Homemade Healthy Protein Peanut Butter Cups
These Healthy Homemade Peanut Butter Cups are going to be your new favorite treat! Made with wholesome, simple ingredients and a hint of protein they're an excellent way to satisfy your sweet tooth while nourishing your body. The best part is, they're not just any old peanut butter cups, they have canned pumpkin for extra fiber (or a festive fall twist!) and gluten free puffed rice cereal for a crunch that compliments the creamy peanut butter filling!
Equipment
- Muffin Tin
- muffin liners
- small microwave safe bowl
- medium mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 1 cup creamy natural peanut butter or your favorite creamy natural nut butter
- ¼ cup pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon
- ¾ cup gluten free puffed rice cereal
- flaky sea salt for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the muffin tin. Line the muffin tin with parchment paper liners or whatever muffin liners you have available.
- Make the peanut butter filling. Add peanut butter, pumpkin puree, maple syrup & pumpkin pie spice to a medium bowl & mix with a fork until all of the ingredients are fully combined. Set aside.
- Melt the chocolate. Add chocolate chips to a small microwave-safe bowl & microwave in 15 second increments until chocolate is just melted. If you have a double boiler you can also use this method to melt the chocolate instead.
- Add protein. Add a scoop of chocolate protein powder to the melted chocolate & whisk with a fork until no clumps remain.
- Make the pb cups. Drizzle a think chocolate layer on the bottom of each liner, just enough to cover the bottom. Next add about 1-2 tablespoon of the peanut butter filling to each muffin liner until the filling is used up.
- Add the puffed rice cereal. Add the rice cereal to the melted chocolate and top each of the peanut butter layer with a layer of chocolate coated cereal.
- Chill. Bang the tray gently on the counter top to evenly spread out the peanut butter cups, sprinkle with flakey salt and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours to allow the candy to set.
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