Vegan Peanut Butter Cups

Now of course I didn’t invent the peanut butter cup, but it is such a delicious flavour combination, I had to jump on the band wagon and create my own version of these little treats.

When it comes to the filling, you want a putty like mixture that can hold its shape, you don’t want it to be dry or crumbly. Every peanut butter is different, I always use OhMega’s nut butters, but if you are using a different brand, you may need to add a little less/more coconut flour to get the right consistency (start with less) I have added a photo below so you can see what we are aiming to achieve:

After plenty of research, this was the combination I liked best, the filling is firm, but still nice and soft, and the chocolate has a nice snap to it, while still being silky and smooth. Simply scatter over some ground sea salt and devour 😉

Vegan Peanut Butter Cups (makes about 15)

Filling:

• 140 g peanut butter (I use OhMega)
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 tbsp coconut flour
• pinch of salt

Chocolate shell:

• 400 g chopped chocolate (I used Afrikoa 55%)
• 1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil

Filling:

1. Start by setting out 15 mini baking paper cups on a tray/plate (this is so the chocolate cups won’t change shape when handling later)
2. In a mixing bowl, stir together all the filling ingredients until combined.
3. Roll mixture into a ball, and then flatten it slightly into a disk, like you would with a patty. We want about 15 cups, so keep this in mind as you are portioning the filling out.
4. Set peanut butter disks aside.

Chocolate shell and assembly:

1. Melt chocolate and coconut oil over a water bath.
2. Add about 1 1/2 tbsp chocolate to every paper cup.
3. Place a peanut butter disk in the centre of each cup, very lightly pressing down so that some of the chocolate rises up and around the disk.
4. Spoon over leftover chocolate to completely cover the cups and grind over some sea salt.
5. Place trays with peanut butter cups in refrigerator until set (about 1 hour)
6. Keep covered in an airtight container and keep stored in the refrigerator or at a cool room temperature.