Homemade Protein Peanut Butter Cups
These Protein Peanut Butter Cups are the perfect midday treat. Rich chocolate with a creamy peanut butter center, they taste so good you won't even be able to tell these are packed with protein!
Servings: 12 peanut butter cups
Ingredients
Peanut butter base
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- 1-2 tablespoon maple syrup depending on sweetness preference
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted (or additional peanut butter)
- ¼ cup (+1 tbsp) vanilla protein powder or unflavoured collagen
For the chocolate
- 2 cups chocolate chips (semi sweet or dark)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- sea salt for topping
Instructions
- Line a 12-cavity muffin tin with muffin liners (I recommend silicone), or use a silicone muffin tray.
- In a large mixing bowl combine peanut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, coconut oil and protein powder and stir. *place in the fridge for about 5 minutes.
- Melt your chocolate by combining your chocolate chips and coconut oil in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high for 30 second increments, stirring well in between. Repeat until chocolate is fully melted (should take approx. 3 repeats)
- Place 1 tablespoon of melted chocolate into each cavity of a lined muffin tin. Use a spoon to gently press chocolate onto the sides of each liner. Place muffin tin in the freezer for 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.
- Once the chocolate has set, roll your peanut butter dough into 12 bite sized balls and place one ball into the center of each chocolate cup. Gently press down to flatten the dough balls and cover with 1 tablespoon of remaining chocolate. Place in the freezer for about 10 minutes to harden, top with sea salt and store in the freezer!
Notes
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation. - nutrition facts are calculated using 1 tablespoon of maple syrup
Nutrition
Serving: 1peanut butter cup | Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 28IU | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg
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