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Extremely Dark Chocolate Protein Peanut Butter Cups

Taralynn McNitt
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 40 Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Bars Ghirardelli Intense Dark Chocolate 86% (Sub 1 1/2 cups your choice of chocolate)
  • 3/4 Cup Unsweetened/No Salt Added Peanut Butter
  • 2 Tbsps Organic Honey
  • 2 Scoops Vanilla Protein Powder
  • 1/4 Cup Swerve
  • Sea Salt (Optional)

Instructions
 

  • Melt chocolate in a bowl. You can use the stove top or microwave. 
  • In a mixing bowl, combine peanut butter, honey, and protein powder until it forms a dough-like texture. If it's too runny, add more protein powder. 
  • Once the chocolate is melted and smooth, stir the Swerve sweetener in. 
  • Place your baking cups on a baking sheet. Add 1 tsp of the melted chocolate into the bottom of all the baking cups. 
  • Add tsp sized chunks of protein peanut butter on top of the chocolate layer. 
  • Add the last layer of chocolate on top of the peanut butter, covering it completely. 
  • Sprinkle with a couple granules of sea salt (optional)
  • Let the protein peanut butter cups harden. When they were completely done, I added them to a container and stored them in the freezer. 

Notes

Per Protein Peanut Butter Cup:
45 Calories, 3.5g Protein, 4g Carbs, 4g Fat, 1.5g Sugar
Perfect for a post workout!