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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on March 18, 2015.

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Ingredients:

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

  • 30 1-inch paper candy liners
  • 1 2/3 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon local honey
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup crushed cinnamon graham crackers
  • 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature

Directions:

  1. Place candy liners on a baking sheet; set aside.
  2. Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in a uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on medium-high for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until just melted and smooth.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine peanut butter, honey, powdered sugar, graham crackers, and butter.
  4. Mix until well incorporated.
  5. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of chocolate into each cup.
  6. Roll peanut butter into small balls about the size of a penny.
  7. Flatten slightly and place on top melted chocolate, pressing down gently into chocolate.
  8. Top each with an additional teaspoon of melted chocolate.
  9. Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until firm.
  10. Store in covered container in the refrigerator.

Makes 30 mini cups.

Approximate Nutrient Analysis per mini cup:
100 calories, 6 g fat, 3.5 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 25 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 8 g sugar, 1 g protein

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