Marshmallow Cups | Almond butter

This dark chocolate almond butter marshmallow cups are so delicious!  Why?  Because they also have gooey caramel and delicious cashew butter!

As you probably already know, I’m a chocoholic.  And when you add caramel, marshmallow and a nut butter to that chocolate – ooo, la-la!

It makes me want to do a dance.

The combination of these ingredients is nicely balanced.  You take a bite and the chocolate is crunchy, the marshmallow is gooey, the caramel is slightly chewy and the almond butter melts in your mouth.

I keep these in the fridge or freezer because in the summer months, they would melt if left on the counter.

I mention in another blog post about taking food to my nephew’s recent housewarming party. Well, this is one of the things I took.  They were gobbled up, tout de suite.  My niece Elizabeth, loves sweets like I do and she took a bite, looked at me and said, “This is so good!”

I nodded and smiled.

It was fun to witness the chocolate smiles on the sides of everyone’s mouth.  When I ate mine after I made these, Christopher laughed because not only did I have chocolate at the sides of my mouth, I had marshmallow on my chin.

Charming!  I do well at parties and you can take me anywhere.

Tips to making these delicious chocolate cups:

• You can use whatever nut butter is on hand.  Cashew butter, almond butter or peanut butter
• If you can, use parchment paper cups, so easy to peel off the marshmallow cups
• Melt half the chocolate for the first layer

How to make dark chocolate caramel marshmallow cups

Get your muffin pan out and line it with muffin papers!

Process shots for the Marshmallow cups:

1. Nut butter, fluff and chocolate – (I photographed almond butter.  But, I used cashew butter.  I changed my mind because I felt like using the cashew butter up)
2. Melted chocolate in the bottom of the muffin paper – next step – freeze for 10 minutes – at the end of the 10 minutes, start melting the rest of the chocolate
3. A good dollop of cashew butter on top
4. Homemade caramel placed on nut butter
5. Dollop fluff on top of each caramel

By the time I’m done adding the marshmallow fluff, the chocolate on the stove has finished melting.

More process shots:

1. Spoon chocolate on top of the marshmallow.  Place in freezer for 10 minutes
2. Fresh out of the freezer

We are ready to eat, peeps!!

I take each dark chocolate caramel marshmallow cups out of the muffin pan and pile them on a plate. Wait, all but one cup which I unwrap and put on a plate, anticipating eating it.

Now, I take a knife and cut into my plated cashew cup because I want to eat it STAT!

But first I have to take another photo.

Chomp

Now I ate it.

I hope you enjoyed this dark chocolate caramel marshmallow cups recipe.

And may all your dishes be delish!

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Dark Chocolate Caramel Marshmallow Cups

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

These delicious candies are so good that it will make you want more and more. Perfect to bring to a party!

Course: Candy

Cuisine: Desserts

Keyword: dark chocolate cups, peanut butter cups

Servings: 12 Candies

Calories: 410 kcal

Author: Elaine Benoit

Ingredients

• 24 ounces bittersweet chocolate 60% or bittersweet, divided and melted
• 12 teaspoons Cashew butter or nut butter of choice
• 12 Caramel see recipe link or (use store bought, cut in thin slices)
• 12 teaspoons Marshmallow Fluff

Instructions

1. Melt 12 onces of chocolate over a double boiler or in microwave
2. Line muffin tins with parchment paper cups
3. Evenly spoon chocolate in muffin cups
4. Place pan in freezer for 10 minutes
5. Start melting the rest of the chocolate
6. Take muffin pan out of freezer
7. Spoon a dollop of cashew butter on chocolate
8. Place a caramel on top of the nut butter
9. Spoon a dollop af marshmallow fluff on each caramel
10. Spoon the rest of the melted chocolate on top of the marshmallow fluff
11. Place pan in freezer
12. Unwrap a nut butter cup
13. Either cut it in half with a knife as not to break teeth or bite into it
14. Eat
15. Swoon
16. Smile
17. Enjoy

Nutrition Facts

Dark Chocolate Caramel Marshmallow Cups

Amount Per Serving (1 candy)

Calories 410 Calories from Fat 216

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 24g 37%

Saturated Fat 13g 65%

Cholesterol 4mg 1%

Sodium 30mg 1%

Potassium 369mg 11%

Total Carbohydrates 42g 14%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 30g

Protein 4g 8%

Vitamin A 0.7%

Calcium 5.1%

Iron 21.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.