If you love peanut butter cups, you’re going to fall hard to these homemade almond butter cups with banana. Made with just a handful of wholesome ingredients like dark chocolate chips, coconut oil, almond butter and banana. They strike the perfect balance of salty, sweet and healthy, making them the perfect bite you can feel good about.
I love this healthy treat as much as I love my Chickpea Blondies, Fudgy Flourless Pumpkin Brownies, and No Bake Granola Bars. You’ll have to add them all to your meal plans in the coming weeks!
Why this is a great snack in menopause
Healthy fats | Almond butter and coconut oil are a source of healthy fats that fuel your brain and help to regulate blood sugar
Antioxidants | Immune-boosting compounds in dark chocolate help to protect cells
Fibre | Banana is an excellent source of fibre and potassium for heart health
Ingredients you will need
- 1 1/4 cups pure, dark chocolate chips with at least 50% cacao
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- 12 tsp creamy almond butter
- 1 banana
- coarse sea salt
Equipment you will need
- 12 cup mini muffin tin
- mini paper liners
- small pot
- stainless or glass bowl
How to make almond butter cups
- Melt the chocolate chips with coconut oil in a double boiler by placing a stainless steel or glass bowl over a pot of boiling water. Stir occasionally to prevent the chocolate from burning. Reduce the heat, if necessary
- Line a mini muffin with paper liners and spoon a small amount of melted chocolate into the bottom of each cup. Use the spoon to smooth the chocolate around the sides of the cup
- Add a thin slice of banana and a teaspoon of creamy almond butter. Top with more melted chocolate and coarse sea salt
- Freeze the almond butter cups for an hour. You can leave them in the freezer for several months, or transfer them to a glass storage container with a lid. Keep refrigerated for up to 5 days
Ingredient variations
Swap almond butter for other nut or seed butters, like peanut, sunflower seed, tahini, or pumpkin seed butter
Make these homemade almond butter cups vegan by using dairy-free chocolate chips
Add more healthy fats by sprinkling them with chopped nuts and seeds before freezing
Add some homemade chia seed jam into the centres with the almond butter and banana (what a combo!!)
The Best Homemade Almond Butter Cups with Banana
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- 12 tsp creamy almond butter
- 1 banana
- coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate chips with coconut oil in a double boiler by placing a stainless steel or glass bowl over a pot of boiling water. Stir occasionally to prevent the chocolate from burning. Reduce the heat, if necessary
- Line a mini muffin with paper liners and spoon a small amount of melted chocolate into the bottom of each cup. Use the spoon to smooth the chocolate around the sides of the cup
- Add a thin slice of banana and a teaspoon of creamy almond butter. Top with more melted chocolate and coarse sea salt
- Freeze the almond butter cups for an hour. You can leave them in the freezer for several months, or transfer them to a glass storage container with a lid. Keep refrigerated for up to 5 days
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