These scrumptious little cups serve as either a portable breakfast, a filling snack or a healthy dessert. You can use either a store-bought granola or my Nutty Coconut Granola recipe. Crunchy, fiber-rich granola is combined with even more nuts and almond butter, filled with creamy almond butter and topped with a chocolate/almond butter glaze. Delicious, gluten-free and packed with protein and healthy fats– and no baking involved!
Almond Butter Granola Cups
Scrumptious little, no-bake cups that serve as either a portable breakfast, a filling snack or a healthy dessert. You can use either a store-bought granola or my Nutty Coconut Granola recipe.
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups granola You can make my Nutty Coconut Granola or use store-bought.
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds Omit, if using my Nutty Coconut Granola recipe.
- 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp almond butter, pure
- 1/4 cup almond butter, pure
- Topping:
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Use a silicone regular-sized muffin tin, or spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, combine the granola, maple syrup, chopped almonds and almond butter. Mix well.
- Scoop the mixture evenly among 12 muffin cups. Dampen your hands and press the mixture firmly into the muffin tin to make an indentation in each granola cup. Place in freezer for 30 minutes to firm up.
- Remove granola cups from freezer, scoop and smooth almond butter evenly into the center of each granola cup. Place back in freezer for 30 minutes.
- Remove granola cups from freezer. Combine chocolate chips, almond butter and coconut oil in a small bowl in microwave for 1-2 minute son med-high. Stir to combine. Pour over the top of each granola cup. If desired, garnish with slivered almonds. Place in refrigerator to firm up for at least 30 minutes.
- Remove from muffin tin and enjoy! Store in refrigerator.
Notes
Variation: You can use any type of nuts/seeds/nut butter you like. For example, chopped peanuts and peanut butter, chopped cashews and cashew butter, or chopped seeds and a seed butter. Â
Delicious. I put them in mini muffin tins.