Healthy Peanut Butter Cups
Healthy peanut butter cups made with just 5 real-food ingredients. These peanut butter cups are truly irresistible and the best on the internet!
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 0 minutes
Total 15 minutes
Fat 13
Carbs 8
Protein 4
Yield 12
Ingredients
Bottom Layer (chocolate)
- 1/3 cup all-natural creamy peanut butter*
- 2.5 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Top Layer (peanut butter)
- 1/3 cup all-natural creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- Himalayan sea salt
Instructions
- Line a muffin tin with 12 muffin liners and then 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 12 cups. Then, pick up the entire muffin tin and shake/tap it until the layer is set evenly.
- Repeat the same thing with the peanut butter layer, adding around a heaping 1/2 tablespoon on top of the chocolate layer. Pick up the entire muffin tin one more time and shake/tap it until your cups are even.
- Finally, sprinkle each cup with some Himalayan sea salt.
- Place the muffin tin in the freezer for 30 minutes or until firm. Enjoy!
- Store healthy peanut butter cups in the freezer to enjoy for later.
Tips & 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.
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Nutrition Facts
Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g