Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Healthier chocolate peanut butter cups. Make at home with this easy and fast recipe! See directions for a paleo version too. You’re not gonna want to go back, once you have tasted these. Enjoy!
The secret stash has been revealed. 🙂
Get ready to wipe the drool off your screen, because my favorite nut butter treat is coming to a blog near you!
Let’s be real, these health-ier peanut butter cups are a dream that you can actually make happen.
I made a big batch of these over Easter weekend… and let’s just say, they are all gone.
This week’s guilty pleasures include:
Making this peanut butter filling and dipping celery sticks in it.
Rewatching old One Direction music videos.
Longboarding with my brother in the middle of the street when there’s no traffic.
And eating chocolate peanut butter cups for breakfast.
Okay, now you know what I do on my day off, haha. 🙂
Chocolate peanut butter cups how-to
Are you ready for my pro tips before you dive into making these?
Store them in the fridge in glass containers.
Or store them in the freezer in these stasher bags.
Swap the peanut butter for almond butter for a paleo version!
- 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chocolate bar
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup peanut butter or almond butter for paleo
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
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| Passive Time | 30 minutes |
| Cook Time | 5 minutes |
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Servings |
cups
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Ingredients
Chocolate Layer
Nut Butter Layer
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- Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in a double boiler on the stove over low heat until just soft, then remove and stir until smooth.
- In a small bowl whip together ingredients for peanut butter filling until smooth.
- Fill a mini muffin pan with paper liners.
- Fill each cup halfway with melted chocolate. Then scoop about 1 teaspoon peanut butter filling into the center of each cup. Cover up with more chocolate and chill in freezer for 30 minutes.
- Once chilled, sprinkle with sea salt flakes and serve or store in fridge/freezer (if storing the freezer, allow to thaw for 5 minutes before serving).
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Nutrition Facts
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 123
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
14%
Saturated Fat 5g
25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Sodium 36mg
2%
Potassium 24mg
1%
Total Carbohydrates 13g
4%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Sugars 9g
Protein 2g
4%
Calcium
0.2%
Iron
7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Where are the directions for Paleo version?
Hi Jacki, just sub the peanut butter for almond flour and use a paleo chocolate bar. 🙂