Peanut butter, chocolate, and PROTEIN! We’re combining all 3 in this easy recipe and making my favorite candy something I can eat every single day! These High Protein Peanut Butter Cups are not just simple to make but actually pack some decent macros with fairly common ingredients you might already have. The best part? They actually taste almost identical to the “real thing”!

Speaking of candy, what’s your current favorite? Drop it below and maybe I’ll give it a high protein go for next time!

Start this one with a small mixing bowl or a mixer. A mixer works great if you have trouble mixing peanut butter or you’re making these in bulk since they last up to 3 months in the freezer. Either work great. My preference? Go for the free workout!

Add into whatever you’re using, 1/2 cup of peanut butter, 2 tablespoons of syrup or honey, 1 ounce of milk or milk substitute, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, 2 scoops of a vanilla protein powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt if you used an unsalted peanut butter.

Tip: Sugar free syrup works great but if you’re not worried about the sugar/calories maple syrup works great too. I’ll have the nutritional breakdown for both sugar free syrup and honey below which is similar to using maple syrup.

Mix those together until everything is combined. It should end up a bit gritty, not completely smooth. Think “sand texture” if that makes sense. If it’s still a bit too wet after mixing it, add in a tablespoon of coconut flour and continue mixing until you find this texture.

Easy Peanut Butter Cups

You’re now going to need either some silicone or paper cup liners. Personally, the silicone ones win every time for this recipe. Why? Because you can easily peel down the edges without destroying your high protein peanut butter cups or worrying about “ripping” them. I’ll include a link to some below if you’re interested (I’ve used mine for YEARS and they’re super cheap!).

From here, place your liners onto a baking sheet or something you can use to easily transfer them into the fridge or freezer. I made 8 today but you can choose to make more (thinner pb cups) or less (thicker pb cups). The size of the cups I’m making are around 2x the size of the real thing, if you want the same size as those you’d need to make 16.

Evenly distribute your mix into your cups. You can use your hands to press your mix into the homemade protein peanut butter cup (gritty texture = no stickiness) until it’s compacted and your top is flat. This should only take :10-:15 seconds.

Chocolate Protein Peanut Butter Cups

Last, melt 1/4 cup of chocolate chips (dark or semi-sweet work best). I’m using the microwave, :30 second intervals, mix, and repeat until melted. If you don’t want to use a microwave or don’t have one, use the stovetop! Place a bowl you know won’t break from the heat over simmering water and keep your chocolate moving inside the bowl over low heat until melted.

Once melted, add around 1/2 a tablespoon of your chocolate to the top each one and smooth it out with the bottom of your tablespoon (think layer!). You should have just enough to do all 8. Top them with some flaky salt or anything else you want and put them in the fridge or freezer for around 30 minutes.

I personally store these in the freezer just like I do the real thing and let them sit out for 2-3 minutes prior to eating them. In the freezer they’ll also last around 3 months as we talked about earlier so this method is a win/win!

You can also easily change your flavor up by using different flavored protein powder. Chocolate, peanut butter (obvious), banana, salted caramel, cookies & cream, the variations are endless.

Ready for a meal prep after you bulk prep these high protein peanut butter cups? Try some Mexican Shredded Chicken!