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Healthy Instant Pot Peanut Butter Cups

Chocolate peanut butter cups stacked on top of each other on a white surface with a scoop of peanut butter
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Healthy, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups made easy in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.

Ingredients

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  • 14 squares from a Lindt Excellence Chocolate Bar (anything from 70-90% cacao)
  • 3 tablespoons creamy natural peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon oat flour
  • Optional: 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • Flaky sea salt

Instructions

  1. Arrange 7 silicone muffin liners on a trivet or silicone tray.  Place 2 squares of chocolate in each liner.
  2. Add 1 cup of water to the pressure cooker pot and place tray of chocolates inside.  
  3. Secure the lid and turn pressure release knob to a sealed position.  Cook at high pressure for 2 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk to combine the peanut butter and oat flour.  Add maple syrup if desired for a sweeter filling. The filling will still be sticky, but thick enough that it doesn’t run off a spoon.  Add extra oat flour if needed to get the right consistency.
  5. When pressure cooking is complete, use a quick release.
  6. Remove tray from the pot and set on the counter.
  7. Add a heaping teaspoon of peanut butter to the center of each chocolate and use a small spoon or toothpick to cover it with chocolate.
  8. Add a pinch of flaky sea salt to the top of each chocolate.  Note: If you want to see the salt, wait until the top is beginning to set.  If the chocolate is still liquid, the salt will melt into the chocolate and disappear.
  9. Chill in the fridge for 10-15 minutes until solid.
  10. Remove from liners and enjoy!

Notes

  • Make your own oat flour by blending oats in a blender until it looks like flour.  Store leftovers in a sealed bag or container.
  • Coconut flour or almond flour will also work.  Don’t use regular wheat flour since eating raw flour is discouraged.  
  • The Lindt Excellence bars melt perfectly!  If you use other brands of chocolate, be aware that they might not completely melt in the molds.  I’ve tested Lindt Excellence bars 70 – 90% cacao and they all work great. Each Lindt bar contains 10 squares of chocolate.
  • Crunchy peanut butter or almond butter can be substituted for the creamy peanut butter. 
  • The maple syrup is optional if you’d like a sweeter filling.  It tastes amazing without it too!

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