Dark Chocolate Gingerbread Cups

I wanted to make an easy, no-bake seasonal treat that didn’t have too much sugar. So I came up w/ these Dark Chocolate Gingerbread Cups.

They are the perfect 4-ingredient goodie to put you in the HOLIDAY SPIRIT. Think of them as a seasonal version of peanut butter cups …

INGREDIENTS (makes 12 cups)
1/4 cup creamy almond butter
2 teaspoons molasses
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup no-added-sugar dark chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS
✅In a small bowl, stir together almond butter, molasses, and ginger & set aside.
✅Melt the chocolate chips.
✅Prep a mini-muffin tin w/ 12 paper liners. Put 1/2 tablespoon melted chocolate into each. Freeze for 5 minutes.
✅Remove from freezer and to each one add 1 teaspoon almond butter mixture & top with 1/2 tablespoon melted chocolate.
✅Refrigerate for 5 minutes & enjoy. Keeps in fridge for up to 2 weeks or in freezer for up to 6 months.

Gingerbread Benefits

Naturally delish GINGERBREAD flavor takes just 2 magical ingredients: Molasses + Ginger

MOLASSES contains blood sugar stabilizing chromium, energizing iron, and more antioxidants than any other sweetener.

GINGER has all sorts of benefits:
–aids digestion
–boosts the immune system
–settles an upset stomach/nausea
–reduces muscle soreness
–improves brain function
–increases fat burning

BONUS

The dynamic duo of molasses + ginger can make anything taste like festive gingerbread! Stir molasses + ginger into….
coffee, yogurt, pancakes, oatmeal, smoothies, energy balls, hot chocolate, golden milk, hot toddies, banana bread, etc.

Originally published at https://www.dawnjacksonblatner.com on December 16, 2019.