Crispy Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Cups

These NO BAKE Crispy Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Cups are easily going to become your latest obsession as they’re full of CHOCOLATE, with a delicious crisp, a hint of salt and creamy sunflower seed butter! Nut free, Gluten free, Soy free, Egg free, Dairy free

If you know ((nut-free)) me, you know I’m obsessed with sunflower seed butter…

Pure sunflower seed butter, chocolate sunflower seed butter, maple cinnamon sunflower seed butter, sunflower seed butter cold noodles ((wait, I stilllll haven’t shared this one — I’m the worst!!!)), sunflower seed butter cookies, sunflower seed butter and jelly overnight oats, summer rolls with sunflower seed butter dipping sauce….aaaand chocolate sunflower seed butter cups.

Sooooo when I was concocting a sweet treat to celebrate mah birthday ((tomorrow)) it obvvvsss needed some butta up in it!

I thought back to my absolute favorite sweet treat from the blog and naturally it’s my chocolate sunflower seed butter cups ((because if one more person tells me I’m missing out by never have eaten a Reese’s –or now Justin’s almond butter cup…!!!))…so I decided the big 2-8 is the time to take it to the next level.

Enter my CRISPY chocolate sunflower seed butter cups…

Next level ACHIEVED!

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Since I don’t love anything that’s toooo sweet, these crispy chocolate sunflower seed butter cups have the PERFECT balance of saltiness to satisfy my sweet tooth justtttt enough. And that crispiness. Think back to those mini krackel bars you loved so much as a kiddo. YUP. THAT GOOD!!!

Plus, as far as candies go, I don’t think it can get much easier than this no bake treat. These crispy chocolate sunflower seed butter cups are…

• Absolutely delicious!
• SO easy to make with only 5 ingredients (including the sea salt!)
• Free from ALL top 8 major allergens (tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, milk, eggs, fish, shellfish)
• Vegan + gluten free
• A great homemade holiday gift!
• Easy enough to get the kids involved.

So seriously…let’s get ((no bake)) bakin’…

First, you line mini muffin cups or a candy mold with a layer of melted chocolate and crisped rice cereal (<– this one is my fave because it’s made with brown rice, but any will do!). I melt my chocolate with a teaspoon of coconut oil right in a saucepan over low heat. You can also microwave it. And I swear by Enjoy Life dark chocolate ((nope, not sponsored!)). SO good.

Please note, coconut oil is considered a tree nut by the FDA, although many people with tree nut allergies are not allergic to coconut. If you are allergic, you can substitute sunflower seed oil.

Then, you add just a 1/2 teaspoon of sunflower seed butter to each cup. You can use store bought or make your own butta…both come out yummmm-believable!

And then you shake shake shake. Shaking the pan gently, but vigorously at the same time ((is that possible??)) helps you get a smoooooth cup, and that’s exactly what we want!

Then you add more chocolate (durrrr) and crisped rice cereal and let it harden in the fridge or freezer!

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Sooooo many yums…sooooo I’m going to bite into one riiiight now!

Happy Monday friends!
XO

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