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Dairy Free Sunbutter Cups
Today I will be sharing a recipe for my dairy free sunbutter cups. I previously shared a dairy free recipe for buckeyes, you can find it here. I mentioned before that I have recently cut dairy out of my diet and have been looking for ways to recreate some of my favorite treats in dairy free versions. Anyone else a huge fan of Reese’s peanut butter cups? I love their peanut butter cups and decided to try to make my own candy cup but a dairy free version instead. I chose to use sunbutter (similar to peanut butter but made from sunflower seeds) in my cups but you could use any kind of nut butter. These cups are super easy to make and are ready in no time.
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These dairy free sunbutter cups only require 3 ingredients. You will need dairy free chocolate chips ( I use these), sunbutter (or your nut butter of choice), and coconut oil.
Begin by pouring 1/3 cup of dairy free chocolate morsels into a microwave safe bowl. Add 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil to the bowl and place into the microwave for 30 seconds. The coconut oil will make the melted chocolate have a creamier texture. I recommend only placing the chocolate into the microwave for 30 seconds at a time to avoid overcooking. After the chocolate has been in the microwave for 30 seconds, remove and stir the chocolate. Place back into the microwave for another 30 seconds and repeat until the chocolate is completely melted, stirring in between each 30 seconds.
Next you will spoon the melted chocolate into your candy mold (I use one similar to this). Fill the candy mold a 1/3 of the way. When I used 1/3 cup of chocolate morsels, I was able to fill 9 of the candy molds. You can melt more chocolate depending on the size of your molds or if you have some left over you can save it for a later step. Once you have filled your molds with the chocolate, place the mold into the freezer for about 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.
Once the chocolate has hardened, remove it from the freezer. Use another microwave safe bowl and add 1/3 cup of sunbutter and 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between like we did with the chocolate. You want the nut butter to have the same consistency that the chocolate did before we poured it into the molds. Once your nut butter has melted, spoon it into the candy molds on top of the chocolate. Leave the top 1/3 of the mold empty so that we can add the final chocolate layer. Once the molds have all been filled with the sunbutter, place the mold into the freezer for another 10 minutes or until the nut butter has hardened.
For the final layer, add 1/3 cup of dairy free chocolate chips and 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until the chocolate is melted. Spoon the melted chocolate into the molds, completely covering the sunbutter layer and filling the mold. Once each mold has been filled, place the molds into the freezer one last time to let the candies harden.
Once the chocolate has completely hardened, remove the candies from the freezer and enjoy! My candies easily popped out of the molds by applying a little pressure to the bottom of each mold.
Dairy Free Sunbutter Cups
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup of dairy free chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup of sunbutter (or nutbutter of choice)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of coconut oil
Instructions
- Pour 1/3 cup of dairy free chocolate morsels into a microwave safe bowl and add 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil to the bowl and place into the microwave for 30 seconds.
- After the chocolate has been in the microwave for 30 seconds, remove and stir the chocolate. Place back into the microwave for another 30 seconds and repeat until the chocolate is completely melted, stirring in between each 30 seconds.
- Spoon the melted chocolate into your candy mold. Fill the candy mold a 1/3 of the way.
- Once you have filled your molds with the chocolate, place the mold into the freezer for about 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.
- Once the chocolate has hardened, remove it from the freezer.
- Use another microwave safe bowl and add 1/3 cup of sunbutter and 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between like we did with the chocolate.
- Once your nut butter has melted, spoon it into the candy molds on top of the chocolate. Leave the top 1/3 of the mold empty so that we can add the final chocolate layer.
- Once the molds have all been filled with the sunbutter, place the mold into the freezer for another 10 minutes or until the nut butter has hardened.
- Add 1/3 cup of dairy free chocolate chips and 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until the chocolate is melted. Spoon the melted chocolate into the molds, completely covering the sunbutter layer and filling the mold.
- Once each mold has been filled, place the molds into the freezer one last time to let the candies harden.
- After the chocolate has completely hardened, remove from freezer and enjoy!
There are so many different variations of nut butter cups that you could make using these candy molds. These dairy free sunbutter cups are definitely one of my favorites. Find my recipe for my white chocolate and hazelnut butter candies here. What combinations are your favorite? Which would you like to see next?
