Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Cups

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Cups

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 295.9
  • Total Fat: 10.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 7.8 mg
  • Sodium: 58.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 49.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
  • Protein: 4.9 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Cups calories by ingredient


Introduction

I love the sweet-salty combination of chocolate and peanut butter. These gluten-free individual cakes have a crisp top encasing a fudgy, brownie-like middle and a peanut butter-y center. They are simple to prepare, but look and taste like something you might find on a restaurant menu. I love the sweet-salty combination of chocolate and peanut butter. These gluten-free individual cakes have a crisp top encasing a fudgy, brownie-like middle and a peanut butter-y center. They are simple to prepare, but look and taste like something you might find on a restaurant menu.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
    1 tablespoon unsalted butter
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    2 tablespoon plain Greek-style nonfat yogurt
    1 tablespoon liquid egg substitute
    1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
    1 tablespoon cornstarch
    2 egg whites, from large eggs
    1/3 cup sugar
    1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon natural peanut butter, smooth or chunky

Tips

Love this recipe? Check out Marisa Churchill's cookbook Sweet & Skinny: 100 Recipes for Enjoying Life's Sweeter Side Without Tipping the Scales for more low-fat, low-sugar recipes to keep you slim while satisfying your cravings!



Directions

Preheat the oven to 400°F with a rack in the center position. Coat four muffin cups with pan spray or oil.

Melt the chocolate, butter, and 1½ tablespoons of water in a microwave, until you can stir the mixture smooth. Whisk in the salt, yogurt, egg substitute, and vanilla. In a small bowl, stir together the cocoa and cornstarch.

Using a standing mixer and the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites on high until they are foamy. (Alternatively, use a handheld electric mixer.) With the mixer running, gradually add the sugar, a few teaspoons at a time. After all of the sugar is added, continue to mix until soft, glossy peaks form.

Fold the chocolate mixture into the whites until the mixture is mostly combined. Sift half of the cocoa mixture over the top and fold in with a spatula. Once incorporated, sift the remaining cocoa mixture over the top and fold until well combined. Spoon one-quarter cup of batter into each muffin tin. Place 1 teaspoon of peanut butter in the center and cover the peanut butter with a tablespoon of batter.

Bake for 15 minutes. Set the muffin pan on a wire rack to cool for several hours. Unmold before serving.


Serving Size: Makes 4 individual cakes

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    7 of 9 people found this review helpful
    This looks delicious - THANK YOU for sharing - there are many of us who are tempted daily and like having a healthier option. This is a LIFESTYLE, not a diet! Everything in moderation, including moderation! :) - 5/13/14

    Reply from MARISACHURCHILL (5/15/14)
    I just wanted to thank all of you for your feedback about my recipes! I am a chef & certified nutritionist. I try to reduce the fat, not remove altogether. Calling peanut butter a diet food may seem counter-intuitive. But it has the enviable combination of fiber-2g & protein-8g per serv. Enjoy! :)



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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    made these with almond butter instead of peanut butter - 3/15/18


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    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I am going to try these! They sound yummy! - 5/20/14

    Reply from MARISACHURCHILL (5/21/14)
    Oh I hope you do try them! :-)



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    Incredible!
    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    wow! Thanks for commenting back Marisa. Your recipes are great. I have to try this recipe of yours too:
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marisa-churc
    hill/do-it-yourself-granola-ba_b_53567
    80.html
    - 5/14/14

    Reply from MARISACHURCHILL (5/21/14)
    So glad you like them Dimarvan!



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    Yum - 7/3/21


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    thanks - 5/13/21


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    Great recipe - 3/23/21


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    y - 3/6/21


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    Incredible!
    Love these - they are my new best friends seeing as how potato chips and I had to break up - 1/7/21


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    Thanks - 12/24/20


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    Very Good
    Absolutely delicious. - 12/8/20


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    Great! - 11/24/20


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    looks yummy - 9/1/20


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    Very Good
    just the right amount of sweetness. - 8/2/20


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    Incredible!
    Sinfully delicious! But as a special treat... - 7/18/20


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    Sounds delicious! - 7/17/20


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    tasty - 6/10/20


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    Very Good
    This looks delicious - 4/30/20


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    O.K.
    What a lot of work for so little return! You can buy something that works out better than this! Look at the comments, no one actually made them.....and 300 calories for one. So many things to wash after. - 12/2/19


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Great will use egg white instead of egg substitute - 11/14/19


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This looks great! - 11/5/19


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    Wow! I have to try this for my son's birthday- he loves both chocolate and PB! - 11/5/19


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    Good
    good for a treat once in a whle...kids loved them - 11/2/19


