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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.

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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:

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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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