Dark Chocolate Matcha Coconut Butter Cups

Dark Chocolate Matcha Coconut Butter Cups

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Dark Chocolate Matcha Coconut Butter Cups, healthy chocolate butter cups

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 20

Servings:

Calories: 58kcal

Author: Ashley

These 5-Ingredient Dark Chocolate Matcha Coconut Butter Cups made using dairy-free chocolate, pure coconut butter, a touch of pure maple syrup, and matcha green tea. Vegan-friendly, decadent and seriously delicious!

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Equipment

Ingredients

for the chocolate

10 oz bag dairy-free dark chocolate chips I used Enjoy Life
2 tsp coconut oil

for the filling

1/4 cup pure coconut butter*
1 TBS pure maple syrup**
1/2 heaping TBS matcha green tea

Instructions

Line mini muffin pan with 12 paper liners; set aside.
Melt chocolate: Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil on half power in microwave for 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between until chips have completely melted. (Or use stovetop.)
Make your filling: In a small bowl, microwave coconut butter until slightly melted, about 15-20 seconds. Stir in your matcha powder and maple syrup, until matcha is evenly mixed.
Make the cups: Scoop about ½ tablespoon of melted chocolate into 12 muffin liners. Next, using ½ round teaspoon, scoop a rounded ball of matcha coconut butter (equal to about 1 tsp) and place on the chocolate layer. Finally, cover in more melted chocolate, about another ½ tablespoon.
Place pan in the freezer for about 10-15 minutes, or until set chocolate cups have set.
Store cups in fridge until ready to enjoy.

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Notes

*I followed The Balanced Berry's recipe/tutorial and made coconut butter in my NutriBullet. Super easy and inexpensive compared to buying it pre-made!

**The coconut butter is sweet by itself, so you may or may not need the maple syrup to sweeten, depending on your taste buds. You can also add a full tablespoon of matcha if you want more matcha flavor. Taster's choice!

If following instructions using specified measurements, you should get 12 mini cups. If you want a few more cups, just use less chocolate in the layers and smaller scoops of matcha filling. I've made this recipe countless times and if I just use a little less chocolate and filling, I tend to get about 16 cups.

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