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REESE’S Chocolate Lava Cupcakes

Immerse your tastebuds into pure decadence with REESE'S Chocolate Lava Cupcakes made with REESE'S Big Cups with Chocolate Lava Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. Moist peanut butter cupcakes meet a gooey chocolate center for a dessert that’s as bold as it is irresistible. Dessert just got a serious upgrade.

Go with the chocolatey flow and make another chocolate lava-inspired treat: REESE'S Chocolate Lava Cookies.

Ingredients & Directions

Yields:
12 cupcakes
Prep:
15 Min.
Bake:
12 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup
    peanut butter
  • 2 Tbsps
    butter
  • 1/2 cup
    packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 cup
    all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/4 tsps
    baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 2/3 cup
    milk
  • HERSHEY'S "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)
READY TO MAKE THIS?
You'll Need 
Paper muffin cups
Muffin tin
Mixing bowl
Whisk
Oven
Measuring cups

Directions

Bonus:

  1. For “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Frosting:
  2. Melt 1/2 cup butter and stir in 2/3 cup cocoa.
  3. Alternately add 3 cups powdered sugar and 1/3 cup milk; beating to spreading consistency.
  4. Add small amount of additional milk if needed.
  5. Makes about 2 cups of frosting.

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