If you love peanut butter cups but want a slightly healthier option, these phenomenal protein peanut butter cups are for you. They’re easy to make, full of flavor, and great for satisfying sweet cravings.
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Ingredients
Chocolate
Forms the rich outer shell and gives the cups that classic chocolatey snap.
Coconut Oil
Helps the chocolate melt smoothly and creates a glossy, easy-to-bite coating once set.
Peanut Butter Powder
Provides bold peanut butter flavor with less oil, keeping the filling light and protein-friendly.
Vanilla Protein Powder
Boosts the protein content while adding subtle sweetness and structure to the filling.
Maple Syrup
Naturally sweetens the filling and helps bind the ingredients together.
Water
Used as needed to bring the mixture together into a smooth, workable filling.
Instructions
Melt the coconut oil and chocolate together
Pour a tbsp of chocolate coating into each muffin cup
Mix the peanut butter, protein powder, and maple syrup together
Add one tbsp of water at a time and stir well until it’s combined and pulls off the sides of the bowl
Form the peanut butter dough into thin round patties and place on top of the poured chocolate coating
Pour another tbsp of chocolate coating on top of the peanut butter patties
Place the protein cups in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to harden
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Protein Peanut Butter Cups
Ingredients
Chocolate coating
- 4 oz chocolate
- 3 tbsp coconut oil
Peanut butter interior
- 3/4 cup peanut butter powder
- 1/2 cup vanilla protein powder
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- Water – as much as is needed to hold the mixture together
Instructions
- Melt the coconut oil and chocolate together
- Pour a tbsp of chocolate coating into each muffin cup
- Mix the peanut butter, protein powder, and maple syrup together
- Add one tbsp of water at a time and stir well until it’s combined and pulls off the sides of the bowl
- Form the peanut butter dough into thin round patties and place on top of the poured chocolate coating
- Pour another tbsp of chocolate coating on top of the peanut butter patties
- Place the protein cups in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to harden
