Clean Eating Peanut Butter Cups

Clean Eating Peanut Butter Cups(Makes 10-12 candies, depending on the mold you select.)

Note: All photos are copyright The Joy Of Clean Eating and are used here with permission.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup ‘clean’ chocolate chips (I prefer SunSpire Grain Sweetened Chocolate Chips)
• 1/4 cup ‘clean’ organic raw no salt added creamy peanut butter (I use Tree of Life brand peanut butter)
• 3 Medjool dates, pitted
• 1 candy mold of your choice (you can purchase these at Michael’s craft stores, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Jo-Ann Fabrics or your local hobby store)

Preparation:

Step 1 – In a small saucepan on very low heat, melt the chocolate chips.

Step 2 – Using a clean/unused paint brush, paint the melted chocolate into the candy molds.

Step 3 – Put the molds into the freezer for 10 minutes.

Step 4 – Process the dates and peanut butter in a blender or food processor.

Step 5 – While the chocolate is hardening, add the peanut butter and dates to a food processor or powerful blender and process until throughly blended.  Set aside.

Step 6 - Remove the candy mold from the freezer and fill the hardened chocolate molds with the peanut butter mixture.  (It’s easiest to use your fingers to gently press the peanut butter mixture into the chocolate shells)

Step 7 - Using the remaining melted chocolate, paint over the top to cover the peanut butter mixture.

Step 8 – Place the mold back into the  freezer for 10 minutes or until completely hardened.

Step 9 - Remove from the freezer and carefully “pop” candy out of molds.  They should easily pop out, if not place back in the freezer for another 5 minutes.

Storage: Store the leftover candies in a cool, dry place.  For best results store them in the fridge until ready to eat.

Notes: Please note that you can use almond butter in this recipe but the inside texture of the ‘cup’ won’t be the same.  Peanuts tend to be drier and the consistency you get is exactly like that of the original Reese’s peanut butter cup. Almond butter will produce a more ‘runny’ inside. Either way you make these they will still turn out fabulous!

Nutritional Info:Serving size = 1 candy.

Calories: 99.5
Cal. from Fat: 46.5
Total Fat: 5 g,
Sat. Fat: 2 g,
Carbs: 11.5 g,
Fiber: 1.5 g,
Sugars: 6.5 g,
Protein: 1.5 g,
Sodium: 0 mg,
Chol: 0 mg