Chocolate Swirl Coconut Protein Fudge Cups

This real-food coconut butter fudge is easy — it only takes five base ingredients and it comes together in minutes. Its an easy way to satisfy your sweet cravings in one delicious bite. It is sweet with a chocolatey coconutty flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword 0aty nut protein balls, chocolate swirl coconut protein fudge cups, clean eating dessert or snack, coconut butter fudge protein cups, healthy keto protein fat bombs, no bake coconut butter fudge

Servings 10

Ingredients

1 cup peanut (or any other nut or seed) butter
1 cup coconut butter, store bought or homemade recipe below in notes
1/4 cup protein or collagen peptides powder

Chocolate Swirl Topping

1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon coconut oil

Instructions

Place paper liners in a 12-hole muffin pan or use a silicon muffin pan.
In a medium microwave-safe bowl combine peanut butter and coconut butter and microwave for30-60 seconds, just until soft enough to stir all together.
Or place in a small saucepan and warm up on the stove top.
Once the peanut butter and coconut butter is soft add protein powder and mix until well combined. Pour into the lined baking cups 1/3-1/2 full. Set aside.
Next melt the chocolate swirl topping.

Chocolate Swirl Topping

Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave with 30 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.
Drizzle the chocolate mixture over the fudge cups, and swirl in with a butter knife or tooth pick.
Let set in the refrigerator or freezer for at least 30 minutes until hardened.

Notes

Homemade Coconut Butter

If you are anywhere near the health food or fitness circles, you have no doubt heard of coconut oil by now. But have you ever heard of coconut butter? Oh my gosh is it good.It tastes like the most delicious, decadent, oh-so-bad-for-you treat. Except, it’s not. It’s actually good for you. In fact, coconut butter packs a boatload of benefits:

It’s rich in lauric acid, which boosts immunity and destroys harmful bacteria, viruses, and funguses.

It actually boosts your metabolism, which aids in weight loss and increases energy levels.

Its a superb ingredient for protecting and replenishing the hair and skin

It’s packed with healthy fats, so you feel full longer.

It’s full of essential amino acids, calcium, and magnesium.

Basically, coconut butter is just plain awesome. It’s so creamy, buttery, naturally sweet and full of nutrients, and it’s hard to believe that this tasty Homemade Coconut Butter from Scratch is made with one ingredient!

You may not know this, but a jar of high-quality coconut butter can be expensive. Yes, that is one of the reasons that you should make you own - it’s unbelievably easy.

Besides being incredibly good for you, coconut butter greatly enhances the creamy texture of desserts, smoothies, ice creams, fudge and hot beverages. Even a spoonful out of the jar is not a bad thing. 😊

Once you start using it, you'll find many other ways to sneak it into your diet.

Go here for the recipe: Homemade Coconut Butter

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