Chocolate Almond Butter Cups

Who would ever say no to a chocolate cup filled with nut butter?

Especially if you know that these chocolate almond butter cups are an amazing, healthy and super easy to make at home alternative to store-bought bars and sweets. You no longer have to grab highly processed snacks when craving a treat.

With only a few simple steps and a bunch of wholesome ingredients you will make your own version of popular Reese’s, high in nutrients, guilt-free and still soooo yummy! You can store them in the fridge or freezer and snack on them any time you feel like, without ruining your healthy eating routine!

Recipe (makes 4 servings)

Ingredients:

100g dark chocolate

1 tbsp coconut oil

⅓ cup almond butter

1 tbsp maple syrup

(optional) pinch of sea salt

Method:

Add dark chocolate and coconut oil to a small mixing bowl and melt over a double boiler or in microwave.

Spoon about 2 tbsp of melted chocolate into each muffin mold (or liner) and place in the freezer to set.

In a second mixing bowl, mix almond butter and maple syrup until well combined.

Remove the molds from the freezer, spoon about 1 heaped teaspoon of almond butter mixture into each cup.

Cover each cup with another tablespoon of remaining melted chocolate. Sprinkle some sea salt on top (optional) and place in the freezer to set (it should take about 30 minutes). After that you can store them in the fridge or freezer.

Enjoy!

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