Name: Healthy Peanut Butter Cups
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12 cups
Ingredients: 1/3 cup all-natural peanut butter, creamy*; 2.5 tablespoons coconut oil, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 1/3 cup all natural peanut butter, creamy; 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; Himalayan sea salt

These healthy peanut butter cups are nutritious, delicious and made with good-for-you ingredients. All you need are a few simple ingredients including all-natural peanut butter, cocoa powder, maple syrup, and Himalayan sea salt!

Linley and I recently gave this recipe a remake, by perfecting the creaminess and flavor. Since so many of you have flipped out with pure enjoyment over these so we thought we’d turn this easy, must-make recipe into a video! Why? Because it’s legit the best peanut butter cup recipe I’ve ever tried and better yet, they’re made with real, whole ingredients!

If you’re anything like me, it’s going to be hard to eat just one of these. I mean…peanut butter + chocolate = love and that’s just the truth. This recipe is amazing for so many reasons, but mostly because I love peanut butter cups. I’m totally the type of person that always needs something sweet after dinner and these for sure hit the spot.

These healthy peanut butter cups double as a freezer fudge because, well, they’re made with coconut oil! They live in the freezer until you need to sink your teeth into them, but don’t worry, they don’t even need to thaw in order to eat them! Here’s what you need to make these babes.

Healthy Peanut Butter Cup Essentials

PS: if you’re allergic to peanuts, you can sub any nut butter. Feel free ot also use honey or agave in place of maple.

Recipe

Healthy Peanut Butter Cups

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Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Author: Lee Hersh

Yield: 12 cups

Ingredients

Bottom Layer (chocolate)

1/3 cup all-natural peanut butter, creamy*
2.5 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons maple syrup

Top Layer (peanut butter)

1/3 cup all natural peanut butter, creamy
2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Himalayan sea salt

Instructions

Line a muffin tin with 12 muffin liners. Spray with coconut oil cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir all ingredients for the bottom layer (chocolate) together until smooth. Set aside.
In another medium bowl, stir all ingredients for the top layer (peanut butter) together until smooth. Set aside.
Scoop a heaping 1/2 tablespoon of the chocolate layer into each muffin cup. Repeat until you’ve filled around 12 cups. Then, pick up the entire muffin tin and shake and tap until the layer is set evenly. You should get around 12 cups.
Repeat the same thing with the peanut butter layer, plopping around 1/2 tablespoon on top of the chocolate layer. Pick up the entire muffin tin one last time and shake and tap until your cups are even.
Finally, sprinkle each cup with some Himalayan sea salt.
Place muffin tin in the freezer for 30 minutes or until firm. Enjoy!
Store healthy peanut butter cups in the freezer to enjoy for later.

Notes

Make sure you are using an all natural, drippy peanut butter for this recipe. We recommend Smuckers All Natural, Trader Joe’s All Natural, or Fresh Thyme All Natural.
Store healthy peanut butter cups in the freezer to enjoy for later.