Description
These Protein Almond Butter Cups with Strawberry Chia Jam are a delicious upgrade to regular chocolate peanut butter cups! Added plant protein combined with homemade strawberry chia jam makes this sweet snack a delicious high-protein chocolate treat!
Ingredients
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Strawberry Chia Jam
- 12 medium-large strawberries
- 1/4 cup raw white chia seeds
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp water
Almond Butter Cups
- 1.5 cups (9 oz) dark chocolate (chips or chunks)
- 4 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 serving/scoop New Chapter Vitamins Complete Organic Plant Protein Powder
- 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
- ~12 tsp unsweetened almond butter
Instructions
Strawberry Chia Jam
- Blend your strawberries, maple syrup and water until smooth
- Pour into a bowl and stir in your chia seeds. Place in the fridge to thicken for about an hour
Almond Butter Cups
- Melt your chocolate and coconut oil over low heat in a small sauce pan
- Stir in the almond milk and then the protein powder
- Transfer the chocolate mixture to a food processor/blender and blend until smooth adding more almond milk if needed. You should have a slightly thick but very smooth pudding-like chocolate mixture
- Line your mini muffin pan with mini cupcake liners
- Add about 1 teaspoon of the chocolate mixture in each cup and using a pastry brush, brush the chocolate up the sides of the cup filling all the folds
- **NOTE: you’ll want it to be pretty thick up the sides
- Place in the freezer to harden for about 10-15 minutes
- Next, add 1 teaspoon of almond butter to each cup
- Add about 1 teaspoon of strawberry chia jam on top of the almond butter
- **NOTE: make sure to leave room for chocolate on top- you may need to add a little less that a teaspoon of almond butter and chia jam
- Finally, add about 1 teaspoon of chocolate over top of the chia jam and spread it so that it covers the jam completely
- Place back in the freezer for about 30 minutes or until they harden
- Thaw slightly (about 5 minutes) before eating and store in the freezer or refrigerator
Notes
*Sponsored by New Chapter Vitamins
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Chill time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 hours
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini almond butter cups