Name: The Best Healthy Peanut Butter Cups
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup Hu Gems or any refined sugar-free Dark Chocolate ((linking the gems here)); ½ cup Peanut Butter ((sub with Sunflower butter if allergic)); ⅓ cup Honey ((can sub with date syrup or maple syrup)); ½ tsp Vanilla extract; ½ tsp Salt

Description

Say hello to 5-ingredient healthy peanut butter cups. Think rich and luscious peanut butter filling encased in silky dark chocolate. Sounds like heaven right?

Ingredients

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1 cup Hu Gems or any refined sugar-free Dark Chocolate ((linking the gems here))
½ cup Peanut Butter ((sub with Sunflower butter if allergic))
⅓ cup Honey ((can sub with date syrup or maple syrup))
½ tsp Vanilla extract
½ tsp Salt

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Instructions

Begin by lining a muffins pan with paper muffins liners. I recommend using a mini muffin pan, that way the peanut butter cups are giant.
Next, add the chocolate into a bowl and microwave it into 30 second bouts until melted. Alternatively you can melt it in a double boiler over the stove. Once melted, set the chocolate aside.
In a bowl, add in the remaining ingredients — peanut butter, honey, vanilla and salt. Whisk well.
Next, add the filling into a piping bag (this will make it easy to fill each peanut butter cup). I prefer the plastic bag method as it’s most likely what you’ll have on hand in your kitchen. Simply dollop the peanut butter filling into the plastic bag so that it goes into the bottom right or left-hand corner of the bag. Twist up the top zipper portion of the bag to make a funnel with the filling. Cut off the tip of the bag where the filling should come out — try not to make the opening too big! And that’s all there is to it, pipe away. Alternatively, you can just dollop in the peanut filling with a spoon.
Pour about 1 tbsp worth of melted chocolate into one of the muffin liners. Pipe about 2 tsp worth of the peanut butter filling mixture in the center. You will need to smooth out the filling so it's not sticking straight up. Finally, cover the filling with another tablespoon of melted chocolate. Repeat this process until all the filling and chocolate is gone.
Pop the muffin tin in the freezer and let the peanut butter cups chill and set for about 20 minutes. Enjoy!
Please note that these should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge, otherwise the chocolate will melt if stored at room temp.

Notes

Nutrition Facts | 1 Peanut Butter Cup

125 calories, 8g Fat, 93mg Sodium, 11g Carbs, 8g Sugar, 3g Protein.