"Satisfy your chocolate cravings with these easy vegan peanut butter cups. Made with just 3 ingredients and ready in 15 minutes!"
3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups
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Prep time 15mins
Serves or Makes: 6
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ingredients
- 4 1/2 ounces chocolate
- 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon date paste, maple syrup, or powdered sugar
Method
Step 1
Line a muffin tin with paper or silicone liners*. Or use a silicone muffin pan and skip the liners.
Step 2
Melt chocolate: You can do this in a double boiler on the stove if you want to be extra careful, but the microwave is much easier. Add chocolate to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval. When about 75% of the chocolate is melted, stop microwaving and let the rest of the chocolate melt in the residual heat, stirring occasionally.
Step 3
Pour melted chocolate into muffin liners (about 2-3 tsp each), coating the entire bottom. If you want the filling completely hidden in the chocolate, use the back of a spoon to push the chocolate up the liners about 1/2 an inch. Place in the freezer to harden while you prepare the peanut butter filling.
Step 4
Make peanut butter filling: Mix together peanut butter and sweetener. It may be runny at first but should thicken as you mix (if your peanut butter filling is still runny, check out the tips in the blog post).
Step 5
Fill chocolate cups: Take the chocolate out of the freezer (it should be hardened by now) and place about 2 teaspoons of peanut butter filling in each. Use your fingers or back of a spoon to flatten the filling into an even layer. Cover the filling with chocolate. Gently drop the pan on the counter a few times to smooth out the chocolate top, or use a spatula or spoon to smooth it out. Place back into the freezer for 5-10 minutes to harden.
Step 6
If not eating that day, store leftovers covered in the fridge or freezer (for longer storage). Let the cups soften at room temperature for 5-10 minutes before eating.