Healthy Chickpea Peanut Butter Cups (4-Ingredient)

These Healthy Chickpea Peanut Butter Cups have all the familiar creamy peanut buttery chocolate flavour with a secret ingredient – chickpeas! 

 




 

 

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Seriously, what can’t chickpeas do?! These peanut butter cups will be your new favourite afternoon snack. They have all the peanut buttery cup goodness you love, but with the protein, healthy fats, and fibre needed for a balanced snack.

 

 

They’re the perfect snack for when you’re looking for something sweet but need balanced energy to keep you going until your next meal. Afternoon latte and peanut butter cup? Yes, please!

 

 

Ingredients you’ll need for Healthy Chickpea Peanut Butter Cups

 

healthy chickpea peanut butter cup ingredients

 

398 ml can of chickpeas: these will blend into the peanut butter portion of the cups. I promise you won’t even know they’re there.

 

Peanut butter: because they couldn’t be peanut butter cups without it!

 

Honey: this is our sweetener and adds a touch of sweetness to the cups. You can swap this for maple syrup or another sweetener.

 

Dark chocolate chips: I like using chocolate chips when melting chocolate for a faster and more even melt.

 

 




 

 

How to make Healthy Chickpea Peanut Butter Cups

 

In a food processor, combine chickpeas, peanut butter, and honey. Process ingredients until smooth.

 

chickpeas, peanut butter, honey in a food processor

 

Evenly distribute the chickpea mixture among a 12-cup muffin tin. Press the mixture into the bottom of each cup.

 

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Melt chocolate chips using a bowl over a pot of boiling water. I recommend this method because it prevents you from burning the chocolate as it melts. 

 

melted chocolate

 

Top chickpea mixture with melted chocolate and spread with a spoon until evenly distributed.

 

healthy chickpea peanut butter cups

 

Refrigerate the muffin tin until chocolate has hardened, then store peanut butter cups in an airtight container in the fridge. Enjoy within four days.

 

Enjoy! ?

 




 

 

 

Healthy Chickpea Peanut Butter Cups

 

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Healthy Chickpea Peanut Butter Cups


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Description

These Healthy Chickpea Peanut Butter Cups have all the familiar creamy peanut buttery chocolate flavour with a secret ingredient – chickpeas!


Ingredients

Scale

1 can of chickpeas (398ml), drained and rinsed

1 cup natural peanut butter

3 tbsp honey

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips


Instructions

  1. Using a food processor,  combine chickpeas, peanut butter, and honey. Process ingredients until smooth.
  2. Evenly distribute the chickpea mixture among a 12-cup muffin tin. Press the mixture into the bottom of each cup.
  3. Melt the chocolate chips using a bowl over boiling water.
  4. Top the chickpea mixture with melted chocolate and spread with a spoon until evenly distributed.
  5. Refrigerate the muffin tin until the chocolate has hardened. Remove the peanut butter cups from the tin and store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Notes

Use a seed-based butter or other nut-butter alternative for a nut-free option.

Swap honey for maple syrup, and use dairy-free chocolate to make these cups vegan.

  • Prep Time: 25
  • Cook Time: 5
  • Category: snack
  • Method: No-bake
  • Cuisine: N/A

 




 

 

 


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About Brittany 

Brittany Raftis, Registered Dietitian Real Good Eats

Hi there! I am a registered dietitian and I  ?  food! I am passionate about making it easier for busy people to eat well by sharing quick and healthy recipes. Healthy cooking at home can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. I love helping people uncomplicate weeknight dinners and reduce stress around meal time, so I’m so glad you’re here!

 

 

 

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  1. Marge Lac says:

    Hello, do you have the nutritional information for these peanut butter cups? I also found freezing them and taking them out a few minutes before serving works very well. Thanks

    1. Thanks for the tip! I’m so glad to hear that the recipe worked well for you 🙂

      Here is the nutrition information per PB cup:
      Calories: 214
      Fat: 13g
      Sat fat: 3g
      Sodium: 159mg
      Potassium: 96mg
      Carbohydrate: 19g
      Fibre: 3g
      Sugar: 10g
      Protein: 7g

  2. Do you have the nutritional info for these?
    Thanks.






    1. Hi Margaux,

      Here is the nutrition information per PB cup:
      Calories: 214
      Fat: 13g
      Sat fat: 3g
      Sodium: 159mg
      Potassium: 96mg
      Carbohydrate: 19g
      Fibre: 3g
      Sugar: 10g
      Protein: 7g

      Enjoy! 🙂

  3. These turned out to be pretty darn good! I ended up using a mini-muffin tin so I had 24 of them and they were a bit closer in size to regular peanut butter cups. And the best part is my kid doesn’t need to know they are made with beans!

    1. Thank you for commenting! So great you hear you enjoyed them!

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