Healthy Homemade Peanut Butter Cups (Vegan)
Make these Homemade Healthy Peanut Butter Cups. They are Gluten Free and Vegan. Your family and friends will be queuing up to taste them!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 21 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- Chocolate:
- 1/2 cup (4floz/115ml) coconut oil (Melt it first).
- 1/2 cup (2oz/67g) cocoa powder
- 2-3 tablespoons maple syrup ((3 if you like things sweet))
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Peanut Butter Filling:
- 1/3 cup (21/2oz/71g) peanut / almond butter
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions
- 1
Line 12 mini muffin pans/cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
- 2
In a large sauce pan combine coconut oil, cocoa powder, maple syrup, and salt. Warm over medium heat and whisk until fully combined. You can also do this step in the microwave.
- 3
Spoon about 1 tablespoon into each liner. Smear the chocolate mix over the sides of the liner coating it completely with a thin layer of chocolate. This will create the sides of the chocolate cups.
- 4
Place in the fridge for 10-15 minutes until they are fully hard.
- 5
While they are chilling make the nut butter filling: In a small bowl, combine nut butter and the maple syrup. Stir until well mixed.
- 6
Remove the chocolate from the fridge and fill each one with a little of the nut butter mixture until all the mixture is used. Spoon the rest of the chocolate over the nut butter, making sure to completely cover it. *If the chocolate mixture has hardened, re-heat on a low burner in the same pan.
- 7
Place cups back in the fridge and let them chill for 20 minutes, or until they are completely hard.
- 8
To easily remove cups, run a butter knife around the edges then peel off the liner. Store in the fridge or freezer for up to 1 month.