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Chocolate Oat Cups
Oats, peanut butter, honey, cocoa, and coconut oil are stirred together and chilled in cups, with no oven time. They set in the refrigerator, and that is where they should be stored.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Servings
- 12
- Difficulty
- Easy
Why you’ll love it
- There is no bake. Coconut oil and peanut butter firm up in the fridge and hold the oats.
- Cocoa is stirred into the warm fat so it does not stay dusty.
- A muffin liner makes them easy to portion and store.
- They live in the refrigerator because room temperature softens the coconut oil.
Ingredients
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Instructions
- 1
Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
- 2
Put the peanut butter, honey, and coconut oil in a saucepan over low heat. Stir until the mixture is smooth and pourable, about 2 minutes. This warming is only to loosen the fats. Cook time for the cups is 0. They are not baked.
- 3
Take the pan off the heat. Stir in the cocoa, vanilla, and salt until the cocoa disappears.
- 4
Stir in the oats until every flake looks coated.
- 5
Spoon the mixture into the 12 liners and press it flat with the back of the spoon.
- 6
Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Keep them in the fridge after that.
Pro tips
- Low heat is enough. A boil makes the honey taste harsh and can scorch the peanut butter.
- Press the cups firmly so they do not crumble when you peel the liner.
- If your kitchen is warm, they will slump on the counter. Serve them from the fridge.
Easy substitutions
- honey
- maple syrup in the same amount
- coconut oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- peanut butter
- almond butter
Storage and reheating
Storage
Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Reheating
Do not warm them or the fat will melt and the cups will slump. If one is too hard, let it sit out for 5 minutes.
Nutrition
Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.
- Calories
- 180
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 20 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
Budget friendly
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