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Sunday, April 3, 2011

OMG "Peanutbutter" Cups


I died and went to heaven.  These little morsels were insanely quick to make and SO much better than any Reese's Peanut Butter Cup!  No allergens, no refined sugars...I can almost call these health food!  Give these a whirl...but be warned, they are ADDICTIVE!!  This recipe was only slightly tweaked from one I found on The Spunky Coconut!

1/2 cup coconut oil, softened (it's solid at room temp)
1/2 cup honey or agave syrup (best deal at Costco)
1 cup Sunflower seed butter (Trader Joe's) or any nut butter of your liking!
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (best deal Costco)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (or more if you like!) chocolate chips, like Enjoy Life (now carried on amazon for only $3.50/bag!)

Blend all ingredients except chocolate) in a mixer until smooth.  Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave.  DO NOT OVER-HEAT THEM...it makes them gritty and tough.  I always start with a minute, stir and do 20-30 second increments after that.  When about 2/3 are melted, I just keep stirring until all are melted.
Line a muffin tin (all I had was large paper muffin liners, but these would be perfect in mini muffins too).  Pour a tablespoon or so of melted chocolate into paper liner, and brush the chocolate up the sides, no need to be exact (anyone who knows me knows I am more about taste than looks, not patient enough for the pretty details!)  The chocolate will harden almost instantly as you brush it up the sides.  Fill with the Sunbutter filling, and place in the freezer.  Store under refrigeration or in the freezer!  You could always use a zester to put some pretty chocolate curls on top, or a few extra chocolate chips.

This recipe was shared on What's Cooking Wednesdays,

3 comments:

  1. YUM! Made these tonight for our small group from church and they were delicious! Everyone loved them and wanted the recipe!

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  2. so glad to hear it....keep leaving the posts so I know people are enjoying the recipes!

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  3. I just made my first batch. YUM! I made them in the Demarle mini-muffin mold which was the perfect size. I can't wait to make more! I may even experiment with different nut butters. Thank you, Tessa!

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