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Healthy Paleo"Peanut Butter" Cups
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 153 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup sunflower seed butter OR any nut butter of your liking!
- 1/2 cup coconut oil softened (it's solid at room temp)
- 1/4-1/2 cup honey or any liquid sweetener to taste. I like about 5 tablespoons. I have also used half stevia to keep sugar lower
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt optional
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips melted, Fair Trade Certified
Instructions
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Blend all ingredients (except chocolate) in a mixer or food processor until smooth.
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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.
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Line a muffin tin (all I had was large paper muffin liners, but these would be perfect in mini muffins too).
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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.
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Fill with the sunbutter filling, and place in the freezer.
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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.
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Another simplified way is to do the whole seed butter mixture in an 8 x 8 pan and spread the melted chocolate over the top.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Paleo"Peanut Butter" Cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 153
Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Sodium 56mg2%
Potassium 57mg2%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 5IU0%
Vitamin C 0.3mg0%
Calcium 36mg4%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.