Showing posts with label peanut butter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peanut butter. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

No Bake, Keto Peanut Butter Cups

Next time I will know to smooth their tops
and level them while in the freezer.
This recipe is so easy, it took me about 10 minutes all together. 

It makes 9 peanut butter cups that will leave you feeling full afterwards. 

This snack is a good quick fix if you need a snack to survive cooking a meal. 

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of melted butter
6 pieces of 90% dark chocolate
1/4 cup of granulated sweetener
10 drops of liquid sweetener
1 tablespoon heavy cream
4 tablespoons of peanut butter
1 teaspoon of unsweetened chocolate almond milk

Prep work:
-Melt 1/2 cup of butter.
-Line a cupcake tray with cupcake papers.

Procedure:
-Melt chocolate and sweetener with the butter.
-Stir in cream, peanut butter, liquid sweetener and almond milk.
-Divide ingredients in the cupcakes papers.
-Smooth the tops for even texture on the tops (I did not worry about this). The peanut butter cups firm quickly, I recommend doing this immediately after each is poured.
-Freeze, they will firm up quickly and are able to be eaten after 10-15 minutes.


Keep the peanut butter cups in the freezer, they melt quickly. 

****An easy way to reduce carbs is to switch out the typical Kraft Peanut Butter (again, using what I have) and to use a low sugar peanut butter. 


Nutritional Information (Per Peanut Butter Cup):
Calories: 77
Total Fat: 6.8g
Carbs: 3g
Fiber: 0.8g
Sugar: 0.8g
Protein: 1.8g

Sunday, October 14, 2012

No Thought Peanut Butter Cookies

I do not think there is an easier recipe than this peanut butter cookie recipe.


I know, I have ugly plates. 
I used what I had to prepare these cookies, on my student budget I was forced to use the normal Kraft Smooth peanut butter. You can find many better alternatives with less sugar, I couldn't bear to waste the peanut butter I had. I eat a cookie before working out, they are filling. Use creamy peanut butter if possible.

Prep Work
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Procedure & Ingredients
-In a medium bowl mix together the following:
1 Large Egg
1 Cup of Peanut Butter (I melt mine a bit to make it a little easier to mix together)
1 Cup of Sweetener
1/2 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
 A Dash of Cinnamon

-When the mixture is a doughy consistency, ball the dough out onto a greased baking pan. ---You should have 12 little balls.

-Press the balls with a fork.

-Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes.

From my calculations, with my crappy peanut butter here is the nutritional information.

Per cookie:
Calories: 130
Total Fat: 11.3g
Carbs: 6.1g
Fiber: 1.3g
Sugars: 2g
Protein: 4.5g

Let me know what you think!