Chocolate + peanut butter fans, I’m here to share my latest no bake dessert obsession – peanut butter chocolate oat cups. An epic cup of deliciousness.

These protein-rich oat cups are enriched with protein to keep you energized throughout the day. Soft, delicious and meant for meal prep! They are such a simple recipe that come together in just under 20 minutes and make for the perfect snack or treat, a real delight!

Let me paint the scene for you. You go to your freezer, pick up one of these oat cups, bite into it to find the most delicious chewy oat base topped with the crunch of a chocolate layer. Truly the dream. One of my all-time fave combos – chocolate and peanut butter! Plus they are no bake so you don’t have to worry about messing with the oven! They are best served old straight from the fridge. The no baking part also means they are a lot faster to make and less fuss. Did I mention they taste freaking amazing.

As well as being really easy to make, these cups are healthier than your average treat as they are made with wholesome REAL food ingredients. With the added protein powder it makes them more balanced than the traditional high carb recipe. Old fashioned baked recipes always had tons of sugar, carbs and fat. Its little wonder where the epidemic of obesity has come from. The new modern way is to add protein making the recipe more balanced and healthy and to limit fat storing blood sugar spikes.

Eating high-protein foods has many health and fitness benefits, including:

Speeding recovery after exercise and/or injury
Reducing muscle loss
Building lean muscle
Helping maintain a healthy weight
Curbing hunger

A well-balanced diet with proper ratios of macro nutrients (protein, healthy carbs and fats) provides all of the:

Energy you need to keep active throughout the day
Nutrients you need for growth and repair
Help you to stay strong and healthy and
help to prevent diet-related illness.

When you find your optimal balance and amounts of macro nutrients, you take a major step toward reaching your health goals and this balance has been improved in this recipe by the addition of healthy protein.

These oat cups are ideal for a grab and go breakfast – a quick and delicious way for you to mix up your morning oats. Porridge will be a thing of the past once you try these, trust me. These little bites of peanut-buttery goodness are the best way to get your day off to a good start.

This recipe is so simple to make. Simply mix up the base crust ingredients in a bowl. Divide the mixture up into 12 muffins slots (or make into bars). Melt the chocolate for the topping. Chill. Done!

Turn your oat cups into a tasty breakfast treat…

These cups are meant to be a fun sweet treat, but can be strategically used to make a balanced breakfast. Chop up one of the cups into small pieces and place over a serving of some yogurt and a handful of fresh berries. Or add to the top of a smoothie or smoothie bowl.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Oat Protein Cups

These are healthy peanut butter, oat and chocolate protein-rich treats for when you want something sweet but still healthy. This no bake recipe is super simple with only 7 ingredients packed with goodness.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword chocolate protein bars recipe, clean eating dessert or snack, healthy peanut butter protein cups, no bake protein cups, peanut butter chocolate oat protein cups, peanut butter protein snacks

Servings 12

Ingredients

• 2 cups oats, instant or quick
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup protein or collagen peptides powder
• 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts, raw or roasted
• Water as needed

Chocolate Topping

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Instructions

• Line a 12-hole muffin pan with paper liners or use a silicon muffin pan (no need to line the silicone pan). Or you can make into bars using a 8 x 8-inch baking pan or dish.

  First, make the oat layer. Add the oats, protein powder, peanut butter, honey and peanuts to a bowl and stir all of the ingredients together until combined. If it seems dry, add a little water, a tablespoon at a time and mix until it comes together.

  Scoop about 2 tablespoons of the oats into the bottom of each muffin cup and press them into the bottom of the cup evenly.

Chocolate Topping

• Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave with 20 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.

  Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.

  Once melted, add the peanut butter and mix in until melted.

  Scoop 2 teaspoons of the melted chocolate and add it on top of the oat layer in  each muffin cup.

  Swirl the muffin pan in a circle to easily distribute the chocolate over the oats. If there is any melted chocolate left in the bowl evenly distribute the chocolate into each cup.

  Place the muffin tin in the freezer for at least 30 minutes to an hour to set.

  When the oat cups have set remove them from the muffin pan (or cut into bars if you have made this recipe in one pan) and transfer them into a freezer bag and store the oat cups in the freezer.

  Store in fridge for up to 1 week or freezer for up to 3 months.

   

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