Here’s a delicious homemade recipe for both chocolate-covered peanut butter patties and a version of turtle candy. You can make them easily with a few ingredients!
🍫 Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Patties
🛒 Ingredients (about 12–15 patties)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 12 oz (340 g) chocolate chips or melting chocolate
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Make the peanut butter filling
- In a bowl, mix peanut butter, softened butter, and vanilla until smooth.
- Gradually add powdered sugar until a thick dough forms.
2️⃣ Shape the patties
- Roll into small balls or flatten into discs (~1-inch thick).
- Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Chill in the fridge 30 minutes.
3️⃣ Melt the chocolate
- In a microwave-safe bowl, heat chocolate in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
4️⃣ Coat the patties
- Dip each peanut butter patty into melted chocolate using a fork.
- Let excess chocolate drip off, then place back on parchment.
5️⃣ Chill
- Refrigerate until chocolate sets, about 1 hour.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
🐢 Homemade Turtle Candy
🛒 Ingredients (about 12–15 turtles)
- 12 oz pecan halves
- 12 oz caramel candies (or homemade caramel)
- 12 oz chocolate chips
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Arrange pecans
- On a parchment-lined baking sheet, form small clusters of 3–4 pecans for each turtle.
2️⃣ Add caramel
- Melt caramel candies with a teaspoon of water or milk until smooth.
- Spoon 1–2 teaspoons over each pecan cluster.
3️⃣ Add chocolate
- Melt chocolate chips. Drizzle or spoon chocolate over each caramel-pecan cluster to cover.
4️⃣ Set
- Chill in the fridge until caramel and chocolate are firm.
- Store in an airtight container.
💡 Tips & Variations
- Sprinkle a tiny pinch of sea salt on top before chocolate sets for extra flavor.
- For a lighter version, use dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
- You can also freeze patties or turtles for long-term storage.
If you want, I can give a quick 5-minute version of peanut butter patties that doesn’t require chilling before dipping — perfect for fast treats.
Do you want me to make that quick version?
