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.
So sad none of you actually tried it. The wife and I love these things. We had them at the fair last year and it blew our taste buds to smithereens. LoL. No fair this year so this was the best gift ever3! Thank you for the recipe. Just like the fair ones.
Someone mentioned using Oreo Cookies. How about Nutter Butter Sandwich Cookies?
Your photos are way too big. I have to scroll down to see the whole picture.
try the same batter recipe using oreos.
Are these the full-size Reese’s peanut butter cups, or the small mini cups? I know they are not the micro ones.
Great idea. These peanut butter cups look so delicious. Detail instruction. Thanks for sharing, Christin.
wow this is a good idea. I think it will be a nice recipe for a picnic day this Autumn. thanks for sharing, friend. have a nice day!
i’ve never ever made any fried butter cups before and even didn’t think about it. xD this is so gorgeous.
forwarding your next posts. i’m very excited.
I have never seen anything like that before!
These peanut butter cups sound awesome! I love the idea of deep frying them- such an indulgence 🙂