Peanut Butter Oatmeal Fudge Cups

Hey my baking friends! Can you believe it is March already? I feel like we went straight from a brief Florida winter, directly into summer because it’s already in the 80’s here. Don’t be jealous of me, because if you are anywhere in the country which has a change of seasons, I am the one jealous of you ๐Ÿ™‚ I long for those kind of winters that I used to love in the Northeast ๐Ÿ™‚

It’s been a super busy and fun time around here lately…lots of company and lots of new and fun recipes that I have had the opportunity to create. One of the best gifts I have received lately was fromย Wilton!ย As you all know, they are a FABULOUS cake decorating and dessert supply company that basically has anything you could ever want or need when it comes to being a baker! They were SOOO kind and sent me a set ofย Texturra Bakeware, and I immediately had to begin creating recipes just so I could begin using all the pieces in the set!! I have to say that even if they hadn’t been so generous as to gift me this amazing bakeware, I still would have shared with you all how much I adore using it!! I love the pretty light blue color, how the air circulates around the pans while baking, how quickly they cool down, and how easy they are to clean after you use them. I love them so much that I created this super yummy recipe just so that I could use the baking sheets!! I didn’t even have to line them with parchment paper ๐Ÿ™‚

You guys know how much I love to take pretty photos, so I created them using these adorable paper liners I purchased from Amazon. It’s like having your own individual treat that you get to eat all by yourself ๐Ÿ™‚ The recipe makes 13 large cups, and they are easy to pack up or freeze too!

Let me know if you love them, and also let me know if you have used Texturra Bakeware!!!! ย Happy almost Spring ๐Ÿ™‚

xo

Here is one of the baking pans I used! You’ve got to get someย Texturra Bakeware!! I loved usingย Nielsen Massey Chocolate Extractย ! It gave the dough and the fudge an extra kick of chocolate, and that can only be a good thing ๐Ÿ™‚

The oatmeal dough is filled with peanut butter!! How can that be a bad thing? ๐Ÿ™‚

You can create this luscious fudge right in the microwave. Just make sure to use the best quality milk chocolate bars!! I used giant Hershey Bars ๐Ÿ™‚

With an ice cream scooper, place one scoop in the bottom of the cup. ย Press it flat with your fingers.

With a smaller scoop, place some of the fudge on top of the oatmeal later and spread it with an offset spatula.

Crumble pieces of the dough on top of the fudge layer and bake!!

Look how pretty they are when they are done, and look how pretty the pan is ๐Ÿ™‚

This was such a fun shoot ๐Ÿ™‚

They seriously taste as yummy as they look ๐Ÿ™‚

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Fudge Cups

Makes: 13, 4 inch baking cups Prep time: 35 minutes Bake time: 18 to 20 minutes

Ingredients

Oatmeal Dough

1 cup crunchy peanut butter

1 cup, softened unsalted butter

2 cups,ย Dixie Crystals Light Brown Sugar

2 large eggs

1 and 1/2 teaspoons,ย Nielsen Massey Chocolate Extract

3 cups quick cooking oats

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour

Fudge

11 ounces best quality milk chocolate, (not chocolate chips)

1, 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoonย Nielsen Massey Chocolate Extract

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. You’ll need 13, 4 inch paper liners and one small and one standard sized ice cream scoop for the dough and the fudge. You’ll also need two baking sheets.

In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the softened butter and brown sugar until it is light and smooth.

Add in the peanut butter and mix until combined.

Add in the eggs, one at a time until well incorporated. Then, add in the chocolate extract.

Add in the salt, baking soda and quick cooking oats. Mix until incorporated.

Slowly add in the flour until the mixture comes together. Be careful not to over mix.

Set aside and make the fudge.

In a microwave safe bowl, break up the milk chocolate into small pieces.

Pour the condensed milk over the top.

Microwave for one minute and add in the butter and chocolate extract.

Stir vigorously until the fudge comes together.

With your larger ice cream scoop, place one scoop of dough in the bottom of the paper cups. Spread the dough onto the bottom of the cup with your fingertips.

With your smaller scoop, place a scoop of fudge on top and spread it out with a small offset spatula.

Crumble a small handful of dough over the top so you can still see the fudge peeking through.

Repeat this process until you have 13 cookie cups filled.

Place 6 per baking sheet and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, being careful not to over bake. You still want them soft and kind of gooey ๐Ÿ™‚

Repeat until all the cups are baked.

Let them cool completely before packing into airtight containers.

Freeze the leftovers wrapped in wax paper and foil.

They really need to be eaten warm so the chocolate is very soft, so heat them for a few seconds in the microwave if you don’t get to eat them straight from the oven ๐Ÿ™‚

Enjoy every last bite ๐Ÿ™‚

xoxo

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