Name: 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Cuisine: chocolate
Ingredients: 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 tablespoons refined coconut oil; 1/2 cup natural peanut butter; 2 tablespoon agave nectar; 4 tablespoons blanched almond flour

5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

side angle of chocolate peanut butter cups, one leaning against the other with a bite taken out — These 5 ingredient peanut butter cups are made with simple ingredients. Once you start making these at home, you won’t stop!

Here’s the thing: I looooove Reese’s peanut butter cups. A couple Halloweens back I bought one bag of Reese’s for the trick or treaters and one bag for me…

For about two days straight I lived solely on Reese’s cups and coffee.

Not my finest moment.

Reese’s got it right on so many levels. They are delicious, addicting, and make your mouth water just thinking about them.

If you love homemade candy you have to try these Chocolate Quinoa Crisps and these Homemade Vegan Twix Bars! Or, browse all my favorite recipes in this roundup of 50+ Gluten Free Dessert Recipes.

overhead image of red silicone candy mold with hardened chocolate

Ingredients for Homemade Peanut Butter Cups:

chocolate: I love semi-sweet chocolate for this recipe, but if you’re a dark chocolate fan, go for that! You could also use white chocolate!
refined coconut oil: refined is the best option because it doesn’t give the cups a coconutty flavor. I don’t recommend subbing in any other oil. Coconut oil melts when it’s hot and hardens when it’s cold. Because of this, it’s really great at creating a a chocolate outer shell. Other oils would not provide the same hardening effect.
natural peanut butter: I love natural, drippy peanut butter. If you’re allergic, feel free to sub in your favorite nut or seed butter.
agave nectar: if my favorite but honey or maple syrup also works!
almond flour: I always use blanched almond flour. Almond meal or a different flour will give the peanut butter middle a different texture.

fingers holding a chocolate peanut butter cup with a bite taken out

How to make 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups:

Melt the chocolate in a bowl with the coconut oil. Spoon a dibble of the chocolate into the bottom of the silicone molds.

Use a chopstick to spread the chocolate out across the bottom and up the sides. Chill in the fridge for about 10 minutes while you make the peanut butter center.

In a second bowl, combine the peanut butter, agave nectar, and almond flour.

With your hands, form little balls of the peanut butter mixture. I used 1/2 teaspoon to scoop the peanut butter into my hand, then rolled it into balls.

Place the ball in each mini cup, flattening it a bit so it doesn’t stick out the top.

Then, top with additional melted chocolate so the peanut butter layer is covered and refrigerate until the chocolate has hardened, a couple hours.

Store peanut butter cups in the fridge.

overhead image of chocolate peanut butter cups on a white counter, one with a bite taken out

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Recipe

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