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White Chocolate Hazelnut Candies
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With Valentine’s Day only a couple of weeks a way, it has me craving all things chocolate. My husband recently went on a trip out of town and requested that I make him a few treats to snack on while he was gone. We both have a huge obsession with Justins Nut Butters but my husbands favorite is the hazelnut butter. Searching through the pantry, I still had tons of ingredients left over from all of my Christmas baking and decided to combine the Justins Hazelnut butter with white chocolate to make some candies. The result is a delectable treat that makes it hard to stick to those New Year’s resolutions of eating healthy. Below I will share how I made these white chocolate hazelnut candies.
I previously shared my recipe for almond butter cups here that you may want to check out as well. To make these candies you will need Justins Hazelnut butter, white chocolate morsels, coconut oil, and a candy mold.
Start by melting 1/2 cup of white chocolate morsels with 1/2 tbsp. of coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl. I typically start by heating the chocolate for 20 seconds at a time and stir before heating for another 20 seconds to avoid overcooking the chocolate. When the chocolate is completely melted, spoon a small amount of the melted white chocolate into the candy molds. Spoon just enough to coat the bottom of the mold. After you finish coating the bottom of the molds with the white chocolate, place the molds in the freezer for about 5 minutes so that the chocolate has time to harden.
Once the chocolate has hardened, remove the molds from the freezer and prepare to add the filling to our candies. Scoop 3 tbsp. of Justins Hazelnut Butter into a microwave safe bowl with 1/2tbsp of coconut oil. Heat for 20 seconds and stir. Repeat until hazelnut butter is completely melted. Scoop a small amount of the Hazelnut butter into each of the molds, completely covering the white chocolate base layer. Leave about 1/3 of each mold empty so that you can put one more layer of white chocolate on top. Once the hazelnut butter has been added to each mold, place the molds into the freezer for another 5 minutes to harden.
After the second layer has hardened, remove the candies from the freezer so that we can add the last layer. If you do not have enough melted white chocolate left over to cover each of the candies or if the chocolate has hardened back up simply add more white chocolate morsels and melt the chocolate in the microwave. Spoon enough white chocolate into each of the molds to reach the top of each mold. Once each mold is completely full, place the candies back into the freezer for another 5 minutes or until the white chocolate hazelnut candies have completely hardened.
Once the candies were completely hardened, I was able to easily remove them from the molds by gently pressing on the bottom of each mold. Your white chocolate hazelnut candies are now ready to be enjoyed. I have to warn you that it is hard not to consume all of the candies in one sitting. They are the perfect combination of salty and sweet. Let me know what your thoughts are if you give them a try.
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Rolo Pretzel Bites
Back around Christmas, my husband had asked me to make a few dessert platters that he could take to work. I wanted to come up with a few different desserts that were easy and quick to make and didn’t require a ton of ingredients. One of the desserts I made was these rolo pretzel bites. These rolo pretzel bites are the perfect combination of salty and sweet. They are also super easy to make and only require three ingredients. They were also a big hit with my husbands employees.
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Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Count out 30 pecans and spread them out on a baking sheet. Once the oven is preheated, place the pecans into the oven. Allow the pecans to roast for 7-8 minutes or until they start to brown. Remove the pecans and set them aside for now. Roasting the pecans is optional but I think it gives the pecans a richer taste.
Next place thirty pretzels out onto a baking sheet. Now top each pretzel with a rolo. Place the baking sheet into the oven for a couple of minutes, or until the rolos begin to soften. You don’t want to melt them to much or they will become runny.
Once you have removed the baking sheet from the oven, begin placing the pecans on top of each rolo. Gently press the pecans into the rolo.
After the rolo pretzel bites have cooled, its time to enjoy!
Rolo Pretzel Bites
Ingredients
- 30 Pretzels
- 30 Rolos
- 30 Pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
- Lay 30 pecans out onto a baking sheet and place into the oven for 7-8 minutes or until the pecans start to brown.
- Remove the pecans from the oven and set aside.
- Place 30 pretzels onto a baking sheet.
- Set a rolo on top of each pretzel.
- Place baking sheet into the oven for a couple of minutes, until the rolos begin to soften.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven after the rolos have begun to soften, place a pecan on the top of each of the rolos.
- Once cooled, enjoy!
What are some of your go-to easy desserts? Check out a few of my easy go-to desserts here and here.
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