CHOCOLATE ALMOND BUTTER CUPS
Creamy Chocolatey, Refined Sugar Free Valentine’s Day Treat
I made these almond butter cups for Valentine’s Day, but because I’m still recovering from my illness I haven’t been able to write a blogpost. This Tuesday it’s a beautiful afternoon here in Kentucky, I’m sitting on my front porch with iced coffee and it’s a perfect day to sit in the sunshine and write. I like making these for Valentine’s Day, but these are also perfect for Christmas & Birthday Celebrations.
The inspiration for this recipe like many other of my recipes was from my mom. She always makes peanut butter buckeyes for Christmas and I liked these candies so much that I had my mom and sister Leah make them for our wedding. I still eat peanut butter occasionally but since my diagnosis of Hashimotos disease, I have learned that peanuts for me are much better for my digestive system. Originally I used sunflower butter when I made these for a Christmas treat this past year. They were good, but for Valentine’s Day I decided to use almond butter and it was by far my favorite. When I make desserts, I try to add flavors that will help the decrease the amount of sugar needed. In this recipe I added vanilla and melted vegan butter to the almond butter to make it extra creamy. Most Recipes I found add double and triple amount of sugar that I choose to use in my recipe. I have found if I use good quality ingredients added with some extra ingredients like vanilla for added flavor, than I don’t miss the extra sugar.
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Almond Butter Cups
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Creamy Almond Butter Buy almond butter without any added sweeteners
- 1/4 Cup plus 1 TBSP Butter or Vegan Butter Melted
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 20 OZ Chocolate Chips or chunks Melted
Instructions
- Mix almond butter with melted butter, add vanilla & mix again. Lastly mix in the powdered sugar. If your powdered sugar has lumps in it, sifting it first will make it easier to mix with the almond butter. Set aside.
- Next melt the chocolate using either a double broiler or microwave. If using a microwave; melt in 30 second increments and stir between each increment until melted.
- Most of the time I choose to use a double broiler. Set heat to medium, fill bottom pot with 1-2 inches of water, make sure top pot does not touch the water. Place chocolate chips into pot and stir chocolate until it's completely melted.
- I used a miniature cupcake pan with miniature cupcake liners to mold the candy into perfectly sized almond butter cups. The miniature cupcake holders can be found at most grocery stores.
- Place cupcake holders into pan, place a heaping teaspoon of melted chocolate for the bottom layer, 1 teaspoon of almond butter mixture for middle layer and drizzle with another teaspoon of melted chocolate.
- I than placed the pan of cupcakes into the freezer for approximately 15 minutes, which speeds up the hardening process. Next repeat this process till all the almond butter cups are made. Store in an airtight container.
- I made these for Valentine's Day but they are also perfect for Christmas, Easter and/or Birthday parties.
