Tiger Butter | Easy, Quick Chocolate Peanut Butter Explosion!
Learn how to make Tiger Butter chocolate candy in a few quick and easy steps. This Tiger Butter recipe combines melted chocolate and peanut butter swirled together with chopped peanut butter cups on top.
Certain times of the year just scream for decadent chocolate candies. Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and Easter give us a solid excuse to make bark and candy recipes.
Since Tiger Butter uses only three ingredients and takes minutes to make, it seems to be a valid reason for making it the rest of the year too. Don’t you think??
Tiger Butter makes one of the most delicious homemade chocolate candies, yet it’s extremely quick and easy to throw together.
Melted chocolate chips and peanut butter chips are swirled together with chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups scattered on top. If you are chocolate and peanut butter fanatic, you’ve come to the right place!
Sounds easy enough. Any tricks I should know about when making Tiger Butter?
Chocolate bark recipes are popular because they only require a few ingredients and can be made in minutes.
Tempering chocolate means melting chocolate to a temperature that breaks down the crystals in the cocoa butter. Although it may sound intimidating, it can actually easily be done in your microwave.
Place 2/3 of the amount of chocolate in a microwave safe bowl.
Microwave on high in 15-30 seconds intervals, stirring each time, until chips are completely melted. This will take about 2 minutes total, but watch carefully the last 45 seconds.
Add the remaining 1/3 of chocolate and stir to combine and melt. Continue to stir until all the chocolate is melted, smooth, and glossy. Don’t be tempted to put it back in the microwave to finish melting the added chips. Let it sit a minute and stir again. It will eventually melt from the residual heat.
Make sure all your equipment is absolutely dry and free from any water droplets, otherwise your chocolate will seize and be grainy.
Start to melt the peanut butter chips as soon as the chocolate is finishing melting.
Properly tempered chocolate will start to harden around the edges almost immediately.
Be sure to spread the chocolate thinly, about 1/4″ thick. Using an offset spatula helps with getting the job done quickly and evenly.
If your chocolate hardens, simply reheat using either technique for tempering chocolate, and use again.
Don’t forget to line baking sheets with wax paper or parchment before spreading on melted chocolate.
Have toppings ready to sprinkle onto melted chocolate. If the chocolate is starting to harden, press gently on the toppings to work into chocolate.
Refrigerate for 10 minutes immediately after adding the toppings to set the chocolate.
Don’t handle the bark to break into pieces until it’s fully hardened. Otherwise you’ll leave smudges or fingerprints on the chocolate.
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First melt chocolate and spread on a wax-paper lined pan, reserving a couple tablespoons in bowl. Melt peanut butter chips and drizzle on top.
Scatter chopped peanut butter cups on top.
Drizzle remaining chocolate over top to hold the peanut butter cups in place. Allow to set then break into pieces.
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Tiger Butter recipe combines 3 ingredients to make an easy candy with chocolate and peanut butter swirled together and chopped peanut butter cups on top.
Take out two microwave safe bowls. In one, place two-thirds of the bag of chocolate. Set the remaining one-third of chocolate aside. In another bowl place peanut butter chips. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and set aside.
Microwave the two-thirds chocolate on high in 15-30 seconds intervals, stirring each time, until chips are completely melted. This will take about 2 minutes total, but watch carefully the last 45 seconds.
Add the remaining one-third of chocolate and stir to combine and melt. Continue to stir until all the chocolate is melted, smooth, and glossy. Don't be tempted to put it back in the microwave to finish melting added chips. Let it sit a minute and stir again. It will eventually melt from the residual heat. While the chocolate is finishing to melt, melt the peanut butter chips.
Melt the peanut butter chips on high for 1-2 minutes total, stirring every 15-30 seconds, until peanut butter is smooth and melted.
Pour melted chocolate on prepared baking sheet, reserving a couple tablespoons in bowl. Use an offset spatula to spread chocolate to about 1/4" thick. Drizzle melted peanut butter on top and swirl together with a knife, first in horizontal lines then in vertical. Immediately sprinkle chopped peanut butter cups on top. Drizzle reserved chocolate over everything to hold peanut butter cups in place.
Allow chocolate to set and harden on counter. Do not break into pieces until chocolate is completely set, about 2-3 hours.
Once the chocolate is set completely and broke into pieces, store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place, ideally less than 70ºF. Properly tempered chocolate will keep for several weeks and doesn't need to be refrigerated.
If you have to store it in the refrigerator, make sure it's in an airtight container to prevent moisture, smells, or condensation spoiling the chocolate.
Melt the peanut butter chips as soon as the chocolate is done melting in the microwave.
Be sure to spread the chocolate thinly, about 1/4" thick. Using an offset spatula helps with getting the job done quickly and evenly.
Don't forget to line baking sheets with wax paper or parchment before spreading on melted chocolate.
Don't handle the bark to break into pieces until it's fully hardened. Otherwise you'll leave smudges or fingerprints on the chocolate.
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