keto peanut butter cups
Servings
1
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
20
minutesCalories
196.9
kcalIngredients
- CHOCOLATE LAYERS – TOP + BOTTOM
9.5 oz Sugar-free Dark Chocolate stevia-sweetened or 85% cocoa, not pure 100% cocoa
2 tablespoons Coconut Oil use refined coconut oil for no coconut flavor
- PEANUT BUTTER LAYER
½ cup Natural Peanut Butter
1 tablespoon Coconut Oil use refined coconut oil for no coconut flavor
¼ cup Sugar-free Powdered Sweetener not Crystal!
2 teaspoons Almond Flour
½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Directions
- Line a 12-hole muffin tray with muffin paper liners or silicone cups. Set aside.
- BOTTOM CHOCOLATE LAYER
- Melt the sugar-free chocolate with coconut in a microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute. Stop the microwave, stir chocolate, and repeat heating with 30-second intervals until all the chocolate is melted. Otherwise, melt over medium heat in a saucepan, constantly stirring with a wooden spoon until the chocolate is melted.
- Pour 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of melted chocolate at the bottom of each paper liner. You can tilt the pan slightly to help the chocolate spread all over the bottom of the paper liner.
- Repeat this step for each paper liner until the 12 paper liners are covered with melted chocolate.
- Place the tray 8-10 minutes into the freezer until the chocolate is firm.
- Set aside the bowl with the remaining melted chocolate for later in a warm place. Don’t store this in the fridge. You want the mixture to stay liquid.
- PEANUT BUTTER LAYER
- In another microwave-proof mixing bowl, combine peanut butter with coconut oil. Microwave 30 seconds to soften, remove the bowl from the microwave and stir the ingredients to combine evenly.
- Stir in powdered erythritol, vanilla extract, and almond flour until it forms a slightly thick mixture
- Remove the muffin tray from the freezer and add 2 teaspoons (10 ml) of the peanut butter filling into each cup. Use a spoon to spread the peanut butter layer evenly all over the first chocolate layer.
- Freeze the muffin tray again for 10-12 minutes until the peanut butter layer is firm.
- TOP CHOCOLATE LAYER
- If the remaining melted chocolate has thickened, re-heat the bowl for 30 seconds in the microwave to soften. Stir and use it in the next steps.
- Remove the muffin tray from the freezer and spread 2 teaspoons (10 ml ) of melted chocolate on the peanut butter layer. You can hold the muffin case with one hand and tilt it while pouring the melted chocolate. This helps to spread the chocolate evenly on top of the peanut butter layer.
- Place the muffin case back into the muffin pan. Repeat until the 12 muffin cases are filled with chocolate.
- Freeze again for 8-10 minutes to set the top chocolate layer.
- Serve with a pinch of salt if desired.
Notes
- Store the cups in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 month or freeze and thaw at room temperature 1 hour before eating.
- Coconut oil swap: you can swap coconut oil with the same amount of melted butter.