No-Bake Peanut Butter Cup S’mores Tarts [ dairy-free ]

These No-Bake Peanut Butter Cup S’mores Tarts are so fun to make and even more fun to eat! Made dairy-free and gluten-free friendly. These treats can also be made paleo by using your favorite grain-free cookies and cashew or almond butter.

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Coming out of Memorial Day Weekend and right into SUMMERTIME. Well, at least in Michigan. We had some gorgeous weather over the weekend and were able to get out on the boat with Drew’s parents and then had some of my family over for dinner on Sunday. I can’t tell you how great it is to finally have room to host and gather! Granted my family is huge and our house isn’t THAT big – our deck for example needs to be expanded to actually fit my family and everyone’s SOs, as it is only about 9 feet wide and maybe 7 foot long. We can barely fit a 3×3 patio table and 4 chairs on it comfortably. So adding on to the deck will definitely have to be a summer house project.

Oh speaking of projects… The kitchen cabinets are finally done! Hardware on and everything. Oh em gee it is great. I’ll try to share some pictures soon! Drew did a great job 🙂 I kind of stopped helping paint halfway through because I thought I was having an allergic reaction to something with the paint. Long story but then what I thought was psoriasis from stress  turned out to be impetigo apparently… still trying to get rid of it through antibiotics. My lips have not been normal for over 6 weeks now! Basically since I visited Erin and Jess in Chicago. I digress…

Anyways, the kitchen cabinets look great and I love the way everything came together –even though it still took me a very long time to decide on where  to put the hardware… after I had already “decided” I still changed my mind about three times. Then I was in this dilemma of not having enough knobs versus pulls and I didn’t want to have to order more (again, for the second time) so I had to just make up my mind once and for all. Pretty sure Drew wanted to divorce me at that point… kidding. I REALLY need to get better at making decisions with this kind of stuff. Is anyone else really indecisive when it comes to projects like that?

You know what wasn’t a hard decision? Making these…

Peanut Butter Cup S’mores Tarts

YOU GUYS. They are so fun and fricken delicious.  

Summertime means s’mores in any way, shape or form. And the form we’re going for today is no-bake mini tarts. They are quite fun and don’t take *too* long to put together. The longest part is probably making the homemade marshmallow fluff. I used this recipe last year, we’ll call it “the egg white version”, and decided I wanted to try a “paleo-friendly version” this go-around. Of course you can opt to use store-bought marshmallow fluff as well if you’d like.

Marshmallow Fluff Notes

The egg white version produces a softer fluff that will remain soft, even after letting sit a while. The paleo-friendly version uses gelatin, so the longer the fluff sits, the more it will stiffen and essentially create more of a marshmallow texture. Either way works, it depends on 1) dietary preferences and 2) the texture you’d like. Both versions will require a stand mixer, as the ingredients have to be whisked for roughly 10 minutes. I have made marshmallow fluff by hand, but it will require you to work the electric hand mixer through the bowl of ingredients for a good ten minutes until fluff forms. 

What you need

• graham crackers or grain-free crunchy cookies if paleo
• peanut butter or cashew/almond butter if paleo
• dairy-free chocolate
• full-fat canned coconut milk
• marshmallow fluff

As you can see from what is needed above, this recipe can be easily made gluten-free by using your choice of graham crackers, or grain-free crunchy cookies. And if paleo, just use your favorite nut butter! Creamy cashew or almond would be delicious here too.

I think these Peanut Butter Cup S’mores Tarts are going to be my new favorite no-bake summer dessert. The 4″ tart pans are fun and easily serve two people… if willing to share. I’m thinking next time we a family gathering, I’ll make them in muffin pan liners and each person can have their own little s’mores cup.

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