Deep-Fried Peanut Butter Cups- a peanut butter cup is fried in a golden batter to make a wonderfully delicious treat. Just like you’d eat at a state fair.
Fall always makes me think of State Fairs. Which makes me think of deep-fried foods. Since I’m usually too busy during the fall months to make it to a state fair, I thought I could have some deep-fried deliciousness at home.
A few years ago I deep-fried some candy corn. Holy yum! And I don’t even like candy corn very much.
And Deep-Fried Mac and Cheese is a great way to enjoy a savory deep-fried treat.
But it is really hard to beat that chocolate/peanut butter combination. It is my favorite!
After being fried, the chocolate and peanut butter get melty and taste even more amazing!
Only A Handful Of Simple Ingredients Needed
If you have peanut butter cups, you most likely have everything you need on hand. For the batter you’ll need flour, baking powder, salt, milk, and an egg. Plus you’ll need vegetable oil to fry in. That’s all! If you want a little extra sweetness, you’ll need powdered sugar for sprinkling on top.
Freeze The Peanut Butter Cups
The key to success with this recipe is to freeze the peanut butter cups before frying them. Stick them in the freezer for at least an hour.
Tips For Making Deep-Fried Peanut Butter Cups
- You want your peanut butter cups to be partially frozen. Don’t remove them from the freezer until you are ready to batter and fry them.
- Keep the oil temperature between 350 and 375 degrees. I use a clip-on thermometer to keep track of the oil temperature.
- Don’t fry more than 2 or 3 at a time or you run the risk of them sticking together or the oil temperature dropping too much.
- Serve as soon after frying as possible.
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Deep-Fried Peanut Butter Cups
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 12 Reese's peanut butter cups, placed in freezer for 1 hour
- Vegetable oil for frying
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Whisk together Milk and egg.
- Pour 1 1/2 inches oil in a Dutch oven and heat to between 350 and 360 degrees.
- Fry 3 peanut butter cups at a time. Coat in batter and place in oil. Fry until golden brown on bottom and then flip over. Remove from oil and place on a paper-towel lined plate when the second side is golden.
- Dust with confectioners’ sugar and eat warm.
Notes
Don’t pull them out of the freezer until you are ready to coat them in batter and fry them.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Originally posted September 9, 2016.
How do you keep em from sticking
Can you share how to better them please? Do you mix the dry ingredients with the egg and milk mixture?