Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Sundae Recipe

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Yvonne Ruperti
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Yvonne Ruperti
Yvonne Ruperti is a food writer, recipe developer, former bakery owner, and cookbook author. She is also an adjust professor of baking at the Culinary Institute of America in Singapore.
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Updated April 04, 2025
Yvonne Ruperti

If you can't resist best friends Mr. Peanut Butter and Ms. Chocolate, this re-creation of the Friendly's Ice Cream Shoppe classic is gonna rock your world. With gooey hot fudge, warm peanut butter, and chopped peanut butter cups, you might just want to forgo the ice cream all together.

Recipe Details

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Sundae Recipe

Prep 10 mins
Cook 10 mins
Active 20 mins
Total 20 mins
Serves 4 to 6 servings
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Ingredients

For the Peanut Butter Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

  • 1/4 cup (about 1 3/4 ounces) granulated sugar

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

  • Pinch salt

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

For the Hot Fudge Sauce:

  • 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup

  • 1/2 cup water

  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar

  • 1/4 cup (3/4 ounce) cocoa powder

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

  • Pinch salt

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the Sundae:

  • 12 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

  • 3 pints chocolate ice cream

  • Whipped cream for garnish (optional)

Directions

  1. Make Peanut Butter Sauce: In medium heavy duty saucepan, stir cream, sugar, butter, and salt over medium heat to dissolve. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to boil. Boil one minute. Remove from heat and let cool until just warm. Stir in vanilla and peanut butter until smooth.

  2. Make Hot Fudge: In medium saucepan, stir chocolate, corn syrup, water, sugar, cocoa powder, butter, and salt together over medium low heat until combined and melted. Increase heat to medium and bring to a low boil, stirring frequently. Continue to cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in vanilla off-heat. Allow to cool slightly.

  3. Assemble sundaes: Set 4 to 6 whole peanut butter cups aside; chop remaining. Layer 4 to 6 tall sundae glasses with ice cream, sauces, and chopped peanut butter cups. Top with whipped cream (if using) and a peanut butter cup.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1100Calories
67gFat
115gCarbs
19gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories1100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 67g86%
Saturated Fat 34g169%
Cholesterol 91mg30%
Sodium 414mg18%
Total Carbohydrate 115g42%
Dietary Fiber 10g34%
Total Sugars 95g
Protein 19g
Vitamin C 1mg6%
Calcium 235mg18%
Iron 8mg47%
Potassium 846mg18%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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