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    Very Good
    Thank You - 8/27/19


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    thank you - 8/21/19


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    I want to make these! - 4/13/19


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    I definitely want to try this recipe and give my feedback. - 3/12/19


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    Incredible!
    These are delicious! - 1/20/19


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    Incredible!
    Made these today and they were fabulous. Kids loved them, my wife who doesn't care for peanut butter loved them! - 1/7/19


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    Incredible!
    So tasty! - 12/20/18


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    Incredible!
    Decedent! - 12/17/18


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    interesting...too bad I'm allergic to peanut butter... - 11/15/18


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    Incredible!
    yum - 10/2/18


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    Incredible!
    Good Halloween treat - 10/2/18


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    Thanks for sharing. - 9/22/18


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    great dessert - 9/9/18


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    I always make these for the holiday - 9/9/18


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    NICE - 9/2/18


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    Incredible!
    Delicious.............. - 8/4/18


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    I switched the sugar for Splenda and cut the calories significantly. - 8/4/18


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    Love chocolate recipes. - 8/4/18


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    My 2 favourite foods, yummy chocolate and peanut butter, 1 problem it is very hard to stop at 1. Delicious! - 8/4/18


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 7/21/18


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    this looks so good thanks for sharing - 7/8/18


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    going to try. my one boy loves reese's so this would be healthier - 6/23/18


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    Sounds like a wonderful desert, will need to try it someday - 6/4/18


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    This was okay. I'm trying to stay away from peanut butter. I will have to try the recipe with berries. - 5/18/18


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    Will try. - 5/16/18


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    I melted the chocolate in a double boiler, I never have any luck with keeping chocolate from seizing in a microwave. They were a little chewy rather than cake-y. - 5/16/18


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    These look Yummy good! Calories a little high but more healthy. - 5/14/18


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    Very Good
    great - 4/27/18


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    Great flavor combination - 4/27/18


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    Very tasty! - 4/24/18


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    A favorite - 4/18/18


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    Bad
    I never thought of putting Greek Yogurt in my recipe. - 4/13/18


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    Incredible!
    You can't lose with chocolate and peanut butter - 4/9/18


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    yummy - 3/24/18


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    OMG - 3/10/18


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    Good
    Good
    - 2/26/18


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    Yum - 1/19/18


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    Very Good
    Great recipe! - 10/25/17


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    Very Good
    Great - 10/5/17


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    Hard to beat a chocolate peanut butter combo, right? - 10/5/17


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    Chocolate and peanut butter. Yum! - 9/19/17


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    This is delicious - 9/19/17


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    This is a very interesting recipe. I am going to try it for DH. He loves his sweets and this is within reason. - 9/18/17


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    Incredible!
    You may be disappointed if you fail,
    but you are doomed if you don't try.
    - Beverly Sills
    - 9/18/17


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    Good
    good for an indulgence - 9/18/17


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    Looks delish! Can't wait to try it out - 9/18/17


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    Incredible!
    Thank you for sharing these are a great treat - 9/18/17


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    I am going to try these! They sound yummy! - 9/18/17


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    Sounds delicious - 8/16/17


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    oh, look so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 8/5/17


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    Looks yummy - 7/19/17


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    Dessert for dinner tomorrow. - 7/16/17


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    Bad
    Sorry, once again sugar content is through the roof! Over 44 grams of sugar per serving... seriously? But still, SP won't put the sugar content on the main page of the recipe - Shame on you SP! - 7/12/17


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    Very Good
    lots of calories but good - 6/12/17


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    I gave them away! - 6/12/17


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    Incredible!
    Yummy! But to many calories! - 6/8/17


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    I am going to try this one! - 6/7/17


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    looks like a doable recipe - 6/4/17


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    What a great combination of two yummy things! - 5/23/17


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    Incredible!
    this is awesome - 5/22/17


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    Very low sugar but good - 5/6/17


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    Sweet and salty with chocolate and peanut butter. What a combo! - 4/27/17


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    Good
    These look yummy! - 4/1/17


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    I used light peanut butter - 2/16/17


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    Very Good
    This looks so yummy. I know my family would love it - 2/4/17


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    Might try it. - 2/2/17


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    Very Good
    these look great!! - 1/24/17


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    looks like something to try! - 1/24/17


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    This recipe looks absolutely delicious! I can't wait to try it! - 1/24/17


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I look forward to trying this! I think its a great alternative to splurging at a restaurant on something similar which would easily be double the calories. Thank you for giving us lower calorie option for REAL LIFE!! - 6/3/15


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    These look awesome! i might try making them in mini-muffin size so they can be just a little taste! - 7/24/14