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Peanut butter cups stacked on a white plate on a counter top with a blue kitchen towel.

Protein Peanut Butter Cups

Timeless Dishes
These protein peanut butter cups are the perfect healthy treat! They are high in protein, low carb, healthy, sweet, and SUPER creamy! Better yet, these peanut butter cups are 4 ingredients, kid friendly, and SO easy to make! Perfect high protein treat that your whole family will LOVE!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Freezing Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Peanut Butter Cups
Calories 92 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Small Microwave-safe bowl
  • 1 Small mixing bowl
  • 1 Mini muffin pan
  • 12 Mini cupcake liners

Ingredients
  

Protein Peanut Butter Cups

  • 3/4 Cup Peanut butter powder or your favorite peanut butter
  • 1/2 Tbsp Vanilla extract
  • 3/4 Cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips or your preferred chocolate
  • 1 Tsp Coconut oil Unrefined preferred
  • 1 Pinch Sea salt Optional

Instructions
 

Protein Peanut Butter Cups

  • Prep and measure all ingredients. Add cupcake liners to mini cupcake pan.
    Peanut butter cup ingredients in bowls on a wooden cutting board and blue kitchen towel.
  • Combine peanut butter powder with vanilla extract and a 1/2 cup of water in a small mixing bowl. Mix well and set aside. Combine chocolate chips with coconut oil in a small microwavable-safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second intervals, mixing each time, until melted completely.
    Melted chocolate, creamy peanut butter, and mini cupcake pan with cupcake liners on a blue kitchen towel.
  • Assemble the peanut butter cups. Drizzle a 1/2 tbsp of melted chocolate in the bottom of each mini cupcake liner. Then add a tbsp of the peanut butter mixture to each liner, on top of the chocolate. Then drizzle the remaining chocolate on top of each peanut butter cup.
    Assembling peanut butter cups with creamy peanut butter and melted chocolate on a wooden cutting board.
  • Place mini cupcake pan in the freezer for 25 minutes or until completely set.
    Fully set peanut butter cups in a mini cupcake pan on a blue kitchen towel.
  • Remove peanut butter cups from cupcake pan and enjoy!
    Peanut butter cups stacked on a white plate on a counter top with a blue kitchen towel.

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Notes

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Nutrition

Serving: 12gCalories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 51mgPotassium: 65mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 31IUCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
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