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This Homemade Almond Butter Cups recipe is ridiculously easy to make in your microwave!! A HEALTHYISH homemade treat or snack to make this Halloween season that both adults and kids can enjoy.

We are going strong with the Halloween season!!! 

Today it is not a decorated Halloween treat. Instead – A Homemade Almond Butter Cup! 

What is a Almond butter cup? 

Think the hugely popular Reese’s peanut butter cup, made with almond butter cup instead! 

So much YUMMMM

I decided to take it a step further in making a more simpler and easier recipe – Just stir all things together!

Not a stuffed almond butter cup.

This homemade almond butter cups recipe is just a variation to this Sun butter cups <—- A nut free peanut butter cup

This homemade almond butter cup is gonna become your go-to healthyish treat, because these are 

• Easiest recipe EVER
• Made in 5 minutes or less
• Peanut free Peanut butter cup 
• Make ahead 
• Vegan option
• Gluten free
• Healthyish
• Decadent 
• Mini cups <—- portion control 

More 4-ingredient recipes:

4-Ingredient Raw Almond Bites

4-Ingredient Chocolate Hummus

4-Ingredient Salsa Chickpeas

4-Ingredient Fudgy Nutella Brownies

What are the 4 ingredients in the 4-ingredient almond butter cup? 

Almond butter

Semi sweet chocolate chips 

Coconut oil

Vanilla extract 

Salt

If you love almond butter as much as I do, then check out more almond butter recipes: Almond butter breakfast cookies, Raw almond bites, Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

How to make almond butter cups at home?

This is the easiest recipe ever …..seriously!!!

Step-1: Add almond butter, chocolate chips, coconut oil into a microwavable bowl

Step-2: Melt in a microwave, stirring every 30 seconds

Step-3: Mix in salt and vanilla extract

Step-4: Pour into paper lined muffin pan and refrigerate until set

Done and DONE 

I told ya, easy peasy.  

Tips and tricks in making the homemade almond butter cups recipe:

Store almond butter cups in the refrigerator. 

Use creamy almond butter

Use vegan chocolate chips for vegan almond butter cups

More chocolate recipes like this 4-ingredient homemade almond butter cups recipe:

Gulit free chocolate hummus – This wholesome 4 ingredient guilt free chocolate hummus is made with garbanzo beans, dates, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and sea salt is so delicious served with cinnamon sugar pita chips. Easy, quick and so good  for you!   

No bake chocolate avocado oatmeal balls – No one will ever guess that these no bake chocolate avocado oatmeal balls are made with avocado! Sweet, chewy, chocolatey and can be made vegan and gluten-free as well.

Chocolate chip cookie mug cake – This chocolate chip cookie mug cake recipe is the best mug cake!!  It’s light, fluffy and tastes exactly like a warm chocolate chip cookie fresh from the oven, but in the form of a microwave mug cake. 

Whole wheat double chocolate avocado muffins – An amazingly healthier version of chocolate muffins! They are perfectly moist, chocolatey, delicious and so decadent. The ultimate whole wheat chocolate avocado muffins.

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4-Ingredient Homemade Almond Butter Cups Recipe

This Homemade Almond Butter Cups recipe is ridiculously easy to make in your microwave!! A HEALTHYISH homemade treat or snack to make this Halloween season that both adults and kids can enjoy 

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time2 mins

Total Time7 mins

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: almond butter cups, almond butter cups recipe, chocolate almond butter cups, homemade almond butter cups recipe

Servings: 12 mini cups or 6 regular cups

Author: Maria Doss

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Almond butter
• 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

• Place 12 paper liners in a mini muffin pan and set aside.
• Place chocolate chips, almond butter and coconut oil in a medium microwave safe bowl.
• Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes, until fully melted (stir every 30 seconds to combine).
• Stir in vanilla extract and salt.
• Divide melted mixture evenly into the 12 paper cups, smooth top and place pan in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours to set.
• Store homemade almond butter cups in the refrigerator.

  Alternatively, the recipe makes 6 standard muffin cups

Notes

Store cups in the refrigerator. 

Use creamy almond butter

Use vegan chocolate chips for vegan almond butter cups

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