Keto Peanut Butter Cups

Using unsweetened cocoa powder and coconut oil instead of chocolate chips, these Keto Peanut Butter Cups are super easy to make, perfect for snacking or desserts, and can be ready in under half an hour!

I used to make peanut butter cups all the time, I even made them as party favours for my wedding! Turning my original recipe into these Keto Peanut Butter Cups was super easy and the whole family is crazy about them. I hope you love them as much as we do!

Why you need these in your life

• Loaded with peanut butter and chocolate, these sugar free treats taste just like Reese’s peanut butter cups!
• Sweet with just the right amount of salty chocolate goodness, these Keto Peanut Butter Cups are the perfect dessert, or filling snack when your energy is low.
• They are easy to make and can be ready in under 30 minutes!
• No need to turn the oven on to make these Keto Peanut Butter Cups because they are a no bake treat.

Ingredients

Coconut oil – be sure to buy refined coconut oil. Unrefined coconut oil will smell and taste like coconut, whereas the refined coconut oil has very little smell or taste. Want to know more about coconut oil?

Sugar Free Maple Syrup – Not all sugar free maple syrups are created equal! Be sure to use one that has been sweetened with a natural sweetener, free of harmful sweeteners such as aspartame or sucralose. I like to use Lakanto’s or Joseph’s. You can also make No Bake Freezer Cookies with it as well!

Peanut butter – use organic peanut butter to avoid harmful pesticides and chemicals. Find peanut butter without any additives to skip the unnecessary carbs.

Powdered sweetener – powdered sweetener is a must in this recipe because granular sweetener won’t combine properly with the peanut butter – it will have a gritty texture. I use Lakanto’s Granular Sweetener and grind it in a clean coffee grinder for a moment or two to create powdered sweetener, otherwise you can buy Powdered Monk Fruit Sweetener.

How to make Keto Peanut Butter Cups

Place 24 large cupcake liners inside 2 muffin trays. Melt the coconut oil in a medium bowl and then whisk in the vanilla, sugar free maple syrup, sea salt and unsweetened cocoa powder.

Pour 1 tsp chocolate inside each of the 24 cupcake liners, saving the remaining chocolate for later. Push the chocolate a little ways up the sides of each liner, about 5-7mm, then smooth out the bottom so that the chocolate is even. Freeze the muffin trays for 5-10 minutes.

While the chocolate is freezing, make the peanut butter layer. In a medium bowl combine the peanut butter with the almond flour, powdered sweetener and salt, then mix well.

Remove one tray from the freezer and then place 2 tsp of the peanut butter mixture inside each liner. Using the back of a small spoon, press the mixture evenly into the bottom of each cup. Repeat with the second muffin tray.

Pour 2 tsp melted chocolate in each cup, over the peanut butter layer, being sure to spread the chocolate all the way to the edges.

Freeze for 5-10 minutes before removing the paper liners. Store the Keto Peanut Butter Cups in the fridge.

Expert Tips

1. We brush the chocolate up the sides of the liners so that the peanut butter layer is fully enclosed in chocolate.
2. If the chocolate has not fully frozen in 5 minutes, place the trays back inside the freezer for another 5 minutes.
3. Don’t use more than 2 tsp of the peanut butter layer – this recipe makes just enough for the 24 cups.
4. If the chocolate has begun to firm up, simply warm it back up a little bit before pouring over the peanut butter layer.
5. Do you have reusable silicone muffin liners? They work excellent for making Keto Peanut Butter Cups!

FAQ

How long will Keto Peanut Butter Cups last in the fridge?

If kept in an air tight container, these Keto Peanut Butter Cups will last for 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator. Can’t eat them all in that time? They freeze great! Just be sure to thaw them slightly before enjoying.

What brand of peanut butter is best for Keto?

Most generic brands of peanut butter are loaded with chemicals and unnecessary carbs. To avoid these and find a peanut butter that is Keto friendly, look for any organic peanut butter that has no additives (salt is okay). The ingredient list should only have: organic peanuts!

