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Healthy Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

July 28, 2017 by Emily Hill 2 Comments

 

These healthy Reese’s peanut butter cups don’t taste healthy (thank heavens!) but they’re packed with protein, antioxidants and healthy fats.

Healthy Reeses Peanut Butter Cups -- These healthy Reeses peanut butter cups do not taste healthy (thank heavens!) but they are packed with protein, antioxidants and healthy fats. | halfscratched.com

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All too often, healthy variations of popular foods taste way too healthy to be worth replacing them for the real thing. (My copycat peanut butter moo’d smoothie is one of the few exceptions.)

But this…THIS recipe for healthy Reese’s peanut butter cups is totally worth replacing your two-pack of cups—or handful of mini cups—because they’re THAT good.

Healthy Reeses Peanut Butter Cups -- These healthy Reeses peanut butter cups do not taste healthy (thank heavens!) but they are packed with protein, antioxidants and healthy fats. | halfscratched.com

Of course, if you don’t like dark chocolate, you could try milk chocolate but you’d be cutting out all those antioxidants. And those antioxidants give you an excuse to eat two at a time rather than one.

Healthy Reeses Peanut Butter Cups -- These healthy Reeses peanut butter cups do not taste healthy (thank heavens!) but they are packed with protein, antioxidants and healthy fats. | halfscratched.com

You won’t believe how easy these healthy Reese’s peanut butter cups are to make. They’re so easy, I’d totally consider making them on a weekly basis. Unfortunately, my family likes them as much as I do so they don’t last very long.

DANG IT.

What made them even easier was using a small scoop to shape the peanut butter balls before placing them in the muffin.

Healthy Reeses Peanut Butter Cups -- These healthy Reeses peanut butter cups do not taste healthy (thank heavens!) but they are packed with protein, antioxidants and healthy fats. | halfscratched.com

I did discover you have to keep these healthy peanut butter cups refrigerated at all times or you’ll end up with a soft, gooey peanut butter cup. Not that that’s a bad thing, but it does make them a bit harder to eat.

On the plus side, if they’re harder to eat, you burn more calories while indulging. Total win.

Healthy Reeses Peanut Butter Cups -- These healthy Reeses peanut butter cups do not taste healthy (thank heavens!) but they are packed with protein, antioxidants and healthy fats. | halfscratched.com

Printable recipe for healthy Reese’s peanut butter cups below. Enjoy!

Healthy Reeses Peanut Butter Cups -- These healthy Reeses peanut butter cups do not taste healthy (thank heavens!) but they are packed with protein, antioxidants and healthy fats. | halfscratched.com

Healthy Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Yield: 12
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

These healthy Reese's peanut butter cups don't taste healthy (thank heavens!) but they're packed with protein, antioxidants, and healthy fats.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup natural creamy peanut butter
  • 2 to 4 T Purely Inspired French Vanilla protein powder (or your favorite vanilla protein powder)
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1 T organic coconut oil

Instructions

  1. Fill mini muffin pan with mini muffin liners. Spray with coconut oil (or canola oil) baking spray; set aside.
  2. Mix peanut butter and 2 tablespoons vanilla protein powder together in a small bowl . Add enough protein powder until mixture is just thick enough to form into balls.
  3. Separate peanut butter mixture into 12 teaspoon-sized balls and place on parchment or waxed paper.
  4. Melt dark chocolate chips and coconut oil in a small microwaveable bowl for 30 seconds. Stir. Continue microwaving at 15-second intervals until completely melted.
  5. Scoop 1 teaspoon of melted dark chocolate into the bottom of each muffin liner. Place tin in freezer for 10 minutes or until chocolate hardens.
  6. Remove from freezer and place one peanut butter ball on top of hardened chocolate and gently flatten with your finger.
  7. Pour two teaspoons of melted chocolate over the top of each peanut butter ball and place tin in freezer for an additional 10 minutes or until chocolate is hardened. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 149Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 52mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 2gSugar: 9gProtein: 3g
© Emily Hill
Cuisine: American / Category: healthy recipes

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  1. Beth

    April 2, 2020 at 8:29 pm

    Just came across this post! I am 100% ordering some stuff from my protein and making this recipe!!!! – themakeupbybeth x

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      April 3, 2020 at 10:25 am

      Hope you like it!

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