Low Carb Sugar Free Frozen Peanut Butter Cups Recipe
These Frozen Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Cups, or healthy fat bombs, are just as good as traditional Reese’s peanut butter cups, only frozen is even better to curb that sweet tooth! Just 3.6 grams of net carbs or 4 total grams of carbs per serving.
Keto Peanut Butter Cup Recipe
These little creamy frozen peanut butter cups are what summer dreams are made of! It’s the classic combination of chocolate and peanut butter that has a creamy peanut butter center covered in a smooth milk chocolate and is always a win in my opinion!
Made without added sugar, perfect for a low carb diet, keto diet and gluten free.
Pretty quick prep time with simple ingredients too! The hardest part is waiting for the ice cream to harden before coating them in chocolate and enjoying this sugar free sweet treat!
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups in Frozen Form
I’m always looking for easy recipes and favorite treats in the summer. You know the kind that give you the most bang for your buck in the kitchen. The ones that leave you feeling completely satisfied and pretty enough to serve to unexpected summer time guests.
This is one of those recipes to keep in your freezer at all times, especially if your a big fan of peanut butter cups!
Chocolate and peanut butter of course is a classic combo that never gets old. But adding in the frozen aspect and it’s even more heavenly.
These little keto chocolate peanut butter cups didn’t last long in my home at all. Within days my daughter, my hubby, my sister-in-law and I had eaten them all up. And I feel absolutely no guilt whatsoever!
Once you make these, you may never want a regular peanut butter cup again. Just Saying.
Low Carb Sweeteners
I don’t use artificial sweeteners in any of my recipes. I only use natural sugar free sweeteners like Allulose, Monk Fruit, Stevia and Erythritol.
Most artificial sweeteners like Sucralose, Aspartame, Splenda, etc will usually spike blood sugar studies show. Sugar alcohols like Xylitol, Maltitol and Sorbitol can cause digestive upset, like bloating and cramping and xylitol is deathly to dogs if ingested.
I realize that many people find that natural sweeteners may have an after taste or artificial flavor, but once you’ve chosen the sweetener you like best, keep trying and your taste buds will eventually come to like low carb sweeteners.
Powdered erythritol is the next best thing if you don’t want to use the liquid stevia I used in this recipe, but really for best results, liquid stevia, liquid Monk Fruit or Allulose would be my recommendations for any kind of ice cream sugar free treat.
Feel free to use my Sweetener Guide & Conversion chart to determine how much of another sweetener to use.
The best thing to perfect the sweetness level you want is to always taste before churning or freezing the peanut butter mixture.
You can always add more sweetener but you can’t take it away if you add too much so be sure to start with a small amount.
Can I use Maple Syrup?
You can use any sweetener you prefer since you can simply taste it and decide how much you like for your sweetness level.
Maple syrup is sugar, just like regular table sugar, though it is a more natural form of sugar, it is still sugar which means it will spike your blood glucose. If you’re a diabetic, i would not recommend using maple syrup or honey or coconut sugar.
Stick to the low carb sweeteners mentioned above and you will keep your blood sugar balanced. When blood sugar is balanced and doesn’t spike, you won’t have sugar or carb cravings. When blood sugar is balanced, you will lose weight if you are eating a low carb or ketogenic diet.
Everyone will need a different amount of carbohydrates to lose weight. Some will be able to enjoy more carbs then others who may have insulin resistance. It’s always best to test your own blood sugar after enjoying any low carb dessert to see how it effects you.
Here’s my video showing how easy these really are!
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Frozen Keto Peanut Butter Cups Recipe
Sugar Free Frozen Peanut Butter Cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter unsweetened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp vanilla liquid stevia
- 12 ounces sugar free chocolate chips or dark chocolate bar
- crushed peanuts or flaky sea salt optional
Instructions
- In a stand mixer, blend all the ingredients——(except your favorite sugar-free chocolate chips and crushed peanuts)—together until thoroughly combined. Taste and adjust Stevia if needed.
- Pour peanut butter filling into mini muffin cups lined with silicone liners or paper liner for easy removal. Freeze for 1 hour before coating with chocolate.
- To make outer chocolate coating, simply melt chocolate using a double boiler method or melt in a microwaveable bowl, at 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- Remove frozen peanut butter mini cups out of the silicone molds and place onto a baking sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Dip one frozen peanut butter cup into melted chocolate at a time. Remove with a fork and tap excess chocolate on the side of the bowl.
