Mini chocolate and peanut butter cups are the perfect size to pop in your mouth. I love chocolate peanut butter cups, but I also love dark chocolate. Since I can't find any peanut butter cups with dark chocolate at the stores, I make my own melt in your mouth, sweet treats. While I was at it, I tweaked the ingredients, giving it a healthy, yet luscious makeover. Here's my recipe.
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Recipe
Yield: 1 dozen mini cups
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unrefined, virgin coconut oil
1/2 peanut butter (or almond butter, if you prefer)
3 Tablespoons dark cocoa powder
3 Tablespoons heavy cream or full fat coconut milk (can)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch sea salt
Drops of liquid stevia, to taste, or your preferred sweetener
Directions:
- In a small pan, add the coconut oil and peanut butter. Stir over low heat until melted together.
- Stir in the dark cocoa powder, heavy cream or coconut milk, vanilla and sea salt. Add several drops of stevia or other sweetener and stir to blend. Taste and add more if desired.
- Line a mini muffin tin with paper liners. Spoon the chocolate mixture into each cup. This recipe makes 12 mini chocolates.
- Place the muffin tin into the freezer for about 15 minutes, or until firm.
- Transfer the chocolate treats from the tin into a Ziplock bag or resealable container. Store in the freezer or refrigerator.
Enjoy! Let me know if you make these!
By Deborah S. Tukua, author of Traveling the Natchez Trace Parkway from A to Z, and eight nonfiction books.
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