Making your own candy can be a cinch and healthier, too! Reese cups are one of my favorites and probably once of the easiest to mock. Very few ingredients (3 to be exact) help with throwing these together quickly. 6 healthier Reese Cups coming right up!
Want a fall twist? Scroll all the way down for Pumpkin Pie Peanut Butter Cups!!
dark chocolate peanut butter cups:
Yeilds 6 peanut butter cups
Serving Size: 1 peanut butter cup
Points Per Serving: 3pp
4oz dark chocolate (I used Trader Joes 72% cacao dark chocolate)
1/2t coconut oil
2T PB2, prepared
⋅In a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate and coconut oil together in :30 increments. Mine only took 2 turns (1 min total).
⋅In a shallow cookie pan* (whoopie pie pan or something similar) layer a little chocolate into 6 spots, making sure the chocolate spreads out evenly to coat the bottom surface.
⋅Place in the freezer for 5 min to harden.
⋅Next, place about 1-2t of PB2 mix in the center of each cup. Press down and spread to ALMOST the edges (you’ll want the top and bottom layer of chocolate to touch)
⋅Divide out remaining chocolate onto each cup for the top.
⋅Place in the freezer for 10-20min to harden completely.
⋅Remove from the cookie pan with a toothpick if needed and store them in a sealed container in the fridge or freezer.
*You could also use the silicone ice cube trays to make smaller cups! 🙂
•just add 1/4t of pumpkin pie spice to the pb2 mixture … that’s it 😀
wow!!!!!! Now these are tempting. And I don’t have a sweet tooth!!!!!
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Oh, these would be perfect for you! They’re not extremely sweet because of the dark chocolate. 🙂 Milk chocolate, now that’s a different story lol.
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Oh wow!!!! I totally want to try this! They look amazing!!!
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Thank you! So so easy 🙂
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OMG!! I’ve died and gone to heaven! Lol
Looks so good! But dumb question, what is PB2 and where do you get this?
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Not a dumb question at all! PB2 is my peanut butter life saver 😉 You can get it anywhere nowadays (walmart, big lots, kroger, etc) I order it from Amazon because I go through it so fast. It’s like a peanut flour. The oils are removed and it’s in powdered form. You just add water or milk to make the peanut butter consistency we all love. It’s only 45 calories and 1.5g of fat per 2T (Tablespoons) compared to 190 cal & 16g of fat for regular peanut butter. A must have in my kitchen! 🙂 (I added a link to the PB2 in the ingredients if you wanted to check it out …)
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Oh & they usually run from $4-$5 a jar depending on where you find it 🙂
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Hmm, I have all the ingredients! Would be great using my silicone muffin wrappers. Thanks for sharing, chocolate and PB is definitely a hit here.
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Silicone muffins wrappers would be perfect!! Enjoy 🙂
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Those look awesome! I like dark chocolate better than milk chocolate so for me these would be much better than the original. 🙂
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Absolutely! 😉
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Thanks so much! Can’t wait to try these!
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Getting ready to make some now! I will send these to the girls at the office!!!!
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Sounds like a great idea! I love how you’re willing to share them 😉 lol Enjoy!
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You could also use regular peanut butter couldn’t you? I think PB2 is hard to find in the UK!? These look incredible though x
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absolutely! and you could use different nut butters for some amazing combinations 😉 I used the pb2 to make them more weight watchers friendly 🙂
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These look so delicious! I really want to try the pumpkin recipe..
Is it 1/4t pumpkin pie spice?
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Yes! Thank you for catching that 😉 It is 1/4t pumpkin pie spice 🙂 Enjoy!
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