Peanut butter and Plum Jelly cups

Recipe from Tasty and Plum Jelly- Me

HEY YOU GUYS!

So, I made PBJ cups and they were delicious.

Process-

Guys, you have to make these. It’s so easy. You melt chocolate chips, blend peanut butter and powdered sugar and layer each mix into a silicon mold. EASY. It does take sometime though. Not a lot, but there is some “technique” involved.

After you melt the chocolate in the microwave, you spoon into a silicon mold, I chose a pumpkin mold because well, it’s Halloween time! After you make a nice layer of chocolate at the bottom, you freeze to set, then once it’s set, you add the peanut butter, then jelly, and finally the last layer of chocolate then pop in the freezer for 10-15 and you are done.

For the plum jelly, I bought 6 plums, cut them into bite sized pieces, added two tablespoons of honey and 1.5 teaspoon of cinnamon and nutmeg and boiled for around 30-40 minutes. Once you see it thicken up pull off the heat and let it cool. I stored mine in some tiny mason jars in the refrigerator and have been using them as presents and now PBJ cups!

Note- I wish I purchased shallower molds for the PBJ because these used a lot of chocolate and sort of hard to eat.

Taste-

Well you can’t go wrong with this blend of ingredients. The powdered sugar mixed with the peanut butter tastes like the inside of a Reese’s cup! Dare I say better? It’s sweeter but I feel like has more depth of flavor. The plum jam isn’t super sweet and you can taste a hint of nutmeg and cinnamon. It’s all really delicious guys and I recommend you trying this now!

Random Thoughts-

Taylor and I are watching 70’s horror film on the criterion app. We started with Trog- with Joan Crawford. Supposedly it was her last film… It’s basically King Kong in a cave. Trog is pictured below.

Some of you might know this, but I have a film degree! I’ve made numerous short films and enjoy watching old films. Taylor is obsessed with 70’s films right now and now after watching Trog I am too. They are extremely experimental, some campy and weird. I believe slasher films started in the 70’s with Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).

Next up on the bake list is Halloween themed cakesicles!! WOOHOO!

-JLM