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These Chocolate Peanut Butter & Jelly Cups are homemade peanut butter cups with an added layer of jam or jelly! This healthier candy recipe is only 5 ingredients, and uses an easy refined sugar free chocolate recipe.

Chocolate Peanut Butter & Jelly Cups

  • Author: Rachel Conners
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cups 1x
  • Category: Dessert

Description

These Chocolate Peanut Butter & Jelly Cups are homemade peanut butter cups with an added layer of jam or jelly! This healthier candy recipe is only 5 ingredients, and uses an easy refined sugar free chocolate recipe.


Ingredients

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For the chocolate

  • ½ cup coconut oil (melted)
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 34 tablespoons maple syrup (to taste)

For the filling

  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ½ cup refined sugar free jelly or jam (I used my homemade strawberry rhubarb chia jam)

Instructions

  1. Line a 24-cavity mini muffin tin with small cupcake liners. Alternatively, you can also use a peanut butter cup mold.
  2. In a liquid measuring cup, whisk together the melted coconut oil, cocoa powder, and 3 tablespoons maple syrup. Taste it, and add more maple syrup if you want it sweeter.
  3. Pour a small amount of the chocolate mixture into the bottom of each liner or mold cavity, until the bottom is thinly covered. Don’t use more than half the chocolate mixture for this. Place the liners in the refrigerator or freezer for about 10 minutes to harden.
  4. Once the bottom layer of chocolate is hard, place about 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter over the chocolate. Add a 1/2 teaspoon of jam over that. Pour enough of the chocolate mixture over the jam to cover it completely (if at any point the remaining chocolate gets too thick to pour, warm it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to remelt). Repeat until all are covered. If desired, sprinkle the top with crushed peanuts or freeze-dried fruit. Return to the refrigerator to harden completely.
  5. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.