These no-bake peanut butter cups are a perfect grab n’ go breakfast, snack, or dessert. They combine creamy peanut butter with old-fashioned oats, dried fruit, and your favorite dairy-free chocolate. The result is a super-tasty, refined sugar-free, dairy-free, vegan, gluten-free breakfast treat, snack, or dessert!
Here at Plant-Based on A Budget, you can never have too many grab n’ go snacks – especially when chocolate and peanut butter are involved. We’ve already shared recipes for chocolate peanut butter balls, chocolate bark, pretzel bars, peanut butter bonbons, and – of course- these no-bake chocolate peanut butter granola cups.
These peanut butter oatmeal cups are a delicious cross between baked peanut butter oatmeal cups, peanut butter granola, and chocolate peanut butter cups. Meaning they’re healthy enough for a healthy breakfast or snack but decadent enough to satisfy sugar cravings. In fact, the combination of hearty oats, protein-dense peanut butter, just-sweet-enough dried fruit, and a rich chocolate topping make for a chewy, sweet, delicious treat (like these GF peanut butter granola bars but with chocolate).
Plus, the 6 ingredients needed for these no-bake granola cups contain a wholesome combination of healthy fats, proteins, carbs, and several vitamins and minerals! Enough to nourish and keep you full until your next meal. Made even easier to keep track of nutrition too, since they come pre-portioned!
Since they’re baked into a muffin tin, these oatmeal cups also make for a great portable snack and are perfect for lunch boxes, as a travel snack, or just for those busy mornings when you don’t have time to stand around preparing breakfast.
Best of all, these no-bake chocolate peanut butter granola cups require just minutes of hands-on prep, contain wholesome ingredients, and are wonderfully meal-prep friendly. Store them in the fridge for up to a week or in the freezer for up to four months for a healthy snack whenever the cravings hit!
Craving more peanut butter treats? You might also like this chocolate peanut butter banana breakfast shake, no-bake peanut butter balls, peanut butter sandwich cookies, or this wholesome PB&J Chia parfait!
These no-bake chocolate peanut butter granola cups require just 6 simple ingredients, most of which are pantry staples:
Keep scrolling to the recipe card for the complete list of ingredients and recipe instructions!
Alternatively, you can use a regular muffin tin. They’ll just be a little thinner.
Store the no-bake chocolate peanut butter granola cups in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. Alternatively, freeze them on a tray until solid. Then transfer to a freezer-safe container/bag for up to 4 months.
Thaw in the fridge before enjoying and then enjoy chilled, at room temperature or warmed up in the microwave. You can also heat the oatmeal cups from frozen in the microwave and enjoy slightly warm.
Photos by Alfonso Revilla
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