Chocolate Shakeo Almond Butter Cups

Shakeology contains more than 70 ingredients from pea protein to goji berry, chlorella to flax, sacha inchi to coconut flower nectar. It is not only a powerful accelorator for weight loss, but it can help you fight disease. I drink Shakeology every morning; it gives me energy, boosts my metabolism, improves my digestion, provides me with my daily multivitamin while tasting delicious. I recently discovered that there's an entire world of "cooking" with Shakeology.

I have to thank John Hayes for the idea to make Shakeology Peanut Butter Cups. I'm not the best at "just winging it", so I asked The Google to help me compare existing recipes and figure out ingredient proportions. Using what I already had around the house, as well as the inspiration of the research, I decided to give it a whirl. Here's my rendition (which turned out fantastic, if I do say so myself):

Chocolate Shakeology Almond Cups

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons Virgin Coconut Oil

1 scoop (or 4 tbsp) Chocolate Shakeology

4 teaspoons Almond Butter (I used crunchy, but this is a personal preference)

4 mini cupcake liners

Directions:

1. In a small microwaveable bowl, melt 2 tbsp coconut oil. (about 30 seconds)

2. Add Chocolate Shakeology and stir until mixed thoroughly.

3. In cupcake liners, pour about 1 tsp chocolate mixture, to cover the bottom of the liner.

4. Add 1 tsp almond butter to center of chocolate.

5. Pour remainder to coat the tops of each cup.

6. Place in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes.

7. Enjoy!

The only change I might make to the recipe is that I think it could realistically make 5 or 6 cups, which would change the nutritional values and decrease it's caloric load.  

If you try the recipe, please comment and let me know what you think. 

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