Healthier Homemade Peanut Butter Cup
There is no denying, even the fittest person craves something sweet. A key to satisfying your sweet tooth in a healthier way is to create homemade options for your favorite sweets. Meet the Homemade Peanut Butter Cup healthy makeover.
The idea behind a sweet treat is the word treat. A treat means something special, something you look forward to, something that does not happen every day.
When you make this treat yourself, you are avoiding a lot of added sugars and preservatives that come in highly-processed commercial candy.
When you’re looking for a quick dessert recipe with simple ingredients (real food that you can find in your pantry), this ticks all the boxes. They are super easy to make, using only 6 ingredients - nut butter (100% natural peanut, almond, or cashew butter), coconut oil, cocoa powder, honey, vanilla, and sea salt.
These Healthier Homemade Peanut Butter Cups are perfect when you are craving melt-in-your-mouth goodness.
I find it easiest to make the homemade peanut butter cups in silicone baking molds or use parchment paper cup liners.
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Healthier Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
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Ingredients
Bottom Layer (Chocolate
- ⅓ cup peanut butter all-natural or fresh ground. See notes for variations.
- 2½ tbsp coconut oil extra virgin/refined. See notes
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp honey
Top Layer (Peanut Butter)
- ⅓ cup peanut butter all-natural or fresh ground.
- 2 tbsp coconut oil extra virgin/refined
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp honey
Garnish
- 1 sprinkle sea salt
Instructions
- Line a muffin tin with 12 parchment paper muffin liners. Or use silicone cups or molds.
- In one of the bowls, melt 2 ½ tablespoon coconut oil in the microwave.
- Stir in all ingredients for the bottom layer (chocolate) together until smooth. Set aside.
- In the other bowl, melt 2 tablespoon coconut oil the microwave.
- Stir all ingredients for the top layer (peanut butter) together until smooth. Set aside.
- Scoop a heaping ½ tablespoon of the chocolate layer into each muffin cup. Shake a bit until the layer is set evenly.
- Place ½ tablespoon of the peanut butter layer on top of the chocolate layer. Shake a bit until your cups are even.
- Sprinkle each cup with some sea salt. (Don’t skip this step - it is the secret to pure heaven in your mouth.)
- Place muffin tin in the freezer for 30 minutes or until firm.
- Keep healthy peanut butter cups in the freezer until ready to enjoy them.
Notes
Hand Size Portions
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