CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know about you, but this is the time of year for me when chocolate cravings kick in. A few weeks after the new year and into the cold months of February, the winter blues or maybe a deep, Darwinian instinct to calorie load starts making the thought of chocolate irresistible.

Last week I gave in and made Alicia Silverstone's delicious, melt in your mouth, peanut butter cups! (Yeah chocolate!!)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

I made a few adaptions to the recipe.  The original recipe is vegan however I still haven't been able to get rid of dairy in my diet so here's my version.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Filling:
1/2 cup of melted butter

3/4 cup of natural, crunchy peanut butter
3/4 cup of graham cracker crumbs (approx. 10 graham cracker squares)
1/4 cup of maple sugar or other granulated sweetener

Chocolate covering:
1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chocolate chips
1/4 cup of soy, rice, or nut milk

Line a muffin pan with 12 muffin cups.

Mix together the melted butter, peanut butter, graham crumbs, and sugar.

In an pan, melt the chocolate and the milk together. If you have time, paint the the inside of each muffin cup with the chocolate. I took the easy way and simply placed a small spoonful of chocolate in each cup, reserving the rest for the top of the cups.

Spoon the peanut butter mixture into the cups, dividing it evenly. Divide the remaining chocolate, spooning it onto the the top of the peanut butter cups.

Chill the cups for a few hours for them to harden. Store in a cool place—they melt easily.

Makes 12 servings
Nutritional information per serving:
   331 Calories
   25g Fat (62.4% calories from fat)
   6g Protein
   28g Carbohydrate
   3g Dietary Fiber
   21mg Cholesterol
   189mg Sodium