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??
If you love peanut butter, this family favorite candy recipe cannot be missed! It’s perfect to give away as a homemade food gift, an emergency dessert, or sweet snacking.
What is Tiger Butter?
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.
However, common problems, such as unsightly white streaks and chocolate that doesn’t harden happen when chocolate isn’t melted properly or “tempered.”
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.
Easy Technique for Tempering Chocolate
- 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.
Check out the Ultimate Guide to Chocolate Bark for a more in depth tutorial on tempering chocolate and also discover…
- Best brands of chocolate to use
- How to store chocolate bark
- Creative ways to gift chocolate bark
- More troubleshooting tips / problems solved
Tips For Making Tiger Butter Recipe
- 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.
Tiger Butter Bark Modifications
- Instead of semi sweet chocolate, milk chocolate chips or white chocolate chips may be substituted
- Sprinkle on chopped peanuts to give a chunky peanut butter taste
- If you are making tiger butter recipe for a holiday party or gift, decorate with festive sprinkles before chocolate hardens.
- Make a white chocolate bark version of Tiger Butter candy!
How To Make Tiger Butter
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl until smooth. Spread chocolate on prepared pan, reserving a couple tablespoons in the bowl.
- In a separate bowl melt peanut butter chips, stirring until smooth. Drizzle peanut butter mixture on top of chocolate.
- Use a knife to swirl together chocolate and peanut butter.
- Scatter chopped peanut butter cups on top.
- Drizzle remaining chocolate over top to hold the peanut butter cups in place. Allow time to set and harden, then break into pieces.
Other MamaGourmand Favorite Chocolate Recipes:
- Salted Caramel Chocolate Bark
- Flourless Chocolate Cookies
- Chocolate Granola
- Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting
- More Chocolate Recipes…
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Tiger Butter
Ingredients
- 10-11 ounce 60% cacao chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut butter baking chips
- 3/4 cup chopped peanut butter cups, such as Reese's
Instructions
- 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.
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Recipe Notes
- Make sure all your equipment is absolutely dry and free from any water droplets, otherwise your chocolate will seize and be grainy.
- Melt the peanut butter chips as soon as the chocolate is done melting in the microwave.
- 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.
- 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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