- If desired, immediately top each with crushed peanuts before the chocolate hardens. Continue with remaining melted chocolate and mini cups then return to the freezer for at least 30 minutes or until ready to serve. Allow about 5 minutes to come to room temperature to enjoy.
- Storage; Store frozen healthy peanut butter cups in an airtight container or sealed container in the freezer for up to 6 months. Nutritional information below includes using the chocolate chips for coating these frozen Reese's cups, but does not include optional crushed peanuts.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
I just made these. Not so good with just the stevia. Rather bland. I added 4 heaping tbs of swerve confectioners. DELISH ! Thank you for so many great recipes.
Do you think these would work as a pie filling in a low carb crust?
They look amazing 🙂
Yes I do think that will work.
These look great and I can’t wait to try them. Do you have a particular brand of peanut butter you typically use?
What could I sub for the stevia I just never liked the Taste of it? Thanks C
any sweetener you want, add a small amount then taste it before putting in molds and freezing.
Thank you! I LOVE them ??
What’s the best way to melt choc.? Easy way.
I microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stir each time, continue until smooth.
These look incredible! To be dairy free too, I guess I could sub full fat coconut milk (or cream?) for the heavy cream but do you have a suggestion for a substitute for the cream cheese?
I believe the brand Daiya sells a dairy free cream cheese at Whole Foods.
Can I use plain stevia and regular vanilla. It’s what I have on hand. Will it change the taste a lot?
Thanks for the great recipe!
Louise
yes that’s fine
I am allergic to chocolate (dark is the worst) do you think I could use white chocolate instead?
most white chocolate is not sugar free but you could I guess
Where did you get the silicone cups from?
Amazon
I made these for my son who has diabetes. I didn’t have silicone liners and just sprayed the tins. They stuck a bit but with a butter knife, I easily popped them out. My son absolutely love them. Thanks for a great recipe and and great website!
I don’t have silicone cups. Can I use paper liners? Will they stick when frozen? Or just plain muffin tin?
I think paper liners would stick, I’d spray the pan really well if you don’t have silicone liners.
These are SO fun! I’ll take 3!
These look awesome and great video, too!
These are perfect especially for this time of year!
this sounds like a dream come true for me!
These sound wonderful! With no sugar these are sure to be a guilt-free snack!! YUMMM!
Thanks for sharing the recipe! Chocolate and peanuts are always a great combination.
These look amazing! Great video too, I cant wait to make these!
Am I missing it somewhere? the written recipe? I have read and watched the video and still I cannot locate the written recipe with the amounts of ingredients to be used. please help.
Underneath the video is a link. It starts with RECIPE followed by an arrow and the recipe name. (it’s in red on my computer, if that helps).
It is NOT the same as in the video
It is the recipe I wrote for Sweetleaf and it is the same as the video I made, thank you! http://sweetleaf.com/reduced-sugar-frozen-peanut-butter-cups/
Thank you! These look great!
Under the last picture in Large letters saying the name of the recipe. Click that.
Do you have a written recipe with the nutritional facts?
Is it at the website where I wrote the recipe: http://sweetleaf.com/reduced-sugar-frozen-peanut-butter-cups/
Love your video, Brenda! And you know I love all things peanut butter and chocolate.
Thank you!
Brendan,
Thanks for such yummy recipes….and not to be a downer, but it would be more accurate to say no-sugar added rather than sugar free. There’s certainly sugar in the chocolate, the peanut butter and also the creme cheese…although, if the peanut butter is natural fresh ground the natural sugar is minimal. And there is lactose in the creme cheese which has naturally occurring sugar in the milk/creme.
It does look delicious….just a suggestion for full and accurate disclosure.
Cheers!
There is no sugar in the chocolate using Lily’s Sweets chocolate made with stevia. There is no sugar in the peanut butter using all natural no sugar added, just peanuts. Total sugar per peanut butter cup is 0.6 grams due to the natural sugars in cream cheese. I do not know of any frozen sugar free treat with completely 0 grams sugar per serving. I think anything listed having LESS than 1 gram of sugar is indeed accurate to state sugar free.
Sugar free implies the only sugars are naturally in the ingredients. Unless you’re making them out of meat and fat, everything has carbs. The chocolate is sugar free, natural pb has no added sugar, and cream cheese has no added sugars. I think you’re confused about sugar free and what it means. Even regulated labels list carbs as 0 if less than 1 carb per serving.
Thanks Kim!