{"id":25454,"date":"2019-09-03T14:52:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T12:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nataliel8.sg-host.com\/?p=25454"},"modified":"2022-01-15T08:47:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T06:47:39","slug":"protein-vegan-peanut-butter-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/protein-vegan-peanut-butter-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"Protein Vegan Peanut Butter Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I simply adore the combination of chocolate and peanut butter; you&#8217;ve probably noticed it if you\u2019re following. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/chocolate-peanut-butter-brownies\/\">Brownies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/no-bake-chocolate-peanut-butter-pie\/\">tarts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies\/\">cookies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/chocolate-coffee-peanut-butter-cake\/\">cream cakes<\/a> and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/chocolate-peanut-butter-ice-cream-cake\/\">ice cream cake<\/a> &#8211; all of which are evidence of my never-ending love for this perfect combo of flavors. I love how the slightly salty peanut butter refines the chocolate and together they make a stunning dessert every single time.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a peanut butter and chocolate lover, Reese\u2019s peanut butter cups are my favorite candy in the world. When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/haggai_leffler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Haggai<\/strong><\/a> came to visit a few weeks ago, we made these protein vegan peanut butter cups. They turned out super chocolatey and insanely delicious and they are really easy to make.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, if you like chocolate and peanut butter as much as I do \u2013 don&#8217;t miss these vegan peanut butter cups. And before you ask: Yes, they can be made without the protein powder too \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/category\/cookies-and-individual-desserts\/candies-and-bars\/\">Looking for more delicious snacks and homemade candy? Click here &gt;&gt;\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_25430\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25430\" class=\"wp-image-25430\" title=\"Protein Vegan Peanut Butter Cups\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/reeses_peanut_butter_cups-s.jpg\" alt=\"Protein Vegan Peanut Butter Cups\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6091382327871787\" data-ad-slot=\"7832461759\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--WPRM Recipe 25455--><\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Protein Vegan Peanut Butter Cups<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n<h4>For the chocolate coating:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>300 grams of dark chocolate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For the peanut butter cream:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>200 grams of natural peanut butter<\/li>\n<li>30 grams of vegan protein powder<\/li>\n<li>2-3 tablespoons maple syrup<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd-1 cup of soy or almond milk<\/li>\n<li>A little sea salt for decoration<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li>Melt the chocolate in the microwave or over double steam pot until fully melted.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange paper cups inside the dents of the muffins pan and spread chocolate to cover the paper cups on the inside.<\/li>\n<li>Freeze for about 15 minutes to set.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Peanut butter filling:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>In a bowl, place peanut butter, protein powder and maple and mix to a uniform mixture. Gradually add the soy milk until a uniform and thick paste is obtained.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the stuffing to a piping bag.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the chocolate cups from the freezer and fill with the peanut butter filling.<\/li>\n<li>Pour 1-2 teaspoons of melted chocolate on top and straighten.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with a little salt and freeze for about an hour to set.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from pan and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">The peanut butter cups are stored in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can freeze them for up to a month.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Instead of natural peanut butter, you can use tahini in the same amount to diversify the flavors.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Vegan protein powder is available in sports stores or online. You can omit it anyway.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">You can use soy or almond milk according to your personal taste. Soy milk slightly increases the amount of protein in the cups.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Instead of maple you can use honey, but the taste (and color) will change slightly.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End WPRM Recipe--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25428\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25428\" class=\"wp-image-25428\" title=\"Protein Vegan Peanut Butter Cups\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/reeses_peanut_butter_cups2-s.jpg\" alt=\"Protein Vegan Peanut Butter Cups\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I simply adore the combination of chocolate and peanut butter; you&#8217;ve probably noticed it if you\u2019re following. Brownies, tarts, cookies, cream cakes and even ice cream cake &#8211; all of which are evidence of my never-ending love for this perfect combo of flavors. I love how the slightly salty peanut butter refines the chocolate and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1594,1582,1593,1560,1589],"tags":[1618,1835],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Protein Vegan Peanut Butter Cups | Lil&#039; Cookie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These vegan peanut butter cups are so easy to make, enriched with protein and would make the perfect snack before workouts!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/protein-vegan-peanut-butter-cups\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Protein Vegan Peanut Butter Cups | Lil&#039; 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