Why is peanut butter in a Reeses Cup crumbly and not the texture you get in a jar?

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Why is peanut butter in a Reeses Cup crumbly and not the texture you get in a jar?

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Answer 1

Reese’s ingredients include: peanuts, peanut oil, sugar, salt, hydrogenated vegetable oil (canola, cottonseed, and soybean oils), and corn starch. The corn starch is usually used as a thickener and is likely the cause of the crumbly consistency that Reese’s peanut butter has. Most standard peanut butter doesn’t contain corn starch.