These Protein Peanut Butter Cups taste like a Reese’s Cup. A delicious no-bake dessert with a little extra protein!

Protein Reese’s Cups

These copycat Reese’s cups are made with protein powder in the filling, but they just taste like a decadent dessert!

My favorite desserts have always been the ones with chocolate and peanut butter. Can you name a better combo than that?

These protein peanut butter cups are one of my favorite no-bake desserts ever.

I almost always have a batch of energy balls or no bake protein bars in my freezer when I’m craving something sweet.

This time, I decided to switch things up and make a protein filled version of one of my favorite candies: Reese’s Cups!

Ingredients and Notes

These are super easy to make and you may already have all of the ingredients in your pantry already! The full recipe and instructions is at the bottom of this post.

Semi-sweet chocolate chips: prefer your Reese’s cups dark chocolate? Feel free to swap the semi-sweet chocolate chips for dark chocolate instead.
Coconut oil: this makes the chocolate smoother to spread.
Vanilla extract
Natural creamy peanut butter: the only ingredients should be peanuts and salt.
Vanilla protein powder: we are using vanilla for a classic peanut butter cup taste, but using chocolate would also be a delicious twist!
Salt
Maple syrup

ingredients to make protein peanut butter cups

How to make protein peanut butter cups

Step 1: Add the chocolate chips and coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave the chocolate chips in 30 second intervals, stirring each time, until the chocolate is smooth and completely melted. Stir in the vanilla extract.

Step 2: Line a muffin tin with parchment paper muffin liners. Pour 1 heaping teaspoon of the melted chocolate into the bottom of the muffin liner, then spread it out to the edges. Repeat this for all 12 muffin cups of a standard sized muffin tin.

coconut oil and chocolate chips in a bowl

Recipe Tip

Make sure to spread the chocolate out to cover the entire bottom of the muffin tin. A good way to do this is by tapping the pan on a flat surface or countertop to settle the chocolate.

Place the muffin tin in the refrigerator while you make the peanut butter filling.

Step 3: Place the peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl and microwave it for 15-20 seconds, until runny. Stir in the vanilla protein powder, salt, and maple syrup until combined.

Step 4: Divide the peanut butter filling into 12 disc shapes that are slightly smaller than the width of the muffin liner.

Step 5: Remove the muffin tin from the refrigerator and place the peanut butter discs onto the top of each chocolate cup.

Step 6: If your leftover melted chocolate has hardened, microwave it for another 15-20 seconds to loosen it up. Drizzle the remaining chocolate over the tops of the peanut butter, smoothing the chocolate out over the top in an even layer to the edges.

Step 7: Place the protein Reese’s cups back in the refrigerator until the chocolate is set.

protein powder and maple syrup in a bowl

Kitchen tips

If you love salty sweet desserts, try sprinkling the tops of the Reese’s cup with flaky sea salt before the final chocolate layer hardens. This is my favorite way to enjoy peanut butter cups!

Storing

Store leftover peanut butter cups in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer. They will keep for around a week in the refrigerator, or 1-2 months in the freezer.

There is nothing better than pulling a homemade peanut butter cup out of your freezer when your sweet tooth hits.

They are one of my favorite protein sweet treats!

Protein peanut butter cups are indulgent tasting and so delicious that you will crave them.

Give these a try and let me know what you think!

More Protein Recipes

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars
Peanut Butter Pretzel Energy Bites
Protein Overnight Oats
Chocolate Protein Bars
Protein Mug Cake
Oatmeal Cookie Energy Bites
Almond Butter Protein Balls
Chocolate Protein Balls

Notes

To make these vegan To make these protein peanut butter cups, use vegan protein powder and be sure your chocolate chips are dairy free. Storing Store leftover peanut butter cups in the refrigerator or freezer in an airtight container. They will keep around a week in the refrigerator, or 1-2 months in the freezer. I prefer mine in the freezer!