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Homemade and healthy chocolate peanut butter cups that are not only delicious, but are also free of refined sugars and anything artificial, and high in antioxidants. Win-win!
These chocolate peanut butter cups are simply the best! No sugar, no dairy, no artificial sweeteners, no gluten.
This recipe makes about 8 cups. If you love chocolate and peanut butter as much as I do, these cups won’t last very long. They are rich, sweet, and mmm so good!
How To Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
What you need
3/4 cup cacao powder
1 cup coconut oil
4 Tbsp raw organic honey
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup peanut butter
1 Tbsp raw organic honey
pinch of salt
Preparation
Melt the coconut oil on medium heat and mix it with the cacao powder. Add the honey and vanilla extract and mix everything.
Pour in the silicone cups, only about 1/3 up the side.Place the silicone cups on a baking sheet or in a muffin pan and freeze for about 10 – 15 minutes until they are firm.
Mix peanut butter and honey and a pinch of salt if you are using raw unsalty peanut butter.
Take the cups out of the freezer and pour about 1 Tbsp into the cups.
Freeze again fo about 15 minutes until the peanut butter is firm.
After that add the last layer of the chocolate on top of the peanut butter and freeze again for about 10 – 15 minutes, or for best results for about 2 – 3 hours to set.
If you want you can add crushed walnuts or pistachios on top.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
INGREDIENTS
Chocolate Layer
- 3/4 cup cacao powder
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 4 Tablespoon raw organic honey
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Peanut Butter Filling
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 Tablespoon raw organic honey
- pinch of salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt the coconut oil on medium heat and mix it with the cacao powder. Add the honey and vanilla extract and mix everything.
- Pour in the silicone cups, only about 1/3 up the side.
- Place the silicone cups on a baking sheet or in a muffin pan and freeze for about 15 minutes until they are firm.
- Mix peanut butter and honey and a pinch of salt if you are using raw unsalty peanut butter.
- Take the cups out of the freezer and pour about 1 Tbsp into the cups.
- Freeze again for about 15 minutes until the peanut butter is firm.
- After that add the last layer of the chocolate on top of the peanut butter and freeze again for about 2 – 3 hours to set.
- If you want you can add crushed walnuts or pistachios on top.
NUTRITION
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How many pieces in a serving?
1 serving = 1 chocolate peanut butter cup.
These are very good. How many chocolate peanut butter cups are in a serving?
Is that 483 calories and 44.5 grams of fat for 1 cup?
Thanks for pointing this out, Laura! It looks like the nutrition info was off. I just updated it. Hope you enjoy them if you give them a try!
I’m completely addicted to these! I make my own cashew butter and use that in place of the peanut butter. Either way it’s FANTASTIC!!! It also has ways less sugar (honey), so when I eat other things made with chocolate I find them too sweet.
Can you substitute coco powder?
Yes, i think you can!
YUM’d! This looks delicious. Please come share your blog posts over at the Home Matters Linky Party! We’d love to have you for a visit. The Door is OPEN. http://lifewithlorelai.com/2015/05/28/home-matters-linky-party-39/ 🙂
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Thanks Lorelai! I will check it out later. Hope you have a great day!
Peanut butter cups are my favorite! Love that you made your own! They look amazing!
Thanks Kelly! 🙂
Holy Smokes, Batman. I’ll have to hide this recipe from my husband if I want one. Best be a good spouse and make a couple batches. They look perfect!
Lol, hilarious! 🙂 These are seriously addictive. I am glad you like them!
You know what’s funny? I’m typically not a fan of peanut butter, but give me a peanut butter cup and I will DEVOUR it! These look amazing Neli. You used two of my favorite ingredients as sweeteners 🙂
I know, peanut butter and chocolate is an awesome combination! I can eat these any time of the day. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Christine!
Chocolate and peanut butter are my all time favorite combination. Love that you made these so much healthier than store bought!
Thanks, Christin! yes, these are so much healthier than store bought, and made with only 5 simple ingredients. Yay!
Wow! These cups homemade peanut butter cups look so divine. Such an AWESOME treat!!
Thanks, Anu!
WAYYY too good to be true! I am salavating!
Thank you! I would pass you one if I could. 🙂 Glad you like them!
Okay, these are definitely on my to-do list! This looks amazing!
Thanks, Cathleen! Hope you enjoy them! 🙂
Neli! Wow! These cups look so addictive! Love the fact that you used raw honey and cocoa powder, two of my favorite ingredients!
yes, they sure are addictive! Thanks for stopping by, Savita!
I adore peanuts butter cups! How fun to make your own at home! love it!
Thanks Manali! 🙂 I love peanut butter cups and these really are a nice treat! Glad you like them!
Wow! Seriously, wow! I am not really big on sweets, but I have always had a weakness for peanut butter cups! Except yours are not just run-of-them-mill peanut butter cups, these look and sound luscious and man look at that peanut butter in the center! Totally drooling over here and wishing I had these now!
Thanks Kathleen! I am glad you like them. I would totally give you one if you were here. 🙂 They were so good! Maybe because they are homemade , they really tasted amazing, way better than the store bought.
Those homemade peanut butter cups look awesome!! Such a great idea!! 🙂
Thank you so much, Christina! They taste heavenly indeed.