How to avoid Keto Peanut Butter Cups that taste like coconut?

Because we use a whole wack of coconut oil to make these Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cups, you need to make sure you are using a coconut oil that has been refined. It will be right on the label if it has been refined. Refined coconut oil has no coconut flavour, whereas unrefined tastes like coconut.

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Keto Peanut Butter Cups

Made with unsweetened cocoa powder and coconut oil, these Keto Peanut Butter Cups are a fast and easy no bake treat that everyone will love!

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Canadian, Keto, Low Carb

Servings 24 servings

Calories 125 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Chocolate Layer

• ⅔ cup refined coconut oil *see note 1
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ cup sugar free maple syrup *see note 2
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 1 pinch sea salt

Peanut Butter Layer

• ¾ cup organic smooth peanut butter with no additives *see note 3
• 6 tbsp powdered monk fruit sweetener *see note 4
• 3 tbsp almond flour
• ¼ tsp sea salt

Instructions

 

Equipment Needed

• 2 Muffin tins
• 24 Large paper muffin liners or Reusable silicone liners
• 2 Medium bowls & Whisk

Directions

• Place 24 large cupcake liners inside 2 muffin trays. Melt the coconut oil in a medium bowl and then whisk in the vanilla, sugar free maple syrup, sea salt and unsweetened cocoa powder.
• Pour 1 tsp chocolate inside each of the 24 cupcake liners, saving the remaining chocolate for later. Push the chocolate a little ways up the sides of each liner, about 5-7mm, then smooth out the bottom so that the chocolate is even *see note 5. Freeze the muffin trays for 5-10 minutes *see note 6.
• While the chocolate is freezing, make the peanut butter layer. In a medium bowl combine the peanut butter with the almond flour, powdered sweetener and salt, then mix well.
• Remove one tray from the freezer and then place 2 tsp of the peanut butter mixture inside each liner *see note 7. Using the back of a small spoon, press the mixture evenly into the bottom of each cup. Repeat for the other muffin tray.
• Pour 2 tsp melted chocolate in each cup, over the peanut butter layer, being sure to spread the chocolate all the way to the edges *see note 8. Freeze for 5-10 minutes before removing the paper liners. Store the Keto Peanut Butter Cups in the fridge.

Notes

1. Be sure to buy refined coconut oil. Unrefined coconut oil will smell and taste like coconut, whereas the refined coconut oil has very little smell or taste. Want to know more about coconut oil?
2. Not all sugar free maple syrups are created equal! Be sure to use one that has been sweetened with a natural sweetener, free of harmful sweeteners such as aspartame or sucralose. I like to use Lakanto’s or Joseph’s.
3. Use organic peanut butter to avoid harmful pesticides and chemicals. Find peanut butter without any additives to skip the unnecessary carbs.
4. Powdered sweetener is a must in this recipe because granular sweetener won’t combine properly with the peanut butter – it will have a gritty texture. I use Lakanto’s Granular Sweetener and grind it in a clean coffee grinder for a moment or two to create powdered sweetener, otherwise you can buy Powdered Monk Fruit Sweetener.
5. We brush the chocolate up the sides of the liners so that the peanut butter layer is fully enclosed in chocolate.
6. If the chocolate has not fully frozen in 5 minutes, place the trays back inside the freezer for another 5 minutes.
7. Don’t use more than 2 tsp of the peanut butter layer – this recipe makes just enough for the 24 cups.
8. If the chocolate has begun to firm up, simply warm it back up a little bit before pouring over the peanut butter layer.

 

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts are an estimate only! The ingredients you choose could have different nutritional values than the ingredients I have used.  

 * Net carb count excludes both fibre and sugar alcohols, because these do not affect blood sugar in most people.

Deduct fibre and sugar alcohols from the total carbs to get 1.1g net carbs per cup!

Nutrition

Serving: 1peanut butter cupCalories: 125kcalCarbohydrates: 6.8gProtein: 2.8gFat: 11gSodium: 57mgFiber: 1.9g

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