DessertHigh proteinGluten-freeVegetarian

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Cups

Name: Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Cups
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 cups
Ingredients: 250g cottage cheese; 90g peanut butter; 40g vanilla whey protein powder; 100g 70% or higher dark chocolate; 1 tsp coconut oil

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The filling here is mostly cottage cheese and protein powder instead of powdered sugar, so these read as a rich peanut butter cup while carrying real protein instead of just fat and sugar.

Per serving (1 cup)

15g

Protein

255

Calories

11g

Carbs

17g

Fat

6 cups20 min0 min

Ingredients

9 ozcottage cheese
3 ozpeanut butter
1 ozvanilla whey protein powder
4 ozdark chocolate70% or higher
1 tspcoconut oil

Steps

1
Blend the cottage cheese until smooth, then mix in the peanut butter and protein powder until you have a thick, smooth filling.
2
Melt the dark chocolate with the coconut oil in short bursts in the microwave, stirring between each, until smooth.
3
Spoon a thin layer of melted chocolate into 6 silicone muffin cups or a mini muffin tin and freeze for 5 minutes, until set.
4
Spoon the peanut butter filling on top of the chocolate layer, then cover with the remaining melted chocolate.
5
Freeze for at least 1 hour, until firm, then pop out of the molds and keep chilled until ready to eat.