Decadent and rich, but super easy to make, these homemade Dark Chocolate Nut Butter Cups are a fun sweet treat that adults and kids love!
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup cocoa butter (melted)
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp cacao powder
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp sea salt (plus a little more for sprinkling - optional)
- 3-4 tsp cashew butter
- 3-4 tsp peanut butter
- 3-4 tsp almond butter
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To make the chocolate, mix together the coconut oil, cocoa butter, maple syrup, cacao powder, vanilla, and salt in a bowl using a whisk.
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Add about 2 teaspoons of the melted chocolate mix to each of 9 cupcake forms. Refrigerate or freeze for 10 minutes.
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Add a little more than 1 teaspoon nut butter to each form.
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Cover with more chocolate, sprinkle a little sea alt on top, and refrigerate or freeze for another 20 minutes before serving.
*Note from Veggie Inspired: These cups are decadent and rich. You may want to make them in mini cupcake forms, using less ingredients in each form, obviously. My kids were satisfied with 1/2 of a big cup each.
~Nutrition facts calculated using organic natural peanut butter for all 9 cups.