Make these irresistible homemade chocolate peanut butter cups in an ice cube tray, and take one right out whenever a chocolate craving hits!
Reason number 5,789 that you really need to buy an ice cube tray.
Oh, this could be dangerous.
Like, really dangerous.
These addictive chocolate peanut butter cups are easy to make and way too easy to keep eating until every last one is gone.
Also Try This Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake
I’d been wanting to try out the idea for a while, and this past weekend offered the perfect excuse: a party on the other side of the city, so I needed a dessert I could easily transport that wouldn’t melt during the drive.
It was technically an Oscars party, but none of us were as interested in watching the awards as we were in having an excuse to throw a party and eat food.
Chocolate and peanut butter > Television awards shows
Making these chocolate peanut butter cups takes just a few steps:
Step One:
Carefully melt chocolate chips, and pour into the bottom of your ice cube trays.
Step Two:
Divide the nut butter evenly above each chocolate-filled ice cube tray.
Step Three:
Cover with the remaining chocolate, then freeze to set the chocolate.
Once set, these ice cube tray candies can be stored in either the fridge or freezer.
Or you can leave them out at room temperature for at least a few hours.
Adapted from Homemade Healthy Chocolate Candies
Ice Cube Tray Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate bar
- 3-4 tbsp peanut butter, allergy-friendly sub, or even mashed banana
- 2 tsp pure maple syrup (or stevia to taste, and add an extra tbsp pb)
- 1 ice cube tray or mini cupcake liners
InstructionsÂ
- Gather your supplies. Grease an ice cube tray, and set aside. Carefully melt your chocolate. Pour about a third of the melted chocolate into the bottom of 8-10 molds. Mix together the nut butter and sweetener. Divide the nut butter evenly among the molds, placing it in the middle of each mold. Cover with remaining chocolate. Freeze to set the chocolate. These can be stored in the fridge or freezer, or they can stay out at room temperature for a few hours. Feel free to double the recipe!View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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(Can Be Oil Free!)
Genious idea! I have never think about it before. Luckily, I have some penut butter in the kitchen, so I will have some (but really a lot) these little treats soon.
These look wonderful! I assume you mixed the maple syrup and nut butter before putting that in the trays?
Ooh yes! Fixing now! Thank you!
Why have I never thought to make these in an ice cube tray?!? And I make them all the time! Next time I will…and of course, I’ll give you credit 😉
http://www.bitesforbabies.com/recipes/two-bite-chocolates/http://www.bitesforbabies.com/recipes/chocolate-peanut-butter-cups/
I don’t see why not! 🙂
You’re a genius!! Oh my gosh, can’t wait to make these and then have them in my freezer for when I am overcome by the need for chocolate. Brilliant! Pinned!
Great idea with the chocolate covered peanut butter cups. Only question is, when I melted the chocolate chips they became to hard fast before I could even get it into the ice cubes tray. What suggestions would you make? I made them and waiting till i try some. Many yums!!
You can re-warm it by putting it in a cold oven and turning the oven on for just a minute or two. Or microwave a few seconds. 🙂
OH MY GOSH, KATIE! I did almost the same thing a few months back (making pb cups into ice cube trays). Great minds truly do think alike 😉
Here’s the link. Not as pretty as yours but just as tasty!
https://peanutbutterandle.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/coconut-peanut-butter-cups/
These look so delicious! Can’t wait to try.
One recipe I would love to see on this blog is a healthy flan recipe! I would be so happy if there was
I can definitely put it on my list of things to try!
What a great and simple idea! I think I’ll definitely have to give these a go 🙂
Can these be made without chocolate chips? Like could I do a mixture of cocoa powder, coconut oil, and maple syrup in place of them? If so, what measurements of those ingredients should I do? Thanks, Safina.
Maybe use the healthy chocolate sauce here? https://lett-trim.today/2010/05/20/homemade-artisana-cacao-bliss/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Hi Katie,
I forgot to grease the tray. How to take them out?? Pl help