Copycat Reese’s Hearts

These Copycat Reese’s Hearts seriously taste like the real deal!! I love making healthier homemade versions on classic candy bars I enjoy, and I believe in having your favorite goodies while eating a balanced diet! These adorable peanut butter hearts are made with only 6 simple ingredients and are paleo and vegan friendly! I personally love the combination of dark and white chocolate instead of having to choose.

Why you will love this recipe

• They are very easy to make and taste even better than the store bought version!
• They are made without any dairy or refined sugars and consists of real food ingredients.
• These chocolate peanut butter hearts are such a cute treat to make for Valentine’s Day.
• They can be made as a batch to enjoy throughout the week or as a treat to share with friends or family.
• You can swap the peanut butter for another nut butter or seed butter if you can’t have peanuts.

What you will need

Peanut Butter – Make sure to use a creamy peanut butter, and go organic if you can! Peanuts are usually heavily sprayed with pesticides and herbicides so I always opt for organic.

Coconut Flour – This helps thicken the peanut butter for cut outs. You can substitute with oat flour but it might not work exactly the same.

Maple Syrup – Using a combination of maple syrup and powdered monk fruit gives these peanut butter hearts the perfect sweetness and texture.

Powdered Monk Fruit – Monk fruit is a great alterative to refined sugar that is low on the glycemic index. You can use regular powdered sugar as well. I wouldn’t recommend using maple syrup or coconut sugar because the texture wont be the same.

Coconut Oil – This helps the peanut butter filling solidify a little when chilled.

Chocolate Chips – I am all about the dark chocolate, but you can use milk chocolate if you prefer.

How to make the copycat Reese’s hearts

First, In a bowl, mix together the peanut butter, maple syrup, 1 tbsp melted coconut oil, coconut flour, and powdered monk fruit or sugar. Mix until it becomes a thicker dough like texture. Place the peanut butter mixture in the fridge for 15 minutes to chill.

Next, roll out the peanut butter mixture using a rolling pin into about an 1/2 thick flat piece. Use the heart cookie cutter to make a lot of cut outs and carefully peel the excess peanut butter around the hearts.(You will probably need to roll out the peanut butter a couple times to get more cut outs.) Place the peanut butter hearts on a parchment paper lined sheet pan and freeze for 15 minutes.

In a bowl, add the dark chocolate chips and 1 tsp coconut oil. Melt using the microwave in 30-second increments or in a double boiler. Take the peanut butter hearts out of the freezer and dip each one in the melted chocolate.

Place the hearts back on the parchment paper to set. Drizzle more chocolate on top and cut the excess chocolate off around the edges and enjoy!

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Berry Love Pop-Tarts

Raspberry Cashew Snickers Bars

Strawberry Rose Cheesecakes

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