My Nut Butter Cups are made with almond butter instead of peanut butter, making them a wonderful paleo dessert. Peanut butter is not considered a paleo food since it is made from peanuts, a legume, and legumes are not part of the paleo diet. For more on the do’s and don’ts of the paleo diet please see this helpful post, What is the Paleo Diet?
This healthier version of the classic peanut butter cup is super easy to make and totally delicious!
I figured that right after I posted the recipe for my incredible Vanilla Almond Butter I would share this easy Nut Butter Cup recipe. Alas, it was not so simple. My boys hijacked my Nut Butter Cups testing the night I tried to finalize the recipe, hacking my my project, and dumping loads of chocolate chips into the pot. After that they devoured a large portion of the results. Because of this I lost all measurements and had to start over. Thankfully, this wasn’t much of a problem since everyone in my family loves these homemade almond butter cups.
Today I had a bit of time to repeat this project with better measuring success. So here it is! Gluten-free, high-protein, vanilla almond butter cups.
Nut Butter Cups
Ingredients
- ½ cup Vanilla Almond Butter, chilled for 24 hours
- 1 tablespoon golden flaxmeal
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Stir flaxseed meal into Vanilla Almond Butter
- Melt chocolate in a small pan over very low heat
- Using a small paint brush, coat the bottom and sides of a nut butter cup mold
- Place mold in freezer for 10 minutes to allow chocolate to harden
- Use a mini ice cream scoop to place a scant teaspoon of vanilla almond butter into each cup
- Paint chocolate over nut butter
- Place in freezer for 10 minutes
- Turn mold upside down and pop nut butter cups out of mold
- Serve
If you don’t have a mold there is an alternative. You’ll love homemade Nut Butter Balls! To make them use the same ingredients as for Nut Butter Cups, but chill the Vanilla Almond Butter, then roll it into balls. After that, dip the balls in melted chocolate, then let them harden and sprinkle with a bit of salt.
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Karen says
Elana,
These look fantastic and if life slows down a bit, perfect for Valentines Day. Thanks!
Angela says
1) Those look amazing!
2) I went to Columbia for grad school! Congratulations on your publication!
Hannah says
Oh dear me, I think I’m in love. *hands grasp out blindly towards the kitchen*…
Michelle says
My husband makes some very similar to these – except to make it faster, he does it on a cookie sheet and does a layer of chocolate, then the peanut butter, and then another layer of chocolate!
Courtney says
I’m speechless… Dark Chocolate, Vanilla, Almond Butter, Sea Salt… MMMM-mmm!
Hannah's Harvest says
You are the best!
Chelsea says
My husband, peeking over my shoulder as I read this post, just informed me that “we HAVE to have those. I don’t know what they are. But I want one.” Thank you for determining for me what his Valentine’s Day treat will be!
Ali says
Great idea! I’ll have to do the same :)
elana says
Yes I did. Thank you for pointing that out :-)
Hannah Handpainted says
How utterly gorgeous and simple. I must make these.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Emily says
These look absolutely delicious! And I’m sure they are :)