Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Close-up of round Peanut Butter Cups with a smooth top, sprinkled with chopped nuts, arranged on a wooden surface.

5 from 1 vote

My Homemade Peanut Butter Cups are rich, creamy, and only take 4 ingredients! This quick no-bake treat is even better than store-bought with zero artificial ingredients.

Prep Time15

Cook Time5

Total Time20

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate dessert, chocolate recipe, chocolate snack, peanut butter cups

Servings:

Author: The Modern Nonna

Equipment

Ingredients

½ cup coconut oil no substitute
⅓ cup maple syrup
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder
11 teaspoons peanut butter or any nut or seed butter

Instructions

In a pot over low heat, melt the coconut oil.
Take it off the heat as soon as it melts and add the cacao and maple syrup. Whisk well.
Take 11 muffin liners and add 2 teaspoons of your chocolate, followed by 1 teaspoon of any nut or seed butter and top them off with another two teaspoons of chocolate.
Store them in the fridge and enjoy.

Notes

Salty+sweet: A sprinkling of coarse sea salt adds texture and cuts through the rich sweetness.
Nut butters: You can use whatever nut butter you love such as almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower seed butter.
Toppings: For a pretty presentation, top your peanut butter cups with crushed nuts or shredded coconut.
Sweeteners: Instead of maple syrup, use your preferred sweetener, such as agave nectar, stevia, honey, or monkfruit.

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