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Gluten-Free Oreo Peanut Butter Cup Bats

Gentle Tummy
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Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 12 oreo cookie halves
  • 12 peanut butter cups
  • 24 candy googly eyes

Instructions
 

  • You will want to make my Gluten-Free and Vegan Oreo Cookies and Healthier 5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups far enough ahead of time so they can be cool. Or, if you're using storebought classic oreos or mini Reese's peanut butter cups remove them from their packaging. Open up the oreo cookies and scrape off the cream filling.
  • Place the 1/4 cup of chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 20-30 second intervals, stirring between each, until the chocolate is smooth and fully melted. Alternatively, use a double boiler to melt the chocolate. Typically, you would add coconut oil to the chocolate. But you want this chocolate to be as thick as possible so it will hold the bat together, so I've omitted the coconut oil.
  • To make the bat wings, cut an Oreo cookie in half and place both halves, upside-down, on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Arrange the two halves with their lower points touching each other and the outer edges of the wings raised at a slight angle.
    Using a small spoon or butter knife, drip about 1/2 teaspoon of melted chocolate across the two adjacent wing tips.
    Then, press a peanut butter cup upside-down on top of the melted chocolate. Place the cup so it extends slightly beyond the bottom tips of the bat wings.
    Repeat for the remaining bats.
    Place the tray in the freezer for about 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to set.
  • Remove the bats from the freezer. If your chocolate glue has hardened, heat it in the microwave in 15-second intervals until it's soft and spreadable. 
    Flip the bats over so the wings are on the top.
    Using a small spoon or butter knife, drip about 1/4 teaspoon of chocolate on top of the peanut butter cup at the base of the wings. Then, carefully press two googly eyes into the chocolate. 
    Place the baking sheet with the assembled bats in the freezer for about 10 minutes or until the chocolate has fully set.
    Serve and enjoy!

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