Almond Butter Cups

Almond Butter Cups are super easy to make! You only need four ingredients and 8 minutes of prep time to make it in your microwave or stovetop. It turns out so smooth and delicious, and there's no layering!

Course Snack

Cuisine American

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

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 2

Total Time 7

Servings mini cups

Calories 118kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Ingredients

½ cup Almond butter I like to use Barneys smooth almond butter
½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips I like to use Ghiradelli
1 tablespoon coconut oil
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

Instructions

This recipe makes 12 mini cups or 6 standard size cups.
For making mini almond butter cups, line a mini muffin pan with 12 paper liners.
For making standard-size almond butter cups, line a regular muffin pan with 6 paper liners.
Place chocolate chips, almond butter and coconut oil in a medium microwave safe bowl.
Microwave for 60 to 90 seconds, until 90% melted, stirring every 30 seconds.
Remove bowl from microwave and continue stirring until fully melted. Stir in vanilla extract and salt.
Divide melted mixture evenly into the paper lined muffin pan, smooth top and place pan in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours to set.
Store homemade almond butter cups in the refrigerator.

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Notes

Refer the blog post for stovetop method.

Use creamy almond butter.

Use good quality chocolate. I love to use Ghiradelli semi-sweet chips.

Store the cups in the refrigerator until serving time.

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