|pb cup heaven|

If you love peanut butter cups you just HAVE to make these... The Kind Lifer Peanut Butter Cups.  There really is nothing like them and they are so much better than Reese's PB Cups!  And oh yes... they are VEGAN!  You won't believe it when you down one, or two, or maybe three of these suckers.  Take it from someone who is a die hard fan of anything peanut butter, let alone peanut butter and chocolate.  :)  I like to keep mine in the freezer and then when I want one I take it out for just a few minutes before I devour it.  They are normally a little soft, so the freezer helps harden them up.  I buy my goods at Whole Foods because I know I can find the organic graham crackers and I buy the maple sugar granules too!

MAKES 12

INGREDIENTS
1⁄2 cup Earth Balance butter
3⁄4 cup crunchy peanut butter - (preferably unsweetened and unsalted)
3⁄4 cup graham cracker crumbs or 10 graham cracker squares
1⁄4 cup maple sugar or other granulated sweetener
1 cup grain-sweetened, nondairy chocolate or carob chips
1⁄4 cup soy, rice, or nut milk
1⁄4 cup chopped pecans, almonds, or peanuts

STEPS
Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. (If You Care makes unbleached liners made from recycled paper.)
Set aside.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Stir in the peanut butter, graham cracker crumbs, and maple sugar and mix well. Remove the mixture from the heat.
Evenly divide the mixture, approximately 2 tablespoons per cup, among the muffin cups.
Combine the chocolate and milk in another pan.
Stir over medium heat until the chocolate has melted.
Spoon the chocolate evenly over the peanut butter mixture.
Top with chopped nuts.
Place in the refrigerator to set for at least 2 hours before serving.  

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