Dessert | Snack
Chocolate Quinoa Peanut Butter Cups
My chocolate quinoa crunch bars are one of my most popular recipes of all time! These chocolate quinoa peanut butter cups were inspired by that original recipe. And, I might even like them better than the original!
Ingredients
Equipment
INGREDIENTS
- 1 c quinoa (soaked in water overnight and patted dry)
- 1 c chocolate chips (melted (I used Lily's sugar free dark chocolate))
- 1/3 c peanut butter or almond butter (your choice!)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Heat a sauce pan over medium high heat (get it HOT) and add in the quinoa. Toast for about 2-4 minutes, stirring frequently so it does not burn. The quinoa should start to make popping sounds as it cooks, like popcorn!
- In a separate bowl, mix together the quinoa and melted chocolate.
- Line a muffin pan and scoop about 1 tbsp of the chocolate quinoa into the bottom of each cup.
- Spoon about 1 tbsp of peanut butter or almond butter on top of the chocolate quinoa (it helps if your nut butter is well-stirred and runny).
- Top with the remaining chocolate quinoa and place in the freezer for 1 hr to set. Enjoy!