Homemade Healthy Peanut Butter Cups

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The chocolate lover I am often needs a chocolatey bite after a meal or in the afternoon for a little snack. However, what I don’t like is all the added sugar in my favourite chocolate treats… So I make my own healthy peanut butter cups!

These peanut butter cups are made with only 4 ingredients! Yup, you read that right! You’ll need some chocolate (dairy-free if you want to make these vegan), coconut oil, natural peanut butter and pure maple syrup. That’s it! I bet you already have all these ingredients in your pantry, so you could make them ASAP. Just saying 😉

You can easily make a double batch of peanut butter cups so you have some in your freezer/fridge ready to be grabbed for a little while (and if they don’t last long, I promise I won’t judge!)

My boyfriend and I love these little treats and even though the peanut butter can get a little messy while eating them, I enjoy every single bite! So yes, these are not a copy-cat of Reese’s because the peanut butter will be a little bit runny but that’s what makes them even better! (Ok I might be a little bias here but I guess you’ll just have to try them to judge by yourself.)

If you make these healthy peanut butter cups, be sure to leave a comment below or share a picture on instagram with the tag @mapleetchocolat and/or use #mapleetchocolat 🙂

Homemade Healthy Peanut Butter Cups

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• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 8

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Quick and easy healthy peanut butter cup recipe that only requires 4 ingredients! The perfect homemade treat for your sugar cravings.

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Ingredients

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• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (dairy-free if making these vegan)
• 3 tsp coconut oil
• 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
• 2 tsp pure maple syrup

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Instructions

1. Prepare 8 muffin tin
2. Melt the chocolate chips with the coconut oil
3. Pour ~ 1 tsp of the melted chocolate in each cup (here you have two options: 1) you just pour the chocolate at the bottom of the cup and basically have 3 layers (chocolate, pb, chocolate) or 2) you pour the chocolate at the bottom of the cup and spread the chocolate along the sides of the liner, this way your pb will be fully wrapped in chocolate)
4. Place the liners in the freezer for a few minutes for the chocolate to harden
5. Mix the peanut butter with the maple syrup
6. Add 1 tbsp of peanut butter to each cup and place them back in the freezer for a few minutes
7. Finally, spread ~ 1 tsp of chocolate on top of each cup
8. You can store the cups in an airtight container in either the freezer or the fridge
9. Enjoy whenever you have a sugar craving!

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 0 hours
• Category: Healthy Snack, Vegan, Gluten-free