3 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Cups (V, GF): an easy, one bowl recipe for deliciously thick fudge cups bursting with peanut butter YUM. Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Protein-Packed.
Have I finally convinced you that making your very own homemade candy is AWESOME?? No? Dang it, I’ll just have to try again. 🙂 Welcome to my latest exhibit for Why You Should Totally Make Candy at Home.
It should go with saying, but one reason: you can EAT them afterward. Note that my eyebrows are vigorously raising and I’m rubbing my tummy, singing Monica’s song: “yummy yummy yummy, I’ve got love in my tummy.”
Yep, I’m that cool. But come on, you can eat it! Alright, I’m totally sensing that you need more reasons. How about this one: these 3 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Cups are ridiculously easy to make. I mean, even I thought that the second and third time I made them. One would think that I would already have been to prepared for how easy they are to make.
But no… I blame it on my very shoddy memory.
Anywho, normally, I would tell you that this recipe came about because: duh, Peanut Butter + Chocolate = All Delicious Daydreams Come True. But actually these came about because folks asked me repeatedly if my paleo chocolate almond butter fudge cups could be made with peanuts. Also, some people told me they loved the look of that recipe, but wouldn’t try it because it wasn’t made with peanut butter.
So here ya go! The peanut butter remixed version—for all my fellow Peanut Butter Lovers who will not go near, or even consider the look/the thought/the text/the sight of almond butter. 😉 Also, I completely get it—AB can be a bit of a hit on the ol’ wallet. PB is much gentler in that regard. ????
And now I, of course, must ask you: do you prefer almond butter or peanut butter? Seems like opinions change all the time on these guys. Maybe you like peanut butter on the weekdays and almond butter on the weekends…
Now, onto this recipe… as you know, I’m a HUGE fan of no bake. No bake bites, no bake bars, no bake ice cream. Okay fine, is there such a thing as bake ice cream?? How about Baked Alaskas or fried ice cream? Oh right… that’s fried. But as the summer approaches, I’m getting super jazzed about not turning the oven on. In fact, I just typed “overn.” That’s how little respect I have for that word right now. ????
But just because some of us don’t even want to type/use the overn, doesn’t mean we don’t have a hankering for some amazingly GOOD dessert. ENTER: these chocolate peanut butter delights! If you’re still not convinced, let me tell you all about these 3 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Cups. They’re:
- made in just one bowl
- so easy to make
- vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free
- indulgently fudgy, perfectly thick
- deliciously protein-packed
- bursting with crunchy peanuts
- made with just 3 simple ingredients
- plant-based and allergy-friendly
- great for dessert or an afternoon sweet tooth craving
- happily made without an over—ahem—oven
So what do you think? Are you ready to get your no-bake candy-make on? I know, you definitely have to say that 3 times fast. I’m so happy to be creating all the smile-inducing plant-based treats with you. I can’t wait to hear what you think of these. In the meantime, tell me:
What candy recipe would you like to see next?
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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- ¾ cup unsalted, natural creamy peanut butter
- ¾ cup vegan chocolate chips
- ¾ cup unsalted, roasted peanuts, chopped
- 1 tablespoon unsalted, roasted peanuts, finely chopped
- Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside for later. Clear some space out in the freezer for this pan—you will need it later.
- Use the double boiler method or the following. Add chocolate chips and peanut butter to a medium, microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave in 20-second increments, until softened and melted. Stir between heating, until smooth and thoroughly combined. Fold in peanuts.
- Scoop about 2 ½ tablespoons of this mixture into a cupcake liner. Repeat until all liners have been filled. Gently tap the muffin pan to create smooth, even cups. Optionally, top with finely chopped peanuts.
- Freeze for 25-40 minutes. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.
- Freezer instructions: Store in an airtight, freezer-friendly container in the freezer for 1-2 months. Allow to thaw for 10-20 minutes before enjoying.
- More homemade candy recipes: homemade Almond Joy, 3-ingredient crunch cups, coconut chocolate cups.
