Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

 
 

Les and I LOVE peanut butter cups. But have you ever taken a beat to read what’s actually in them most of the time? Usually a long list of things we can’t pronounce or way too many different forms of sugar. So I knew I had to make a cleaner version that we would feel better about enjoying on a consistent basis. Also- Les Can legit eat one and be done…I don’t understand this, I need at least two. Anyone else? ⁣

Also: when buying nut or seed butter always read what’s in the ingredients: if it’s anything more than salt and the nut or seed itself I skip it. ⁣

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Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Author: Consciously Coastal
prep time: 25 minutes | Servings: 12+

Ingredients:

〰️ Filling: ⁣

  • ½ c creamy salted peanut butter (you can sub another nut or seed butter if you’d like!)⁣
  • 1-2 tbsp maple syrup⁣
  • 1 tbsp melted coconut oil⁣
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract⁣
  • 8 tbs almond flour (can sub 4 tbs coconut flour)⁣

〰️ Chocolate Layer ⁣

  • 1 tbsp coconut oil⁣
  • 1 cup dark chocolate (I used @evolvedchocolate !) ⁣
  • Optional: maldon salt flakes for topping

Instructions:

  1. Whisk together all ingredients for the filling.
  2. Pour into mini muffin molds OR you can roll dough into balls and make truffles!
  3. Once all pb mixture has been poured you can immediately begin the chocolate covering process. However if you are shaping them into balls- place in the freezer for about 10ish minutes to harden.⁣
  4. To make the chocolate coating, melt coconut oil and broken up chocolate bar (or chips) in bowl by placing a shallow pot of water on the stop top to boil, put a heat absorbing mixing bowl over the pot and melt the chocolate + coconut oil in the mixing bowl. Alternatively you can use a microwave, just heat in 30 second intervals so it doesn’t burn, mixing after each heat.
  5. For both the mini muffin mold and the truffles, using a spoon, pour spoonfuls of melted chocolate onto peanut butter. It doesn’t have to be as seamless as a regular PB cup! Make sure to have fun with it!
  6. Once done freeze again and when they’re nice and hard, store in an airtight container in the freezer for months if they make it that long ⁣




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