Easy Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

These easy Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups are the perfect thing to cure your sweet tooth. Enjoy as an easy dessert or an afternoon treat!

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If you’ve been craving a vegan Reese’s peanut butter cup, but not the animal-derived ingredients they’re made with, I’ve got you covered!

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This recipe uses just 6 simple ingredients and 5 steps for the best vegan peanut butter cups you’ve ever tried.

The flavor of these is not exactly like a Reese’s because, of course, vegan peanut butter cups use dark chocolate vs the milk chocolate found in traditional Reese’s.

But beyond that, these are an amazing way to enjoy vegan Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups!

What I love about vegan dark chocolate peanut butter cups is that they’re sweet but not overly sweet. It’s one of the reasons I’ve always preferred dark chocolate over milk chocolate, even before becoming vegan. The maple syrup adds just the perfect amount of sweetness and compliments the yummy peanut butter.

I love to keep a bowl of these in the fridge or freezer to grab whenever that craving strikes.

They’re also an ideal edible gift, especially if you know someone who LOVES Reese’s. I like to make an extra batch or two around the holidays to share!

Photo Credit: Two City Vegans.

Why You’ll Love These Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Cups

  • They’re basically vegan Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups – so you can enjoy your favorite treat once more!
  • They’re naturally gluten-free
  • Decadence in every bite with rich dark chocolate
  • Make with creamy or crunchy peanut butter – your choice!
  • Perfectly bite-sized for whenever the chocolate craving hits

What You’ll Need

These easy vegan peanut butter cups use only a handful of ingredients, and you don’t need any fancy equipment. We use a silicon mini muffin tray for ours, but you can use any muffin/cupcake tray, molds, or cupcake liners you have handy. Just be aware the quantity you can make with this recipe may vary if you use a bigger mold.

  • Peanut butter
  • Dairy-free dark chocolate
  • Coconut oil
  • Vanilla extract
  • Maple syrup
  • Salt
Photo Credit: Two City Vegans.

How To Make Homemade Vegan Peanut Butter Cups

Melt the dark chocolate and 1 tsp of coconut oil in a microwave for 45 seconds, or slowly on the stove in a double boiler. Be careful not to boil it!

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Place ½ tbsp of melted chocolate into each of your 12 small silicone molds.

Pop the tray into the refrigerator for 20 minutes or until the chocolate has hardened up.

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