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Mini Peanut Butter Smore's Cups

As baking projects go, this one is so incredibly easy you feel like it can't possible yield soemthing so delicious and yet it does everytime. Who needs a campfire when you can have S'mores cups with the added creamy deliciousness of peanut butter?
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 24 cups
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp real vanilla extrac t
  • 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 cup spelt flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 8 marshmallows, cut crossways into thirds
  • 1/4 cup shaved dark chocolate

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray a mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
  3. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, blend the butter, sugar and brown sugar until creamy and fluffy.
  4. Add the egg and vanilla extract. Mix well.
  5. In a medium bowl, whisk graham crumbs, flour, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mix and stir until blended.
  6. Using a 2 tablespoon measure, scoop dough into each muffin tin to the top and press down with your fingers so it's even.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
  8. Remove the pan from the oven and, while still hot and soft, press the back of your tablespoon measure into the dough of each cup to create a pit for the peanut butter to sit in.
  9. Drop a teaspoon of peanut butter into the depression and place a marshamallow piece on top.
  10. Sprinkle tops of marshmallows with dark chocolate shavings and return the muffin sheet to the oven for about 4 minutes, or until the marshmallows brown and the chocolate melts.
  11. Remove from the oven and allow the smore's to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes and then enjoy.