Healthy, Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramels

Glorious, golden, peanut butter, infused, lightly salted caramel, encased in a cool, crisp, decadent and rich, deliciously indulgent dark chocolate coating.

5 minutes

Difficulty

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	100
Fat:	4 g
Carbohydrates:	18 g
Protein:	1 g
Calculated per serving.

by EmSwanston

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Serves: 16

Ingredients

1 cup 1 cup 1 cup Dates (Medjool), Pits removed - approx 14 large dates
3 Tbsp 3 Tbsp 3 Tbsp Peanut Butter, Salted, Paleo friends or those of you with peanut allergies feel free to sub nut/seed butter of choice
1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Vanilla Extract, or 4-6 drops of vanilla cream stevia – I like to use Sweet Leaf Stevia
1 pinch 1 pinch 1 pinch Sea Salt, + extra for serving (if using un-salted peanut butter you may want to add up to 1/2 a teaspoon but start with a pinch, taste and adjust once you’ve made your caramel)
0.5 cup 0.5 cup 0.5 cup Dark Chocolate Chips

Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

To make the peanut butter caramel –
Place dates, vanilla, peanut butter and salt into your food processor or blender and process until it comes together to form a thick, sticky “dough”
Add a splash of water (do this while your blender or food processor is running), 1 teaspoon at a time until the caramel loosens just slightly to form a deliciously smooth, gloriously golden, naturally sweet, peanut butter infused caramel. Set aside while you melt your chocolate.
Melt your chocolate by your preferred method. I like to place my chocolate onto a small plate or bowl and sit it over a pot of gently simmering water, stirring occasionally until nice and melted.
Use a teaspoon to drizzle some melted chocolate into a chocolate mold (or can use mini paper or silicone cupcake/muffin cases if you prefer) and spread to coat evenly. Don’t use all your chocolate, remember you want to save about 1/4 of it to spread on top once our chocolate cups are filled.
Place your chocolate cups in the fridge or freezer to set.
Once set – fill each chocolate cup with a heaping spoonful of your healthy, homemade peanut butter caramel, use the back of your spoon carefully smooth out the top and firmly but gently press the filling down into the chocolate cups as you go.
Once all your cups are filled with our dreamy peanut butter caramel, top with a little extra chocolate then place them back into the fridge (or freezer) to set.
To serve, sprinkle with a touch of flakey sea salt and enjoy.
FYI – These delicious little cups will keep well in the fridge for several weeks but can also be stored in the freezer for 3-6 months!
Enjoy xo

Notes

* If you find your dates are a little dry you could try soaking them in some warm water for 10 minutes before you begin, then drain and rinse and proceed with the recipe as normal.