cupcake liner. Spoon the chocolate cupcake batter evenly into the muffin cups. Bake in a preheated oven, then remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
3. Make both kinds of frosting. Spoon a small amount of each frosting into two small clear piping bags. Cut the tips off each bag and place them into a larger piping bag fitted with a large open star tip. Close the top of the bag tightly.
4. Frost the cupcakes. Fill two bags with frosting, then drop both into a larger bag with an icing tip. You will need to remove the individual bags occasionally to refill them. This can be messy, but the results are so worth the mess.

BruCrew Tip:To give your sweet treat that extra wow factor, top each one with mini peanut butter cups.

Storage Recommendations

Store cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days.

Cupcakes can also be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a few days longer, but they may dry out slightly.

Freeze unfrosted or frosted cupcakes for 2-3 months in a sealed container or bag. Thaw in the fridge overnight before serving.

Tips and Tricks

• Make sure the cupcakes arecompletely coolbefore adding the frosting.
• This recipe calls for two batches of frosting. If you prefer less frosting, make half a batch of each kind and pipe smaller swirls.
• Use a piping bag withicing tip 1Mto make bakery-style swirls on the tops of the cupcakes.
• AddReese's Piecesto the top of the cupcakes for more peanut butter flavor.
• These sweet treats are fancy enough for a baby shower or birthday parties.

FAQs

More Reese's Desserts

• Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies
• Peanut Butter Fudge
• Chocolate Reese's Cookies
• Reese's Ice Cream Cake

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Recipe

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

Yield: 24 cupcakes

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 58 minutes

Swirls of chocolate and peanut butter frosting and a hidden peanut butter cup make these Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes disappear quickly.

Ingredients

• 1 chocolate cake mix
• 1 - 3.9 ounce box instant chocolate pudding
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup canola oil
• 24 Reese's peanut butter cups
• Dark Chocolate Frosting
• Peanut Butter Frosting
• 12 minature Reese's peanut butter cups, cut in half

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°. Place 24 cupcake liners in a cupcake pan. Place an unwrapped Reese's peanut butter cup in the bottom of each liner.
2. Place the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, and oil in a mixing bowl. Beat until completely mixed together.
3. Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared cupcake liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the tops spring back. Cool completely.
4. Spoon the chocolate frosting into a small clear disposable piping bag. Repeat with another bag and the peanut butter frosting. Do not fill the bags more than half full.
5. Cut off the tip from each bag. Drop both bags of frosting into another large piping bag that is fitted with icing tip 1M. Close the top of the frosting bags and hold tight with the palm of your hand.
6. Swirl the frosting on top of the cooled cupcakes, refilling the individual frosting bags as needed.
7. Top each cupcake with the halved peanut butter cups. Store in a loosely sealed container for a few days.

Notes

*If you do not want a large swirl of frosting on the cupcakes, make ½ a batch of each kind of frosting instead of the full batch.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 24Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 200Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 133mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 4g

Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.

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*This post was first published in October 2010. The photos were updated in May 2018, then it was republished in October 2023.

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