HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

• Nutritional Breakdown: per portion (whole recipe)
  

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• Preparation time: 15 minutes
  Setting time: 30 minutes
  Makes 18

INGREDIENTS

• 2 dark chocolate bars (could be dairy free)
• 1 Nuvia Sweetener stick
• 1 cup natural peanut butter
• 1 tbsp maple syrup or honey (optional)
• 2 tbsp coconut oil (optional)
• Pinch of salt

METHOD

• 1. Line a mini muffin pan with 18 mini liners.
• 2. Melt half the chocolate, either in a bowl over a pan of just boiled water or in short bursts in a microwave. Melting in a bowl gives you more control over the heat, especially if using dairy-free chocolate. If the chocolate gets too hot it will seize up. Once it begins to melt you can stir the bowl off the heat until it has melted completely.
• 3. Add 1 teaspoon of chocolate to the bottom of each cup and push it up the sides of each cup with your spoon. Place the pan in the freezer for a few minutes to harden the chocolate.
• 4. Place the peanut butter in a pan with the Nuvia Sweetener, coconut oil, maple syrup/honey and pinch of salt. Heat gently until the peanut butter has softened and everything is the same consistency and well blended.
• 5. Add half a teaspoon of the peanut butter mixture to the peanut butter cups and place back in the freezer for 5 minutes.
• 6. Melt the remaining bar of chocolate in the same way as before. Add to the top of the peanut butter cups. Sprinkle with extra salt if desired.