There’s nothing like a typical Reese’s peanut butter cup. The mixture of peanut butter and chocolate with sugary sweetness balancing the flavors is such a heavenly treat. Inappropriately, as with most commercial candies, health was an afterthought when they picked the ingredients.
This is why it is best to brand them yourself to get your chocolate peanut butter fix. All it takes is three element substitutions and a few simple steps to make crave-worthy keto peanut butter cups.
Though there are several store-bought “keto-approved” or “healthy” peanut butter cup products, they also have several flaws.
Atkins Peanut Butter Cups, for example, use maltitol as their primary sweetener and element. Since maltitol has a similar glycemic index as an apple and is composed of 67% net carbs, we recommend avoiding any product that uses it on keto.
Table of Contents
Keto Peanut Butter Cups
The Preparation
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup stevia/erythritol blend, powdered
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ounce low-carb milk chocolate
The Execution
First prep and measure all elements out for ease of use.
Then line a cupcake tray with parchment paper liners. Otherwise, you can use silicone cupcake molds.
After add the butter, powdered stevia/erythritol blend (you can powder it using a small blender or coffee grinder), peanut butter, and vanilla extract to a pan.
Heat the combination over medium-low heat, stirring infrequently, until the mixture is smooth and has no lumps.
Consistently distribute the peanut butter combination between the cupcake tray liners.
After In a microwave-safe container, melt the chocolate in the microwave in thirty (30)-second intervals until smooth and glossy.
Evenly distribute a thin chocolate layer to the top of each peanut butter layer.
Put the cupcake tray into the refrigerator for thirty (30) minutes or until set totally. Will last a week stored in an airtight container.
Notes
Makes a total of 8 Keto Peanut Butter Cups. Each peanut butter cup comes out to be 205 calories, 19.3g fats, 3.4g net carbs, and 4.1g protein.