Oh My Reese’s Cupcakes…simple vanilla cupcakes with spoonfuls of Reese Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread inside and topped with more chocolate and a delicate buttercream frosting. Every chocolate peanut butter lover’s dream….you will certainly want more than one!!
This post has been sponsored by Hershey Canada both monetarily and with product. All opinions and recipe creation are mine.
Seriously have you tried this stuff? OMG if not you NEED TO!! It’s like the most incredible chocolate peanut butter taste explosion ever created. I don’t know who was more excited about this wonderful opportunity from Hershey Canada...me or my kids!!
I will tell you that my kids are 35 & 32….so really ALL adults in this family were thrilled. I didn’t even know this stuff existed. When it arrived in the mail and I mentioned it to my daughter she said “OMG is it in the store yet? I contacted the company to see when it is coming to Canada”. Hubby (my official taste tester) was just smiling because he knew what was in store very very soon.
After some contemplating on what wonderful creation was to be made, my decision of Oh My Reese’s Cupcakes was taken to the test kitchen. Since the first words out of my mouth were OMG when I tasted this awesome spread, I wanted to make sure that it was the star of the show.
Simple vanilla cupcakes filled with this awesome chocolate peanut butter creation then topped with more awesomeness…with a delicate buttercream to finish it off. Total bliss!! It really is hard to eat just one.
Every year we have an annual Labour Day BBQ….and this year Oh My Reese’s Cupcakes made their official debut…and were the hit of the day. Really….give them a try….you will LOVE them!!
For another wonderful chocolate peanut butter delight…check out my:
Peanut Butter Reverse Chocolate Cookies
Oh My REESE'S Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- 1 cup butter (unsalted)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 egg yolks (room temperature)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup greek yogurt
- 4 egg whites (room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoons salt
For the Delicate Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 cup butter (room temperature)
- 5 cups icing sugar (sifted)
- milk or cream (for thinning)
- ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 jar of Reese Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350º F, and line muffin tin with liners.
- Sift flour with baking powder and salt into a bowl.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar.
- Beat in eggs yolks (one at a time) into the butter/sugar mixture.
- Add vanilla.
- Add the yogurt (in 2 parts) and flour mixture (in 3 parts) to the butter/sugar mixture. Be sure to begin and end with flour.
- In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
- Gently fold the egg whites into the batter.
- Fill muffin cups ⅔ full with batter.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven, let rest for a couple of minutes and take cupcakes out of the muffin tin and place on a cooling rack.
With the cooled cupcakes:
- Scoop out the middle of each cupcake. Keep the piece to reuse. I just used a knife an carved out a piece from the middle of each one.
- Spoon in some of the peanut butter chocolate spread into each of the cupcakes.
- Replace the piece of cupcake on top of the chocolate spread.
For the Frosting:
- Using a mixer (hand held or stand) in a bowl, cream the butter and icing sugar.
- Add in the salt and blend well.
- Thin the mixture with a bit of milk or cream until you reach your desired frosting consistency. Place frosting in a piping bag with your choice of decorating tip.
- Place a dollop of the peanut butter chocolate spread on the top of each cupcake.
- Pipe frosting around the chocolate spread.
- ENJOY!!
Notes
Rebecca Bryant
Oh my how delicious. My family would devour these. i am definitely going to have to make these this weekend.
Chef G
Good luck and enjoy!!
April Hammond
The Reeses Peanut Butter is amazing! This is a great recipe for it, just the right amount of the sweet stuff! I tried making fudge with it and it came out way too sweet. I will have to try these with the amount I have leftover.
Chef G
These are divine!!
Sarah - Live Eat Learn
Yum! I bet the Greek yogurt makes them SO moist!
Chef G
Yes it works well that is for sure.
Censie
Those looks so sinful but amazing!! I would love one of those right now! Going to have to try this recipe!
Chef G
Oh they are delicious!!
keikilani
These are look so good! I am hiding my computer from my kids, because if they see these, they will want them tonight!
Chef G
They will love them for sure.
Ashley @Irishred02
Oh yum! These look amazing! My hubs loves chocolate and PB cups 🙂
Chef G
They are so addictive.
Amy
I’m actually not a huge peanut butter fan with cake, I know, what’s wrong with me, right? But my husband’s whole family goes nuts for it and I know that they will love these cupcakes. AA
Chef G
Well they certainly will…and you just might too!!
Alicia Taylor
I love that your recipe isn’t from a boxed cake mix! They look absolutely decadent
Chef G
Yes I don’t like boxed cakes at all.
laura londergan
seriously this looks AMAZING!!!! Reeses is one of my faves so duh – would totally love this!
Chef G
They are good!!
Helene Cohen Bludman
Amazing! These are definitely calling my name. Can’t wait to try them.
Chef G
Hope you enjoy them.
Robin Masshole mommy
Reese’s are my weakness. These sound SO incredibly good!
Chef G
Thanks…they really are.
Jill
Yes I have tried the Reese’s spread and it is sinfully delicious. I love that you put it in cupcakes!
Chef G
Thanks…and yes it is delicious that is for sure.
Debi at Life Currents
These cupcakes look so awesome and so fun! A great party cake!
Chef G
They were a hit at our party!!
Felesha
Oh my is right! These look amazing! I just have to try ’em. Thanks for sharing!
Chef G
HAHA…well that is a compliment coming from you.
Marsha @ Marsha's Baking Addiction
These cupcakes are Reese’s overload! They look so scrumptious!
Chef G
They certainly are….on BOTH accounts. Thanks!!