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If you like these 3 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Cups, then you’ll love these gluten free vegan peanut butter recipes:
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4 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Protein-Packed)
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Homemade Almond Joy Cups (Paleo, GF, V, DF)
4 Ingredient Paleo Chocolate Coconut Cups (Paleo, GF, V, DF)
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Gah – I don’t think I could choose between peanut butter or almond butter – I love ’em equally -so if I was faced with a platter of these Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Cups or a platter of 3 Chocolate almond Butter Fudge Cups …why, I think I’d eat ’em all – of course, if I was busted, I’d blame my own, like you said, “shoddy” memory…saying I don’t recall eating any!
🙂
Happy Thursday Demeter – hope you and Erik have a wonderfully sweet rest of the week and weekend! xoxo
They’re both SO good, right? 😉 Let’s just say you can have ’em all! 🙂 Have a great weekend my friend! 🙂 xox
These wouldn’t last long at my house!! Great classic combo – chocolate + peanut butter (only w/o the added sugar). You have great no bake recipes!!
Haha. No, they certainly wouldn’t! 😉 Thanks so much!
LOL – “yummy yummy yummy, I’ve got love in my tummy”? LOVE IT! I feel like that’s completely and utterly PERFECT for eating homemade candy! So, PB or AB? Hmmm… Do I have to pick?! I mean, in all honestly I like to eat both. Preferably AT ONCE. Right from the jar. With the largest spoon possible. 🙂 I don’t play favorites! BUT I looove that you remixed your cups and used PB! Now I can make BOTH and I really don’t have to choose! WAHOO! Pinned (as always). Hope you have a wonderful weekend, lovely. Miss you TONS AND TONS. XOXO
Haha!! Can you hear it? 😉 The deal is: you’ve got to eat the candy and sing. All at the same time. Lol. Oh goodness, why don’t we just mix BOTH into these cups, and we’ll have the best of both worlds? YES!! Thanks for pinning my dear! Have a wonderful weekend. Miss you MORE!!!! XOXOX
You are so imaginative as you find so many ways to combine 2 of our favorites chocolate and peanut butter! Delish!
Thank you so much! 🙂
so easy and yummy! Im the same about almond and peanut butter. I go through phases. I like them both equally.
So interesting! I’ve never met anyone who likes them both equally. More yum for you! 😉
You know, I love a good peanut butter, but I can also appreciate the nuances of a really good almond butter too. I think that PB might win in my case though, only because I’ve been eating it for much longer than AB. Either way, both of them make beautiful fudge cups and I love the crunchy peanuts all throughout these. So delish!!
I like the way you look at it! 🙂 So true on PB–there’s that familiarity factor that AB doesn’t have. Thanks so much, Jessica! 🙂
Homemade candy IS awesome, and these fudge cups look amazing! Peanut butter, chocolate, AND fudge – what’s not to love? 😀 xo
Oh yeah!! xo
Won’t try a recipe because it’s not made with peanut butter <- can you imagine if people started using that reasoning on all recipes lol. Like "nope sorry can't make this lasagna because it's not made with peanut butter"???? But in this case (and most cases involving chocolate) I can understand. It's been said 20394820502 times but they are best buds and always will be❤️❤️ And I'm always up for saving a little money with my treats, goodness knows my grocery bill can use all the help it can get. Is chocolate chip inflation a thing? I think it must be???? It is WAYYYY past time to turn off the oven here and switch to creamy-meets-crunchy chocolate cups instead????
That would be quite fascinating!! Especially on a lasagna recipe! ???? We might know something about how best buddies operate. 😉 Chocolate chip inflation might very well be a thing… Haha. Yeah!!
Your recipes are just unreal. I can’t wait to make this one!! Peanut butter cups might be one of my favorite things in the whole world. YUM!!
Aw, thank you so much, Katherine! 🙂 PB cups are the BEST!!
These were so easy to make and to die for! My non-vegan boyfriend told me I can stop buying him the real thing because they don’t compare to these. Thank you for continuing to kill it with the recipes 🙂
Heather, I’m so happy that you and your boyfriend enjoyed these! 🙂 Your comment totally made my day! Now I have to make something even better to top this. 😉 All I know is… it HAS to involve chocolate + PB, riiiight? ????