Maybe it’s the lovable heart shape. Maybe it’s the peanut butter-to-chocolate ratio. Maybe it’s the thrill of finding a limited-edition item before it sell outs (or before it's replaced by Reese's peanut butter eggs). Whatever the reason, Reese's hearts have reached cult-classic status, and when you can’t find them, the disappointment is real.
Requiring just a few simple ingredients and no baking and giving you the option to make them as big or small as you desire, these homemade peanut butter hearts might just be the solution when you can't find your beloved candy. My whole family may or may not be obsessed with them at this point, too. Read on to learn how to make them yourself.
What’s Actually Inside a Reese’s Peanut Butter Heart?
It takes a little more than just chocolate and peanut butter to make a Reese's Peanut Butter Heart (or a Reese's cup in general). Ingredients in one standard Reese's heart include peanuts, milk chocolate (which consists of sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, milk fat, lactose, lecithin and PGPR (a type of emulsifier)), sugar, dextrose, vegetable oil and a small amount of other ingredients like salt, protein whey, skim milk, cocoa, TBHQ and citric acid (preservatives) and vanillin, which is an artificial flavor. Whew! That's quite a few ingredients for a single treat.
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The seasonal Reese's shapes tend to have a thicker, softer and almost creamier peanut butter center compared to standard cups, which is a big reason why fans swear they taste better. There’s also no rigid cup edge, so each bite is a bit smoother than the classic cups. Whether it’s science, nostalgia or all in our heads, Reese's hearts (and eggs and trees) simply hit different.
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Ingredients for Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Hearts
To DIY this treat, I followed Williamson's recipe, which calls for a few simple ingredients. You'll need almond flour, maple syrup, natural peanut butter, chocolate chips and coconut oil. As for tools, you will also need a heart-shaped cookie cutter and parchment paper.
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How To Make Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Hearts
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Start by mixing the almond flour, maple syrup and peanut butter until a thick dough forms. Roll the mixture out on parchment paper, then freeze it for about 10 minutes so it firms up.
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Once chilled, use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out your hearts. The original recipe uses a mini cutter, but I went with a regular-size one for jumbo hearts.
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And that's it! No baking required, no special tools necessary and no fancy ingredients here. Although the freezing does take a little patience, there's no denying how quickly these treats came together.
Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Hearts: My Honest Review
My whole house thinks these homemade hearts tasted better than OG Reese's. The peanut butter flavor was richer, the texture was softer and the chocolate coating was just right (probably because we used dark chocolate). Immediately, my kids and my husband preferred these over the store-bought version, and that's saying something given how good actual Reese's are.
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3 Tips for Making Chocolate Peanut Butter Hearts
2. Handle the chocolate with care
Low and slow is the way to go when melting chocolate. Consider heating the chocolate over a double boiler, or if you use the microwave, heat the chocolate in short 20-second bursts to avoid burning it.
3. Consider the size of your cookie cutters
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