To kick start my first week of the Cookie and Dessert Share-fest, I’d like to share a candy recipe with you – Double Peanut Butter Chocolate Cups. I absolutely LOVE peanut butter cups, but always feel so guilty eating store-bought ones that are full of hydrogenated fats and oils. While you still have to eat these in moderation, it’s definitely an upgrade and you can pronounce all the ingredients 🙂
It’s the first week of the Cookie and Dessert Share-fest! What’s that you say? Well, it’s the first and hopefully annual, cookie and dessert recipe sharing link-up to start off the holiday season on a sweet note! Each week of October, every host of the Merry Monday Link Party will be sharing a cookie or dessert recipe all month long. Plus, if you share your cookie and dessert recipes on the Merry Monday Link Parties during October, we’ll share those on our weekly Cookie and Dessert Share-fest posts too!
This peanut butter chocolate cups recipe is diabetic-friendly and comes from The Blood Sugar Solution Cookbook.
Do you see that? How can you resist? I would highly suggest making a double or triple batch as one batch will go very quickly. I made these in the evening and I tortured my poor kids till the next morning so I could take these pics…..muawaaahhhahahaha!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Cups
A sweet diabetic-friendly peanut butter and chocolate cups dessert.
Ingredients
Bottom Layer
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons honey
Top Layer
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons honey
Instructions
- Mix all bottom ingredients in a bowl until smooth.
- Take approximately 1 tablespoon and pour into mini muffin cups (I was able to make 12). Place the cups on a pan and put it in the freezer to set - about 15-20 minutes.
- Mix all top layer ingredients together in a bowl. Set aside. Remove the peanut butter cups from the freezer.
- Pour about 1 tablespoon over bottom layer and return to the freezer. In 20 minutes, you should have yummy double peanut butter chocolate cups ready to eat!
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G’day I am so craving peanut butter today!
Cheers! Joanne
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This looks fabulous! My favorite. Pinned. We couldn’t think of anyone better to party with! Thank you for stopping by. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls
Oh yum…looks so good! Thanks for sharing on our Thursday Blog hop!! have a wonderful weekend!
Wow, these look amazing! I love any choco-peanut combo!
These look so tasty and I love the ingredients. We are so going to have to make them. Thank you. Pinned and shared.
This looks fabulous! I love chocolate and peanut butter! Thanks for the recipe. I am pinning it for later 🙂 #ibabloggers
Thanks so much for pinning Tina. I’ve also added your party to my party page.
There is NO resisting that p-nut butter and chocolate mixture! I want some right now. This is a super fun party, looking forward to all the great recipes!
I can’t resist a PB cup and have to limit everyone in the house too. Thanks for sharing your recipe and hope you come back to share more.
This looks amazing!!!! My favorite treat- now homemade! Who would’ve thought!!!! Thanks for making my day!!! 🙂 #ibabloggers Also sharing some Sverve love!
Glad to share the PB cup love 🙂 Thanks for sharing some Sverve love. I shared too.
Oh darn, better not let hubby see these or I will be running to the store for more peanut butter! They look delish though.
Maybe you can pick up a big bottle of PB the next time you’re at the store because you’ll probably have to make a triple batch 🙂 I’m already on my third batch.
Thanks so much for linking up at Friday PrideDay Pinterest Party! Peanut Butter cups are my daughters all time fav food! lol So I’ll be making those!!
PB cups are one of my favorite candies too. I’m so glad that I can make them a little more healthier now.
Gah! This is so not fair! The picture of this delectable goodness filled my whole screen upon opening your link to this post and I swear I could’ve taken a bite out of my screen. I am having a major chocolate craving and I have half the mind to go whip up a batch being that the ingredients are simple and clean! Great dessert and what a fun idea to do this! Pinning! #ibabloggers
lol…did you make them? It’s so simple and really good. Thanks so much for pinning.
Oh my! this would be perfect when I get that candy craving. Like right now… and I have all of the ingredients in the house… excuse me… I need to go to my kitchen now…
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You’re so funny Audrey. It definitely fixes the candy craving and is super quick to make too. I can whip this up in about 30 minutes, including freezer time to harden the cups.
I made them! I didn’t have mini cups, so I made them “regular size”, which was probably good for me since I stopped at eating one or two at a time.
Thanks for sharing on Tasty Tuesdays.
Yum!! Pinned this one to try later. Easy to make and looks like it will taste great – love that! 🙂 #ibabloggers
So easy to make and super yummy! Thanks for pinning.
Okay now these look absolutely divine! Only problem that I see is that I would have to share them with my children…who are both peanut butter and chocolate fans! I have pinned this for me to find and have a great week! #ibablogger
That’s my problem too. I’m on my third batch and the kids are the ones asking for it. Thanks for pinning.
Oh my goodness, Erlene, these look so good!
It’s really good Gaye. It does have a slight coconut flavor, but I’m okay with it 🙂
These look SO good! I think I just may make them this weekend!
I really like them a lot and I don’t feel so guilty when I eat one. LMK how you like them.
Oh my yumminess! I love peanut butter and chocolate together and these look so delicious, love that they are healthier than the store bought ones, I need some right now!! Pinning!
Me too. Chocolate and peanut butter together is one of my favorite combos. Thanks for pinning.
Wow I’m all about the quick and easy desserts that won’t last long and these totally fit my criteria. Yum! I think little would love to help make them too.
This is so easy and I’ll be making them for the third time tomorrow.
You can make these with hazelnuts, by making hazelnut butter. They taste even better!
Thank you for sharing.
I’ll have to try that Robin 🙂
WOWZA! These look and sound amazing! I bet I could do these with Agave instead of honey 🙂 Sounds easy to vegan-ize! Thanks so much for the recipe! Found you thru this months HobNob
Hi Jennifer. Thanks for coming over and visiting with me. I’m sure you could make this with Agave. LMK if you try it.