Healthy Peanut Butter Cups

Name: Healthy Peanut Butter Cups
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter; 4.5 tablespoons melted coconut oil; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 4 tablespoons maple syrup; Salt

8 steps

Prep:15min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:56:37 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories158.3 kcal (8%)

Total Fat13.5 g (19%)

Carbs7.7 g (3%)

Sugars4.5 g (5%)

Protein3.7 g (7%)

Sodium116.3 mg (6%)

Fiber1.3 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

⅔ cupcreamy peanut butter

4 ½ tablespoonscoconut oil

melted

2 teaspoonvanilla extract

3 tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa powder

4 tablespoonsmaple syrup

salt

Instructions

Step 1

Line a muffin tin with 12 muffin liners. Spray with coconut oil cooking spray and set aside.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, stir together 1/3 cup peanut butter, 2.5 tablespoons coconut oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, and 2 tablespoons maple syrup. Stir until smooth then set aside.

Step 3

In another medium bowl, stir together the remaining ingredients until smooth.

Step 4

Scoop a heaping 1/2 tablespoon of the chocolate layer into each muffin cup. Repeat until you've filled 12 cups. Shake the entire muffin tin until the layer is set evenly.

Step 5

Repeat the same thing with the peanut butter layer. Shake the entire muffin tin until the layer is evenly set.

Step 6

Sprinkle each cup with salt.

Step 7

Place muffin tin in the freezer for 30 minutes or until firm.

Step 8

Store peanut butter cups in the freezer.