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Sugar-free Peanut Butter Cups—Low-carb, Dairy-free

These Sugar Peanut Butter Cups taste like Reese's but are low-carb and made with wholesome ingredients!

Servings: 36
Calories: 255 kcal
Course: Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine: Vegan , Keto

Ingredients

Chocolate / Carob Coating
  • 32 ounces cocoa butter (see Recipe Notes for alternative)
  • 1/2 cup low-carb sweetener (See Recipe Notes for alternatives)
  • 1/8 teaspoon stevia extract powder (See Recipe Notes for alternatives)
  • 1 cup cocoa
  • 1 cup peanut butter (See Recipes Notes for alternative)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
Filling
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter (See Recipe Notes for alternatives)
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup low-carb sweetener (powdered--see Recipe Notes for alternative)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

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  1. Melt cocoa butter or alternative over very low heat. This is important. If you heat the oil too high, the chocolate coating won't blend well.
  2. Transfer the oil to a bowl, add other ingredients and mix well. An inversion blender works great for this.
  3. Spoon a small amount of the melted chocolate to the molds, using just enough so you have the thickness that you'd like the chocolate cup coating to be.
  4. Place mold in fridge to harden while you make the filling.
  5. For filling, combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
  6. Place filling in freezer to firm.
  7. When filling is more firm, remove from freezer and shape into tiny balls.
  8. Place one small ball of filling into each mold, on top of the hardened chocolate.
  9. Spoon the remaining chocolate all over the filling and fill the mold.
  10. Level off the mold with a knife, if desired, for a nicely shaped candy.
  11. Chill until firm and store in fridge or freezer (if you can keep out of them that long).

Notes

  • Measuring Cocoa Butter / Coconut Oil: Cocoa butter is solid at room temperature, but coconut oil becomes soft around 75 degrees. Measuring solid oil/butter first and then measuring it is so much easier. Alternatively, fill up a somewhat large container with some water. Then add the butter/oil until the difference in volume is the amount you need for the recipe.
  • Measuring Cocoa Butter / Coconut Oil: Cocoa butter is solid at room temperature, but coconut oil becomes soft around 75 degrees. Measuring solid oil/butter first and then measuring it is so much easier. Alternatively, fill up a somewhat large container with some water. Then add the butter/oil until the difference in volume is the amount you need for the recipe.
  • Mold Tips: I used silicone molds, like this one from Amazon.  Of course, you could use any shape, like these cute flower molds.  I do not recommend mini muffin tins, however, or some other non-flexible option.  The candy is just too hard to get out of them and you end up with a crumbly mess (yummy, but crumbly).  Of course, you could also just roll the filling into balls and dip it into the chocolate, to make peanut butter balls instead.
  • Mold Tips: I used silicone molds, like this one from Amazon.  Of course, you could use any shape, like these cute flower molds.  I do not recommend mini muffin tins, however, or some other non-flexible option.  The candy is just too hard to get out of them and you end up with a crumbly mess (yummy, but crumbly).  Of course, you could also just roll the filling into balls and dip it into the chocolate, to make peanut butter balls instead.
  • Stevia Tips: See this post for help with using stevia.
  • Stevia Tips: See this post for help with using stevia.
  • Homemade Powdered Sugar: Read this recipe for tips on making homemade powdered sugar substitute.
  • Homemade Powdered Sugar: Read this recipe for tips on making homemade powdered sugar substitute.
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Nutrition Information

Calories 255kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 4g (1%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 27g (42%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Sodium 279mg (12%) Potassium 125mg (4%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 901IU (18%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 47mg (5%) Iron 1mg (6%) Net Carbohydrates 2g

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 36Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 255

% Daily Value*

Calories 255kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 27g 42%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Sodium 279mg 12%
Potassium 125mg 3%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 901IU 18%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 47mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%
Net Carbohydrates 2g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.