These healthy peanut butter cups are an amazing Reese’s peanut butter cup copycat. If you love peanut butter and chocolate {and who doesn’t?!}, then you’re going to love these bite-sized treats!
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This past weekend Burken and I threw our 3rd annual Halloween Party. We decorate the house, make Halloween inspired foods, and party with friends and family while dressed in amazing Halloween costumes. This year we went as Jasmine and Aladdin, and dressed Winston up as Rajah, Jasmine’s tiger. Everyone had such awesome costumes and we had such a fun night celebrating.
My only issue with Halloween is the amount of candy I want to consume. It dots just about every aisle in the grocery store, making it almost impossible to leave without picking up just one bag of fun-size candy. I mean they’re fun-size, so it’s okay to eat more than one, right?? And I think with the exception of a Snickers bar, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are a clear winner of the Halloween candy loot.
But with the amount of sugar packed into just one cup {and who eats just one anyway?}, I thought it best to try and make a slightly healthier version of the beloved treat. Enter the 4-Ingredient healthy peanut butter cup.
Most of you likely have the bulk of these ingredients in your pantry already. Dark chocolate, almond milk {or regular milk}, peanut butter {the star} and PB2 {the likely odd ball not located in your pantry}. PB2 is a powdered peanut butter that is a calorie slashed version of it’s counterpart you know and love. PB2 can mainly be found in the peanut butter aisle at your grocery store, or order online to have on hand. You never know when a craving might strike for something like this peanut butter granola or these chocolate peanut butter cupcakes.
Dark chocolate contains antioxidants, can improve blood flow and lower blood pressure. It makes a great base to start out the these healthy peanut butter cups. Melt the chocolate, stir in the milk and spoon into lined mini muffin tins. Freeze for about 5 minutes.
While the chocolate freezes, mix together the protein packed peanut butter and PB2. It will make a stiff dough that will be perfect to roll into little balls and place on top of the frozen dark chocolate. Peanut butter is an amazing healthy fat, and contains magnesium for your bones and muscles. With these great health benefits, feel free to eat these PB cups as a post workout snack to aid in muscle recovery.
Pour the remaining dark chocolate over the top of the peanut butter balls and freeze one last time to set the chocolate. Can you believe that’s actually the end of the recipe?
Now you have these delicious little protein snacks in just 25 minutes. They’re perfect for a little chocolate and peanut butter pick me up. Make sure to #ionlycameforthecake on Insta if you make these little Resse’s copycats.
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp. unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup PB2*
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In a small microwave safe bowl, add the chocolate chips and melt in the microwave. Microwave about 30 seconds, stir and then 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted.
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Stir in the almond milk until smooth.
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Line mini muffin tins with mini cupcake wrappers and pour half of the melted chocolate into the bottom. Place in the freezer for about 5 minutes.
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Meanwhile, stir together the peanut butter and PB2. Form the mixture into 12 balls and flatten slightly to fit into the muffin in.
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Remove the muffin tin and press the peanut butter round into the bottom. Pour the remaining melted chocolate over the top and freeze for about 5 more minutes until set.
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Store in an airtight container in the fridge, on the counter, or even in the freezer for a cool, sweet snack.
*Note: PB2 is a powdered peanut butter that can be found in the peanut butter aisle, or online.
