Dark Chocolate Vegan Peanut Butter Cups

Stack of 4 dark chocolate peanut butter cups on a small white cupcake stand.

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Dark Chocolate Vegan Peanut Butter Cups

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!

Prep Time10

Total Time30

Course: Desserts & Sweet Treats

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Servings: servings

Calories: 171kcal

Author: Jenn Sebestyen

Ingredients

⅓ cup coconut oil
⅓ cup cocoa butter (melted)
⅓ cup pure maple syrup
½ cup + 2 tbsp cacao powder
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ teaspoon sea salt plus a little more for sprinkling - optional
3-4 teapsoons cashew butter
3-4 teaspoons peanut butter
3-4 teaspoons almond butter

Instructions

To make the chocolate, mix together the coconut oil, cocoa butter, maple syrup, cacao powder, vanilla, and salt in a bowl using a whisk.
Add about 2 teaspoons of the melted chocolate mix to each of 9 cupcake forms. Refrigerate or freeze for 10 minutes.
Add a little more than 1 teaspoon nut butter to each form.
Cover with more chocolate, sprinkle a little sea salt on top, and refrigerate or freeze for another 20 minutes before serving.

Notes

*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 ½ of a big cup each.

~Nutrition facts calculated using organic natural peanut butter for all 9 cups.

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