Peanut Butter Cups

The holiday season means having some extra tasty treats around the house. These peanut butter cups help provide that little bit of extra Christmas cheer! They are super rich so Thomas and I have found that splitting one is the perfect way to be satisfied without getting that "oh my god I'm gonna be sick" sugar feeling. I was inspired to make these peanut butter cups after seeing them on a fellow food blog, http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/



Peanut Butter Cups
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (make sure it's vegan)
4 Tbs peanut butter (we like the Smart Balance kind)
1 Tbs nutritional yeast (for texture, flavor and nutrition)
1/2 tsp vanilla

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or the microwave until it is smooth and creamy. In 4 paper muffin liners, pour just enough chocolate to cover the bottom of each liner. Put the liners in the fridge for just a minute to help harden this first layer of chocolate.

In a small bowl, combine the peanut butter, nutritional yeast and vanilla. Split this mixture between the 4 muffin liners and layer on top of the chocolate bottom. Pour the rest of the melted chocolate over the peanut butter layer and set the 4 peanut butter cups in the fridge until they are fully hardened. Once hardened they are ready to be eaten!

Makes 4.