Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups
Decadent chocolate almond butter cups made at home with just a few ingredients.
Servings: 12 cups
Calories: 128kcal
Equipment
- Fridge
- Mini muffin tray
- Mini muffin tray liners
- Small Bowl
- Microwave safe bowl
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Spoon
Ingredients
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- ½ cup smooth almond butter or other butter of choice
- 1 ½ tsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tbsp maldon or flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate and coconut oil together. If your microwave has a chocolate melting setting, you can use that. Otherwise microwave on low in 30 second increments, stirring inbetween until melted and smooth. You can also use a double boiler if you prefer.
- Line 12 mini muffin tins with liners.
- Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of dark chocolate to the bottom of each muffin liner.
- Place in the fridge for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix the almond butter, coconut flour and maple syrup together.
- Add 1 teaspoon of almond butter mixture to each chocolate-filled muffin cup.
- Top with another 1 1/2 teaspoons of dark chocolate.
- Sprinkle each almond butter bite with salt.
- Place in the fridge for 1 hour to set.
- Enjoy straight from the fridge or allow to come to room temperature for 10 minutes before enjoying.
Notes
Storage:
Keep stored in the fridge for several weeks or the freezer for up to 3 months.
Substitutions:
- maple syrup may be substituted for honey
- Almond butter can be substituted for any nut or nut-free butter of choice
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 581mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g