Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Homemade peanut butter cups. No preservatives. No additives. Not too sweet. Not supper healthy either, but way better than the store-bought kind and made with dark chocolate to boot. The perfect once-in-a-while, after dinner treat. Keep them in the freezer so you aren’t tempted to many in one sitting.

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Serves: 12 Prep Time: 5 mins

INGREDIENTS

Chocolate Coating:

• 1 cup 50-70% dark chocolate chips
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• pinch of sea salt
• 1 tbsp cacao powder

Peanut Butter Filling:

• 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (no added sugar)
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1tbsp unsweetened vanilla coconut or almond milk
• 2 tbsp honey
• pinch of sea salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large bowl, mix all peanut butter filling ingredients together until smooth.
2. Melt coconut oil in a small saucepan, add the chocolate chips, cacao powder and sea salt and stir just until melted
3. Pour chocolate into non-stick muffin cups and place in freezer for 10 mins till solid.
4. Remove from freezer and place 1 tbsp of peanut butter filling on top of each chocolate bottom, then cover with 1-2 tbsp of chocolate.
5. Return to freezer for another 15 mins, then remove.
6. Store in the fridge

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