These Protein Peanut Butter Cups style like Reese’s, so that you’d by no means guess they’ve additional protein hidden in every chunk! (Don’t fear; they don’t style like protein powder in any respect.)
These copycat Reese’s cups are a candy deal with good for meal prep. They’ve a satisfying taste and texture, and can go away you feeling happy as a result of they’ve 9 grams of protein per cup.
This recipe is of course gluten-free, and could be dairy-free if you use allergy pleasant chocolate chips. When you style these protein PB cups, you’ll all the time wish to have a stash in your fridge!
Protein PB Cup Substances
Impressed by the chocolate peanut butter bars we’ve been making for years, this no-bake dessert has a peanut butter middle thickened with protein powder (on this case, collagen) as an alternative of almond flour or coconut flour.
You should utilize another nut butter you favor, equivalent to almond butter or cashew butter. Or, use sunflower seed butter for a nut-free deal with.
My youngsters (who’re sufficiently old to know higher) assume these style higher than the store-bought model, in order that they’re a complete win. Use semi candy or darkish chocolate chips, relying on how candy you need them to be.
Protein Powder Be aware
You would possibly have the ability to use whey protein or plant-based protein in these, however in case you’re going to experiment, all the time begin with only one tablespoon to see how the feel and style are affected.
Common protein powders are chalky and might have an effect on the style and texture. Collagen, alternatively, blends proper in!
The way to Make Protein Peanut Butter Cups
Line a muffin tin with 9 paper or silicone muffin liners. Mix the darkish chocolate chips and coconut oil in a heat-safe bowl that matches snugly over a small saucepan. Add an inch of water to the saucepan and convey it to a boil on the range high.
As soon as the water is boiling, place the heat-safe bowl full of chocolate chips excessive of the pan. Stir till the steam gently melts the chocolate; the coconut oil will dissolve and skinny out the feel, making it pour-able.
One other option to soften chocolate
Alternatively, you should utilize the microwave to soften the chocolate in 30 second intervals. The chocolate gained’t soften fairly as evenly with this technique, and it gained’t keep melted so long as it does if you preserve the bowl over the pan of scorching water. So, the double boiler technique talked about above is the popular technique.
Add 2 teaspoons of melted chocolate to every muffin liner. Then, tilt the pan to swirl the chocolate across the decrease edges of every cup. Place the pan within the freezer for 10 minutes to let the chocolate set.
In the meantime, add the all-natural peanut butter, collagen, maple syrup, and salt to a medium bowl. Stir properly, till the combination appears to be like like a moist cookie dough. (It is best to have the ability to roll it right into a ball, virtually like play-doh.)
Take away the pan from the freezer and add a tablespoon of the peanut butter combination to the middle of every cup. Flatten the peanut butter layer barely, leaving some room across the edge of every muffin cup so the chocolate can coat the perimeters.
When you’ve used all the peanut butter combination, add 2 extra teaspoons of melted chocolate to the highest of every cup. It ought to completely coat the highest and edges of every muffin cup.
Sprinkle flaky sea salt on high, in case you like.
Return the muffin pan to the freezer till the chocolate is agency. Then these are able to get pleasure from! As a result of coconut oil has been added to the chocolate, these treats might soften at room temperature.
Retailer them in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as a month and revel in them chilled for the very best texture. (They won’t final a month earlier than you eat all of them… we’re fortunate in the event that they final 3 days!)
Decrease-Calorie Possibility
You should utilize much less chocolate, and due to this fact decrease the energy, by solely including chocolate solely to the highest of every peanut butter cup. (Skipping the underside and sides.)
Searching for extra excessive protein desserts? Strive Protein Brownies, Straightforward Protein Balls, or Cottage Cheese Ice Cream.
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Line a regular muffin pan with 9 parchment paper liners. To soften the chocolate, add an inch of water to a small saucepan and convey it to a boil on the range high. In a heat-safe bowl that may match snugly excessive of the saucepan, add the chocolate chips and coconut oil. The steam from beneath the bowl will gently soften the chocolate; stir often till easy. The coconut oil will skinny the consistency so it is simpler to pour.
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Add 2 teaspoons of melted chocolate to every muffin liner. Then gently tilt the pan on all sides, so the chocolate begins to coat the decrease edges of every muffin cup. (It will assist create good edges, however is optionally available.) Place the pan on a flat shelf in your freezer when you work on the following step.
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In a medium bowl, mix the peanut butter, collagen, maple syrup, and salt. Stir properly, till the dough appears to be like uniform. Then, take away the pan from the freezer and scoop a couple of tablespoon of peanut butter into the middle of every muffin cup.
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Gently flatten the highest of every peanut butter mound along with your fingers, so will probably be simpler to cowl in chocolate. It is ultimate if the peanut butter does not go all the best way to the perimeters of the muffin cups, so chocolate can fill-in the perimeters. Pour 2 teaspoons of the melted chocolate combination on high, spreading it round evenly with the again of a spoon. Sprinkle flaky sea salt on high, in case you like.
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Place the pan within the freezer to agency up. As soon as they’re agency (about 10 minutes or so), they’re able to get pleasure from. Switch to an hermetic container to protect their taste and retailer them within the fridge for as much as 1 month. Serve chilled for the very best texture; these can soften in your palms in the event that they heat up an excessive amount of.
Need to make a vacation form? Flip this recipe into Peanut Butter Hearts or Peanut Butter Eggs, as an alternative. (See the linked posts for a photograph tutorial.)
Low-Calorie Be aware: For a decrease calorie deal with, you may scale back the darkish chocolate chips to just one/4 cup. On this case, you’ll solely have the ability to coat the highest of every peanut butter cup. (Not the underside and sides.)
Dairy-Free Be aware: This recipe is dairy-free if you use allergy-friendly chocolate chips, equivalent to Take pleasure in Life model.
Energy: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 9g | Fats: 14g | Saturated Fats: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 2g | Monounsaturated Fats: 6g | Trans Fats: 0.004g | Ldl cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 47mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 2mg
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