Giant Peanut Butter Cup with Toasted Coconut and Pecans

This Giant Peanut Butter Cup will delight an entire crowd with its fun presentation and super delicious filling of peanut butter, coconut, and pecans. It’s not your average peanut butter cup. It’s MEGA AMAZING!!

Even though this mega-sized giant Peanut Butter Cup may look difficult and a little bit intimidating to recreate, let me assure you this no-bake dessert is super simple to put together with a few simple kitchen tools and ingredients.

Stick with me and I’ll show you exactly what I mean!

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The ingredients:

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• Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• Shortening
• Peanut Butter (chunky or smooth)
• Butter, I used salted
• Confectioners Sugar
• Flaked Coconut (toasted)
• Chopped Pecans (toasted)
• Vanilla Extract
• Heavy Cream
• Peanut Butter Chips, for the final drizzle (optional)  

Kitchen tools and equipment needed:

• 9″ tart pan with removable bottom
• medium microwave-safe bowl
• large skillet
• spatulas
• piping bag or zip-top bag (optional, for the peanut butter drizzle)
• measuring cups and spoons
• baking spray

How this recipe came about:

I’d had the ingredients for this dessert in my kitchen pantry for quite some time, but I hadn’t actually planned on making a giant peanut butter cup.

What I was planning on making (until time got the better of me) are these cute little peanut butter Easter eggs which I’d made and shared several years ago. 

However, I never quite got there and because I still wanted to use the ingredients, and I LOVED the flavor of those peanut butter Easter eggs SO much, I decided to turn the eggs into a giant peanut butter cup instead.

After all, a giant peanut butter cup can be made and shared the entire year. Unlike candy eggs which, much like the Cadbury bunny, only appear at Easter.

How to toast pecans and coconut in a skillet:

• Heat a dry skillet over medium heat.
• Add the pecans and coconut, stirring frequently, until they’re lightly toasted and fragrant.
• IMPORTANT NOTE; This happens quickly so do not get distracted or they will burn quickly.
• Remove the skillet from the heat once toasted and allow the nuts and coconut to cool completely.

Tips for melting chocolate:

• I use my microwave at 50% power to melt the chocolate.
• Take it out of the microwave several times to stir it until it was smooth and creamy.
• You can also use a double boiler on the stovetop to temper the chocolate but make sure the boiling water in the bottom pot does not come in contact with the bottom of the top pot.
• Chocolate is ALWAYS BEST melted at a LOW TEMPERATURE and STIRRED FREQUENTLY.
• IMPORTANT: While tempering, be sure to keep the chocolate free from any water or liquid. Even a small amount will seize the chocolate prohibiting it from becoming smooth and glossy.

How to melt chocolate in a double boiler:

To learn specifically about tempering chocolate, please visit:

• David Lebovitz “How to Temper Chocolate”

For additional chocolate candy recipes please click on the following titles for:

• Timeless Chocolate Chunky Candy Cups
• Chocolate Candy Easter Eggs
• Chocolate Granola Jumbles
• Tropical White Chocolate Candy Bites
• Best Ever Chocolate Graham Cracker Toffee

Below is the printable recipe card along with nutritional information for today’s Giant Peanut Butter Cup with Toasted Coconut and Pecans. 

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