homemade peanut butter cups

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups are made with a few simple, real food ingredients – cocoa powder, coconut oil, maple syrup, and peanut butter! They come together in 10 minutes, and can be stored in the fridge or freezer for all your sweet tooth emergencies.

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Why you’ll love Homemade Peanut Butter Cups:

• Easy to Make- These little bites are incredibly quick to make!
• Simple Ingredients – This recipe uses just 5 basic pantry staples! It’s your favorite halloween candy, but in a healthier version.
• Easy to Customize – Switch up the nut butter, use more or less chocolate, make ’em mini or jumbo!

Ingredient Overview:

As always, the full recipe with measurements & directions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. Use the table of contents (back at the top, below the first image, to navigate).

• Vanilla Extract – Use quality vanilla for the best flavor.
• Coconut Oil – We need to use coconut oil here vs another type of oil since coconut oil will firm up when chilled, creating the hard shell of our pb cups.
• Maple Syrup – Use pure real maple syrup, not pancake syrup (it’s just corn syrup with maple flavor!).
• Peanut Butter – Use creamy peanut butter or crunchy peanut butter. Homemade natural peanut butter is quick and easy to make!

How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter Cups:

Step 1: Prep. Line a mini muffin pan with mini liners.

Step 2: Mix up the Chocolate. Whisk together the melted coconut oil, cocoa powder, vanilla, and maple syrup in a large bowl. You can adjust the amount of cocoa powder and maple syrup to taste.

Step 3: Assemble Peanut Butter Cups. Spoon 1 teaspoon of the chocolate mixture into the bottom of each liner.

Then, add a dollop of peanut butter to each cup. Add more chocolate over the peanut butter layer, and add a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.

Step 4: Chill. Pop these pans in the fridge or freezer until completely set.

Serving + Storing:

Store in the freezer or fridge – they will melt if left at room temperature. I like to enjoy these directly from the freezer!

FAQs:

More Peanut Butter Desserts to Love:

• Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart
• Amazing No Bake Peanut Butter Pie
• Ultimate Peanut Butter Chocolate Milkshake

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