Keto Peanut Butter Cups Recipe

A stack of keto peanut butter cups with a bite taken out of the top one.

These keto peanut butter cups feature a sugar free chocolate shell and a rich, creamy peanut butter center. They're easy to make so whip up a batch today!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword keto peanut butter cups

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Cooling Time 30

Total Time 1

Servings cups

Calories 112kcal

Ingredients

Chocolate Coating:

6 ounces sugar free dark chocolate chopped
1/2 ounce cocoa butter (or 2 tsp coconut oil)

Peanut Butter Filling:

1/2 cup peanut butter
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

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Instructions

In a heatproof bowl set over barely simmering water, melt the chocolate and cocoa butter together, stirring until smooth.
Use the back of a small spoon to spread a little over half of the chocolate mixture on the bottom and up the sides of the candy molds. Freeze 10 minutes.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the peanut butter and butter together on high in 30 second increments, stirring until smoth. Whisk in the powdered sweetener and vanilla extract.
Remove the chocolate cups from freezer and fill almost to the top with the peanut butter mixture, leaving enough space to cover with remaining chocolate. Return to freezer for another 10 minutes or so.
Rewarm the remaining chocolate gently over low heat and stir until smooth. Spread over the peanut butter filling to the sides of each cup. Chill until set, 20 minutes.

Notes

If you do not have sugar-free chocolate available to you, you can make your own. It's not quite as good but it works!

Chocolate Coating:

¼ cup butter
3 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup powdered Swerve
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the butter, unsweetened chocolate and sweetener together, stirring until smooth. Stir in the cocoa powder and vanilla.Let cool 5 to 10 minutes, until somewhat thickened, the proceed as directed.

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