If you love peanut butter cups, you'll love this recipe for Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups! All the goodness of chocolate and peanut butter, but made without sugar and I just use maple syrup instead. These are plenty sweet, and remind me of the orignials!

If you love chocolate and peanut butter, try my Easy Mini Peanut Butter Cups, Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies (these are insanely good!), or my Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Balls.

I love peanut butter cups so much. They were always one of my favorite Halloween treats as a kid. And even more so now that I am adult, I actually eat them year-round. My favorites are the Justin’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups (both milk and dark versions), we buy them frequently.

I also make my own Easy Mini Peanut Butter Cups during this time of year, and I stock them in the fridge so I can grab one whenever my craving hits. But, while that recipe is amazing and incredibly easy, the filling is very sweet. But, I am in to that sorta thing (if you didn’t already know!). But, if you are looking for how to make peanut butter cups healthier, then I got you covered with this Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups recipe.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

I use coconut oil in the filling (instead of butter, like my Easy Mini Peanut Butter Cups recipe). I also use maple syrup in place of sugar in the filling. So, in my book, these are the healthiest Halloween candy you can eat!

But they are so good! Even though I am labeling this the healthiest Halloween candy, it is so good that if you didn’t tell people, these were a healthy version, they wouldn’t even know! I bet you’d never guess how to make peanut butter cups healthier – and with only 6 simple ingredients!

So, let me show you how to make peanut butter cups healthier with my recipe for Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups below. It’s time to indulge this Halloween season and enjoy some peanut butter cups!

FAQ's

Can I make these Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups mini?

Yes, if you prefer to make these into a mini version, you can do that. It will make 24 minis and you can use a mini cupcake pan, and mini cupcake liners. Just use the same ratios of chocolate to filling! I just prefer to make these big, as they are healthier, right!

Do peanut butter cups need to be refrigerated?

These do not have to be refrigerated, but it’s best if they are stored in the fridge if you aren’t eating them. Chocolate, and especially homemade chocolate will always stay better in the fridge. Just remove them for 10 or so minutes before you want to eat one!

Ingredients for Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Mama Ganache Organic Milk Chocolate

Costco Kirkland Organic Coconut Oil

Costco Kirkland Organic Peanut Butter

Organic Maple Syrup

Organic Roasted & Salted Peanuts

Why Organic

Why use organic ingredients in this recipe? You all know I’m a huge organic advocate, and I bet you may be thinking sometimes, Why would I even bother to use organic ingredients in something that is so sweet and indulgent? But, that is the exact reason why you should use organic ingredients! Sweet things need to have flavor in order to be good, otherwise they are just sweet and they don’t taste like much else. Organic ingredients are more pure than conventional ones, therefore they actually have more flavor than the non organic options. Say it with me, organic means more flavor! And not just more flavor but a more true and pure flavor. And organic ingredients are much healthier for you to eat in general as they do not contain GMOs or anything artificial. Plus, you are being environmentally friendly when you choose organic ingredients!

So, I highly recommend that you buy the best organic ingredients for this recipe! You can also shop my Amazon Storefront for all my favorite organic ingredients here. Tip – hover over each ingredient to see the name. And if you want to learn more about organic foods and the difference, read my post here on Food Labels and What They Mean.