With the holidays just around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to share a few of my favorite, yet, healthy treats!
Recently I have found that you don’t have to sacrifice your sweet tooth just because you are eating clean / healthy! There are so many amazing recipes that you can make that will satisfy your sweet tooth and yet not make you feel guilty about it later.
Today I am going to share with all of you a homemade peanut butter cup recipe that will knock your socks off! I made it for my husband (Brandon is a huge Reese’s Fan) and he loved them!
Let me tell you this, if he loves them then I know that you will too!
I didn’t even tell you the best part… There are only 4 ingredients needed to make these amazing treats.
You will need:
Mini muffin tins
Mini cupcake paper liners
FOR THE PEANUT BUTTER BOTTOMS
1 cup natural peanut butter
1/2 cup raw honey
1/2 cup coconut oil (melted/liquid)
1/2 cup vanilla protein powder (Shaklee Life Shake is my favorite)
Combined all of these ingredients into a sauce pan on low. Stir constantly until all of the ingredients are melted together. Then place the cupcake liners into the muffin tins and filling the cup up 1/2 to 3/4 of the way. Set aside in the freezer for now.
FOR THE CHOCOLATE TOPPING
1 cup pure dark chocolate (with 70% cacao powder or more)
1/4 cup organic coconut oil (melted)
Using the same sauce pan, melt the remaining coconut oil over low heat. Once the coconut oil is fully melted, brake your dark chocolate into big chunks and add them to the pan. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Then spoon the chocolate on top of the peanut butter mixture in the muffin tins, filling the cups up almost all the way to the top.
Place the tray in the fridge or freezer and don’t take them out until you are ready to serve.
My favorite part about these peanut butter cups is that you don’t have to feel bad about about eating them! They are packed with nutrition in each and ever ingredient.
5 Fun Facts To Know About Coconut Oil:
Super high in lauric acid
Rich in antioxidants
Contains natural microbial and anti-bacterial agents
Improves metabolism
Can help improve cholesterol
5 Fun Facts To Know About Peanuts (Peanut Butter):
- Excellent source of vitamin E
- High in folate
- Contains tryptophan which helps fight depression
- Good source of fiber
- Excellent source of protein
5 Fun Facts To Know About Honey (According to Dr. Mercola)
- Honey Makes Excellent Cough “Medicine” (I use and love this Manuka Honey)
- Honey Can Treat Wounds (I use the Manuka honey for this too.)
- Honey Improves Your Scalp
- Help Boost Your Energy
- Reduce Allergy Symptoms
5 Fun Facts To Know About Shaklee’s Life Shake (Protein Powder)
- Increased energy and satiety. Feel fuller longer with 20 grams of ultra-pure, non-GMO protein with precise ratios of all 9 essential amino acids.
- Clinically proven support to help you reach and maintain a healthy weight.† Powered by Leucine to help you preserve muscle mass, helping to build lean muscle, burn fat, and improve metabolism.†
- Easy to digest, promotes regularity and digestive comfort. Our proprietary prebiotic comes from an ancient grains blend. Plus added digestive enzymes for improved protein digestion.
- 23 essential vitamins and minerals clinically proven to support heart, brain, vision, bone, immune, and overall health. Includes 200 mg of calcium plus ALA, an essential omega-3 fatty acid, and more.
- Low glycemic. Supports healthy blood sugar levels with zero added sugar (stevia-free option has 10 grams added sugar but is still low glycemic).
5 Fun Facts To Know About Dark Chocolate / Raw Cacao Powder (According to Dr. Mercola)
- Reduces stress hormones
- Can help to lower blood pressure
- Super high in anti-oxidants and is an anti-inflammatory
- Contains 4 different neuro-transmitters that act as anti-depressants
- Contains over 300 compounds including protein, copper, calcium, magnesium, zinc and iron
