Collaboration with Hanfgeflüster
These peanut butter cups with CBD-oil are one of the easiest recipes I ever made and Tom says it is also the best! Homemade peanut butter cups with your favourite peanut butter, your favourite vegan chocolate, a little maple syrup for extra oomph, nice flaky salt and of course a few drops of CBD oil!
CBD oil can relieve anxiety and pain and improve sleep quality, as many happy users all over the world report. My personal experience is that it helps me wind down at the end of the day instead of getting sucked into my to do list over and over again. Doesn’t that make my CBD peanut butter cups the perfect snack?
Just for the record: it does not help me understand Netflix show Bee & Puppycat, I guess that’s why it’s legal. I recommend it anyway. The show as well as the CBD infused sweets I have on my blog.
What is CBD oil actually?
Cannabidiol is made from hemp, but other than THC it is not psychoactive. There are no severe side-effects and it’s not addictive.
If you’re in Germany, you can get CBD oil from Berlin based company Hanfgeflüster*. It is sustainable produced and legal, and they plant a tree for each order.
If you’re in Germany, you can get CBD oil from Berlin based company Hanfgeflüster. You’ll get a 20% discount with my code flycbd for orders above 50 Euro. Check out Hanfgeflüster* here.
Why should you temper the chocolate for the peanut butter cups, and what is the seeding method?
Tempering chocolate is an essential step to achieve a perfect result when working with chocolate. During tempering, the chocolate is carefully heated and cooled to specific temperatures to stabilize the crystal structure of the cocoa butter. This process gives the chocolate a beautiful shine, a crisp texture, and a uniform appearance.
The seeding method is a simple and effective technique for home use. First, the chocolate is melted to dissolve all the cocoa butter crystals completely. Then, finely chopped, unmelted chocolate is stirred into the warm mixture. These solid pieces contain stable beta crystals, which evenly distribute through the chocolate and cool it to the desired working temperature. This method allows you to temper chocolate quickly and easily without multiple cooling and reheating steps. The result is glossy, stable chocolate, perfect for pralines, coatings, and decorations.
Here’s an excellent YouTube video on tempering chocolate by CupcakeJemma.
CBD PEANUT BUTTER CUPS
Recommended Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 bars dark chocolate
- 3-4 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 20 drops CBD oil
- flaky salt
Instructions
- First, gather all your ingredients and prepare them in the right amounts. That makes it so much easier and more fun and you're less likely to forget anything.
- Line a muffin pan with 6 liners.
- Combine peanut butter, maple syrup and CBD oil and mix well.
- Now you're tempering the dark chocolate for the shiny and crisp cake glaze using the seeding method. Don’t worry—it’s not as complicated as it might seem at first glance.Finely chop the chocolate to make melting easier and ensure even heat distribution. Prepare a saucepan with a little water and heat it gently so that the water simmers without boiling. Place a melting pot over the saucepan, ensuring the bottom doesn’t touch the water, or use a heatproof bowl set on top. Melt about 3/4 of the chopped chocolate in the pot, stirring regularly until it is completely melted. Monitor the temperature carefully; the chocolate should reach a range of about 113 to 120°F (45 to 49°C).Remove the pot from the heat and stir in nearly all of the remaining chocolate pieces. This cools the mixture and helps it crystallize properly. Leave a few pieces aside for adjustments if needed. The chocolate should now reach a temperature of around 89°F (32°C), feeling cooler and slightly thicker but still workable.To check if the tempering is successful, spread a little chocolate on parchment paper. After a few minutes, it should appear shiny, firm, and smooth when set.
- Distribute half of the melted chocolate in the liners and pull the chocolate on the sides up a bit with the spoon. Then add the peanut mixture in the middle of the cups. Spoon the other half of the melted chocolate on top of the peanut butter mix and sprinkle with fleur de sel. Put in the fridge for a few minutes to set.
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container.
Did you enjoy the peanut butter cups?
Then you might also like my other CBD recipes I created for Hanfgeflüster:
- CBD pumpkin spice cake pops
- spicy chocolate with CBD oil
- CBD banoffee ice cream and my
- CBD golden moon milk.
If you’re in Germany, you can get CBD oil from Berlin based company Hanfgeflüster. You’ll get a 20% discount with my code flycbd for orders above 50 Euro. Check out Hanfgeflüster* here.
