Powdered Peanut Butter Cups

Ciarra Siller

by | Updated: January 29th, 2018

Cravings are going to happen. You just have to handle them gracefully. Instead of sweating your sweet tooth, hit it with an ice-cold peanut butter cup. Fresh from the freezer, you’ll cool off any burning sensation to overindulge. Conveniently, this recipe only makes three peanut butter cups, so you can execute portion control with ease. And like most any dessert featuring powdered peanut butter, you’ll glisten knowing it’s lower in fat and calories. Now chill out. Your cravings have been handled.

3 powdered peanut butter cups stacked in cupcake liner #recipe | www.vitacost.com/blog

Powdered Peanut Butter Cups

Makes 3 powdered peanut butter cups
Macros per peanut butter cup: 158 calories | 7 g carbs | 9 g protein | 11 g fat

Peanut Butter Layer

1/4 cup powdered peanut butter
1 Tbsp. vanilla protein powder
1 Tbsp. tapioca flour
1 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
3 ½ Tbsp. warm water

Chocolate Layer

1/2 scoop chocolate protein
1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
1 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
2 Tbsp. warm water

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, mix all peanut butter layer ingredients until smooth.
  2. Pour 3/4 of the mixture into bottom of 3 cupcake liners.
  3. Using a separate bowl, stir together all chocolate layer ingredients until well combined.
  4. Pour chocolate mixture on top of peanut butter layer.
  5. Spoon remaining peanut butter mixture into the center of the chocolate.
  6. Place cupcake liners in freezer and let set for 2 hours, or until hardened.
  7. When ready to eat, move to room temperature for 5 minutes before serving.
Ciarra Siller

Ciarra began creating clean eating and whole food recipes as a way to satisfy her unrelenting sweet tooth—without having to pay the price. She began blogging her recipes and photos in early 2014 as a way to share and help people around the world live a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Even with a busy schedule, she always makes time for her food and fitness and of course, blogging about it on her Instagram account, PeanutButterPlusChocolate and facebook.com/peanutbutterpluschocolate. Her sites include numerous wholefood recipes, from raw vegan to paleo—many featuring the ingredients: peanut butter and chocolate. Because what goes together better than that?