Easy Homemade Almond Butter Cups with Banana

If the kids love sweet treats, you’re going to feel good about serving these healthier homemade almond butter cups with banana. Made with just a handful of wholesome ingredients, they strike the perfect balance of salty and sweet with healthy fats for developing brains.

I love this healthy treat as much as I love my Chickpea Blondies, Fudgy Flourless Pumpkin Brownies, and No Bake Granola Bars. You’ll have to add them all to your meal plans in the coming weeks to load up on healthy after-school snacks.

Ingredients you will need

• 1 1/4 cups pure, dark chocolate chips with at least 50% cacao
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil
• 12 tsp creamy almond butter
• 1 banana
• coarse sea salt for the tops

Equipment you will need

• 12 cup mini muffin tin
• mini paper liners
• small pot
• stainless or glass bowl

How to make almond butter cups

1. Melt the chocolate chips with coconut oil in a double boiler by placing a stainless steel or glass bowl over a pot of boiling water. Stir occasionally to prevent the chocolate from burning. Reduce the heat, if necessary
2. Line a mini muffin with paper liners and spoon a small amount of melted chocolate into the bottom of each cup. Use the spoon to smooth the chocolate around the sides of the cup
3. Add a thin slice of banana and a teaspoon of creamy almond butter. Top with more melted chocolate and coarse sea salt
4. Freeze the almond butter cups for an hour. You can leave them in the freezer for several months, or transfer them to a glass storage container with a lid. Keep refrigerated for up to 5 days

Ingredient variations

Swap almond butter for other nut or seed butters, like peanut, sunflower seed, tahini, or pumpkin seed butter

Make these homemade almond butter cups vegan by using dairy-free chocolate chips

Add more healthy fats by sprinkling them with chopped nuts and seeds before freezing

Add some homemade chia seed jam into the centres with the almond butter and banana (what a combo!!)

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